Hurricane Hat

The best thing about this hat is how difficult it looks.  It was really quite simple to make.  The owner of Yarnhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina, helped me select the yarn.  He steered me toward something that contained wool because wool holds it's shape better than cotton or acrylic.  I adore the variegated colors of the Universal Yarn Classic Shades.  The purples and blues are nicely rich.

The Hurricane Hat is an excellent pattern for a beginner.  It requires counting, but only basic knit and purl stitches as well as simple decreases.  It is sure to impress all of your friends.

My styrofoam head underwent an extreme makeover!  Not really, I just added lipstick (which is simply red paint pen) and named her Lulu.  I thought she needed a little pizzaz.

Lulu is a necessity for two reasons.  I don't look great in hats.  I don't have long beachy waves like you see on Pinterest.  I look bald in hats face-on, and I also tend to favor my dad with a lack of hair showing.  Secondly, it's very difficult to take my own picture.  Selfies and pictures taken by my kids do not show off hats in the best light.  I apologize in advance for my lack of photography skills.

I do like to put the hats on my kiddos.  One of them has a ridiculously large head for her age.  She inherited that trait from her father.  I'll let you figure out which daughter I'm referring to.

You decide who wears it better, Lulu or Audrey.