Of all the Downton downstairs folks, Mrs. Patmore is my favorite. I like to think if a rich uncle left her a legacy, she’d run right out and buy this fancy hat.

Triple stranded 3 yarns left over from other projects. I finally figured out the wrap cast-on as described in book Hip Knit Hats; ditto the m1 that’s not really an m1; also made sense of the directions that say to keep adding one stitch after the increase, which just means you kfb one stitch beyond the point where you increased on the previous increase row. How absurdly simple it all was.

The D Bliss Donegal tweed chunky felts beautifully, even in my front-loader. The coordinating flower brooch from book, Fabric Jewelry, basically 3 short ruffles sewn together in an S-shape, is knit in KSH, Silken Straw, and Louet Gems fingering backed with a pin, so it can be worn off the hat as a corsage.