Winter hats?

[Sionnachdubh]

Okay, if this has been asked before I cannot find the thread. But with our "Indian Summer" here in my corner of the world skipping fall temps & going straight into chilly winter temps, I have to ask: what does everybody like to wear for winter hats when out & about?

Being the traditionalist I am, I would have to say the old felted wool blue bonnets are first rate for cold and wet weather. They are nearly water proof and very warm the trick is finding them. I hear Arlen's wife makes some first rate bonnets in many colours.

[thescot]

First off, you should know that I nearly always wear some form of head cover in the winter. Sometimes it's a fedorra for ivy cap, but usually it's a bonnet or beret.

I often wear a TOS (government issue) for knocking around. ACtually, i have several with different badges. I have the older, larger ones and the newer, smaller ones. The look like this:


I also wear a couple of bonnets in blue/black, with red and black toories when I am a little more dressed up. Note: the little bear that appears to be on my bonnet is actually on the mantel behind; looks like a kiddie party, no?


You can see the white cockade on both. I also have a dark green balmoral, but for some reason, I don't opt for it very often.

I sometimes wear a beret for knocking around as well, mostly military styles. I have a carload since I purchased a large lot of ex-military berets quite a while back. I have red ones (which I never wear if someone wants a good buy), a couple of green ones, and a navy blue, all with various badges in place.

You can see me here that the last St. Patrick's parade wearing a green beret with on outdated Royal Irish REgiment badge attached:


I don't wear glengarrys often nor for winter warmth, but I throw in this additional photo just to show that chicks really do go for a man in a kilt.

[Moosedog]

I have a variety of hats; for store-bought I like the bonnets and voyageur's hats offered here ( these folks also offer wonderful service.)

http://jas-townsend.com/index.php?cPath=6

Moosedog

[haxtonhouse]

I have a variety of hats; for store-bought I like the bonnets and voyageur's hats offered here ( these folks also offer wonderful service.)

http://jas-townsend.com/index.php?cPath=6

Moosedog

Here is a picture of the Balmoral that I usually wear from JAS Townsend. It's great in the cold weather of Montana. I can pull it down over my ears if its really cold.

[Woodsheal]

The knitted, felted bonnets are indeed fantastic. I have one of Diane's (Arlen's wife), plus a couple knitted by a talented lady in England:
http://www.qualitycaps.co.uk/pages/p...ts-3tc-all.asp

Here are some knitted 'tams' - actually a 19th C. style - at a decent price:
http://www.scottishlion.com/berettams.html

(BTW, I believe Diane has suspended taking new orders while she gets caught up with back orders. Arlen can confirm this...)

[puffer]

Here is a picture of the Balmoral that I usually wear from JAS Townsend. It's great in the cold weather of Montana. I can pull it down over my ears if its really cold.

FANTASTIC LOOK.

I AGREE JAST is a Great outfit.
BTW are those "Arrow Mocs" ????
Here is another
http://www.pantherprimitives.com/products.html

Puffer

[puffer]

The knitted, felted bonnets are indeed fantastic. I have one of Diane's (Arlen's wife), plus a couple knitted by a talented lady in England:
http://www.qualitycaps.co.uk/pages/p...ts-3tc-all.asp

Here are some knitted 'tams' - actually a 19th C. style - at a decent price:
http://www.scottishlion.com/berettams.html

(BTW, I believe Diane has suspended taking new orders while she gets caught up with back orders. Arlen can confirm this...)

Thanks for the "leads"

BTW, THANKFULLY I am on DIANE's list

[thistlelass]

I found the knitting directions for the Scottish Bonnet at this site http://www.scotwars.com/html/equip_bonnetpattern.htm so I thought I would use some of my own handspun yarn to try it out. I made this from about 2 ounces of wool batt that I spun into fingering weight singles then plied it with itself. I finished knitting it last night and felted it this morning. Although it isn't "authentic" in any way except I used the old authentic pattern. I did a bit of my own adaptation...the blue tweed can hardly be called an authentic Blue Bonnet..still, it turned out rather well. I changed the increases to enhance the yarn a bit more and to give the hat some definite peaks and valleys. It measures 13.5 inches and would have been larger than that if I hadn't cut out some of the rounds so as not to have the bonnet hitting my shoulder, even after felting. I'll give some support to the band by adding a grosgrain ribbon to the inside, but other than debating on whether or not to add a pom, it's done.
I can attest to the fact that it is really, really warm!!!
TOP OF BONNET AND INSIDE OF BONNET






It's really closer to the color of the pics with me in it than it is the ones at top which had a flash-more of a purpley/blue tweed.

[pdcorlis]

My trusty Balmoral has seen me through several winters now - I don't know what I'd do without it!

[BoldHighlander]

Thanks for the great pictures gentlemen! Keep them coming!
Currently my winter head wear is my old Army watch cap, but I'm in the process of placing an order for a black rabbit Russian Ushanka, mainly for work (I work security late at night), *but* I think it'd look good with my Newsome Box Pleat (in modern Mackay)

On a related note, I seem to recall earlier this year, when there was a discussion on winter wear that someone mentioned a cap w/ ear flaps they liked that was either from Maine or the Great Lakes region, and for the life of me I cannot find the post, ...I believe it was Ron (Riverkilt) who provided this link, but I'm unsure
Ron, if your reading this could you let me know if that was you?
Thanks.

BTW, I believe Diane has suspended taking new orders while she gets caught up with back orders. Arlen can confirm this...)

BTW, THANKFULLY I am on DIANE's list

Aye, I should also be on her waiting list for a woad-coloured one, having contacted her about it back in January/Feburary earlier this year.