So this is what became of that Kureyon on my kotatsu: a colorful cloche. Very colorful. In earlier times, I would have been afraid of wearing a hat this aggressively bright, but this is Japan, people. I see boys with crazy blonde hair and girls in the most baffling fashion combinations every day. I can't figure out if I have been so blinded by weird fashion that I now have no taste or I have been so saturated by imaginative fashion that I have moved on to some higher realm, where anything goes and yeah, you totally need a pair of legwarmers to complete that outfit. Either way, I don't mind wearing clownishly bright hats.

So. About the hat. The pattern I used was the one-skein wonder cloche Cirilia devised, but knitted about an inch and a half longer than the pattern suggests, because I have a rather large head with a lot of hair to cover. The flower is based on the Two-Layer Irish Rose, which is a good pattern to have on hand, as it also makes a very cute pin and is a good way to use up bits of nice yarn.

And if I look a little sullen in the first picture, it's only because I took it the morning after the whiskey party. My new hat makes me very happy, I assure you.