Anne with an e hat

This is my Ann with an e hat.

You see: I am on this hat binge.

And if you remember  from an earlier post

I had decided that my knitted hats should be 

named for my favorite fictional characters.

Anne of course is Anne Shirley the MC

in _Anne of Green Gables_.

White wool trimmed with blue

the hat was knitted from the

top down and finished with

ear-flaps and braids.

I have always had a penchant

for braids. 

Think:

_Anne of Green Gables_: Anne

_Little House on the Prairie_: Laura

_Wizard of Oz_: Dorothy

And I've never done ear-flaps

or braids before. 

Warning: braids are addictive, 

such fun to make.

I may add braids to all my hats

from now on.

Yarn weight: heavy worsted

Size eight double pointed needles

Size ten circular needle for the body

Other variations to this hat design:

Thorpe by Kirsten Kapur may be found

on her blog: Through the Loops.

The hat demands mittens

don't you think?

With braided tassels?

I do get carried away.