The two hats are quite similar, both having come from the same warp, but their brims are different shades of blue.
The hats weren't ready at the time of the sale. They needed their knitted brims done and a few ends sewn in here and there.
I was getting a cowl and 2 hats from each 6 metre warp. I've since shortened this type of warp so that it makes a cowl and just one hat.
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I need to learn to knit the bands so I can make this type of hat. I just don't enjoy knitting that much.
I am still curious though as to how you join the knitted brims. (You have probably told me already and I have forgotten.)
I used to knit all the time Gene, in fact I was 1/3 way finished the Master Knitters certification before a dratted history report brought me to my knees. (I have always despised reading about history). But now that I'm weaving, like you, I don't enjoy knitting as much.
I don't knit the brim separately. I pick up stitches along the face edge of the woven hat and knit from there. I pick up the stitches in the weft loop along the edge, but behind the outermost warp thread so that the weft loop doesn't pull free. I choose to knit my brims about 2" long, but of course that is up to each individual weaver/knitter's preference.
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