First attempt at knitting a Glengarry

**SemperFyffe** · 4th October 13, 09:21 AM

This was a tough project for me. The only pattern I have been able to find is in a book called "Folk Hats" which is filled with a bunch of really ridiculous looking hats. I really didn't want to spend good money just so I could get one pattern. Just my luck, while looking around at a Half-price Books I found one for around six dollars. This was more reasonable for me. Turns out, the pattern wasn't much help in the long run as it was for a straight knit Glengarry. I really like the felted look so I had to do a LOT of modifying to the pattern. I had previously knit my daughter a balmoral in pink, purple, and green and really didn't see ever needing these colors again so I decided to use the left overs to give this pattern a try. She was very happy to get a new Glengarry in "her" colors!
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**room2ndfloor** · 4th October 13, 12:28 PM

Looks good! Are you going to post your project notes on Ravelry?

**English Bloke** · 4th October 13, 01:35 PM

Cool hat. I'll bet she IS pleased.

**pbutts** · 5th October 13, 08:33 AM

That turned out really well. Looks good on her. The cheap-o Glens that most pipebands wear seem a bit "smaller" in proportion than that, so maybe a bit more shrinkage would result in a more traditional look.

That said, this one looks much cooler!

**kiltedrennie** · 5th October 13, 08:25 PM

That turned out really well!

**piperdbh** · 5th October 13, 08:59 PM

What would happen if you made a Balmoral but blocked it as a Glengarry?

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**kiltedrennie** · 6th October 13, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by piperdbh

What would happen if you made a Balmoral but blocked it as a Glengarry?

From what I've read online (add grain of salt 'cause we're talking about the Internet) you could take a Hummel bonnet and convert it into a Balmoral or a Glengarry just by blocking it. However, the depth of dicing on a Hummel varied quite a bit.

**room2ndfloor** · 7th October 13, 07:43 PM

[QUOTE=piperdbh;1196355]What would happen if you made a Balmoral but blocked it as a Glengarry?

I don't think that would work. I've made about two dozen Balmoral bonnets this year. With this experience, I don't think the Balmoral has enough depth in the crown to make the Glengarry double-fold shape. Once the knitting is fulled, it is very thick, just like Melton cloth. Getting cloth that thick to hold the creases for the Glengarry is going to be tricky.

That's why I am interested in his project notes.

**piperdbh** · 7th October 13, 07:57 PM

That's what I was thinking, but I've often been surprised by the effects of the fulling process. I, too am interested to see those notes about the Folk Hats pattern modifications.

**kiltedrennie** · 8th October 13, 05:15 AM

Perhaps it was only partially/lightly fulled? Here's an interesting reference I found http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/4001/...ade_050513.pdf Starting on page 87 it has close up images of modern and 19th century Glengarry bonnets and discusses construction methods.