My first concern was that the yarn I was using was a poor choice for a hat. The "Alpaca Dance" yarn from Premier Yarns is my goto choice for making amigurumi characters because it is so soft, and sweet, and the fuzziness of it really brings the creatures to life, IMO. However, fuzzy hats are not entirely practical. From experience, I know that they can get dirty a lot quicker and when they catch on things (say a velcro strap on your jacket or something) they get damaged quite easily. BUT I am on a tight schedule, and--as I've mentioned before--don't have much time (or the means) to travel to the craft store. So! I decided to work with what I had.
The second issue was how looong it was taking to crochet the body. I probably could have sewn 3 of these hats in the time it took to crochet this body. Plus I've been having problems with my back on the right side (mostly do to the pregnancy, but crocheting too much definitely aggravates it). So not only was it taking long, is was uncomfortable--even painful--too.
The last thing that came up that finally made me decide that this was just NOT going to work was when I realized how thick the body was. The hat I wanted to make utilized a drawstring. Anything chunky would just look wrong. Even though the body was quite light and thin for something made of yarn--it was very thick for something that was supposed to be fabric.
Now I was met with a dilemma. Make something else out of what I had been working on or continue on the project until it was completed. I knew I was going to be hella pissed if it didn't work out and I am so behind on my other projects. I decided to rain check the crocheted hat alternative and see what I could make out of what I already completed.
A neck cowl was my first thought and when I tried it out, I absolutely loved how it looked (and felt!). It was perfect--absolutely meant to be. I'm going to be soooo warm when the cold weather hits with my new scarves haha. This was an interesting experience and I'm really happy with what I ended up with--even though it's not what I planned on at all. I learned that sometimes projects take lives of their own and I have to be willing to veer from my path once and awhile to see where else I can go. By accepting change I ended up with something I didn't expect, but really loved--instead of something I planned on, but made me completely unhappy!
After I was done I decided to sew the hat after all. I'm nearly done with it. All I need is some ribbon :)
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