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Willendorf Hat

Downloadable PDF, English
$3.81
Willendorf Hat
$3.81
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This neat beanie style hat is inspired by two very different prehistoric archaeological artifacts.

It draws its twined edging and ranks of bobbles interspersed with perforations from British neolithic ceramic ‘grape cups’, but the overall shape and finished effect, and therefore its name, owe a great deal to the iconic ‘Venus of Willendorf’, a European paleolithic goddess figure affectionately referred to by some archaeologists as ‘the lady in the bobble hat’.

Of course, neither our paleolithic nor neolithic ancestors used knitting, but they did have a wealth of twined, netted, knotted and braided textile techniques available to them, and this hat pays homage to that skill, using edging motifs in Latvian braid followed by tiers of bobbles and yarn-overs against a contrast background.

Work in shades of earth and ochre, lichen and stone, or bring it up to date with bold, punchy dye contrasts.

Techniques include Latvian Braid and lots and lots of bobbles.

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Craft
Knitting
Designer
Sally Pointer
Format
Downloadable PDF
Language
English
Skill Level
Intermediate