Failed attempt #2

I tried my hand at crocheting a hat again with a japanese pattern my friend introduced me to. It turns out I don't have much luck with making hats.


The first time I tried making this hat I used the wrong type of yarn and hook so what began as a hat turned into a bag. After maybe 3 or so years later I was ready to tackle it again. This time I got the type of material it's "supposed" to be, hemp. Though I don't think I got the right hemp, 'cuz to start off it just seemed way too rough. My suspicions seem to be true. The resulting hat was rough to the touch and did not look like the picture in the book at all. Besides the point, the hat still turned out too large. I used the smallest hook I had available that could hold on to the hemp, size F/5-3.75mm. Now that I look at the pattern again I belive it was asking for a size 6/0 hook. What does that translate to in US hook size? *sigh* Maybe I might come back to this hat in another 3 or so years.

Started on: October 14, 2007
Finished on: October 19, 2007 ('Coulda prolly finished in less than 20-hours. And really didn't finish project as I still hadn't made the flower that attaches to it.)
Yarn: hemp (might be used for macrame)
Hook: Boye F/5-3.75mm