Recap - The worst and the just ok hats

I made 38 hats in 2022. The patterns ranged from 1965-1986 and more than half of them had a rating of 4 or higher. This week I'll share the ones that were the worst and those that were sort of meh. Next week I'll share the best and tell you which ones I kept. I think I rated a little harsher as I went through the year so some of the ones that I did in the beginning might have better scores than I would give them now.

Clicking on the photo will take you to the blog post for each of these.

The Worst (ratings of 2.5 or below):

• There are two hats that had a zero rating because I ripped them out; The Clouds and Rainbows Hat and the Yellow Picture Hat (shown in blue).
• The Earflap Hat got a rating of one. I think that was generous and I would have ripped it out if I hadn't sewn the ends in so well.
• The Daisy Hat had instructions that made that hat ripple and it was very big.
• The 1965 headband was huge and fit terribly.
• The Thread hat was way too small.
• The 1976 Headwarmer had directions that were a little iffy and there was a strange gap when it was sewn together.

Zero: Clouds and Rainbows Hat

Zero: The Yellow Picture Hat

One: Earflap Hat

Two: The Daisy Hat

Two: 1965 Headband

Two: Thread hat from 1974 Good Housekeeping

2.5: 1976 Headwarmer

The "Not so bad" (rating of 3-3.5):

There were seven hats that had a rating of 3 and two that had a rating of 3.5.

• The 1976 Head hugger had directions that were pretty bad.
• The Turban hat was just a little weird.
• ​The Bulky Ski mask was too small.
• The Popcorn hat was cute but pretty small. I was a little worried it would fall off if it wasn't pinned on.
• The Ripple Hat gave me a very tiny hat the first time.  I sized it up a little and ended up with an ok hat. 
• The Good Housekeeping Head hugger would have been cute if it worked but it didn't look like the magazine photo and was very small.​​

Three: 1976 Head Hugger

Three: 1973 Turban Hat

Three: Bulky Ski Mask

Three: 1973 Popcorn Hat

Three: 1981 Ripple Hat (after I revised the sizing)

Three: 1974 Head hugger that hugged tightly

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• The Hippy Dippy Granny Square hat was made for someone with big hair or a bigger head than me.
• The Reversible Ski Hat could have been better if done with a lighter weight yarn. It was really stiff with two layers of worsted weight yarn.
• The Cloche hat was fine - the directions were a little lacking.

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Three: Hippy Dippy Granny Square Hat

3.5: Reversible Ski Hat

3.5: 1974 Cloche

Next week will be the 22 hats that had a score of 4 or higher.