2021 Fashion On The Ration Challenge

Cherryfudge

PipneyJane said: I managed to snap a photo of the hat under the kitchen lights.  You can see the colour change on the crown.  Can’t see it in daylight, though.

Another here who's sorry to hear about your sister but glad to hear her prognosis is good.
Could you Swiss-darn a narrow band in a deep purple, white or dark blue between the different dyes? you might totally loose the change in hue that way - though I doubt I'd be able to see it if you hadn't pointed it out.
That stitch is really pretty, by the way.

retiredinfrance

This is a beautiful hat and I would say to leave it as it is. No-one looks at the crown of a hat and it can be explained by the change in stitch for the crown. I know nothing about knitting but the love that went into the hat and everything made by hand is full of love . 
I'm more active in the decluttering thread but I have read all the posts up to now and I am full of admiration for everyone's kindness and skills. 
Laura_Elsewhere, I love the new version. The stripes remind me of my Mum who for us children was always using up yarn in stripes in jumpers for us. Having lived  through the war she had had to become very inventive as well as skilled.
Keep safe everyone and hugs for everyone as we just keep on going.

MrsCD

Sorry to hear about your sister, Pip, but pleased there is light at the end of the tunnel for her. The hat looks lovely. If anyone notices the slight colour change, you could pretend it was intentional!

thriftwizard

PipneyJane, your sister's news must have been a nasty shock; thank Heavens (and the miracles of modern medicine) that she has such a good prognosis. And the hat is gorgeous, with or without the colour difference!

I'm also loving Laura's hat & wristwarmers. DD2's finished the baby blanket now; I wonder if she'd like to knit me something like that? Fingers crossed! 

PipneyJane

retiredinfrance said:

This is a beautiful hat and I would say to leave it as it is. No-one looks at the crown of a hat and it can be explained by the change in stitch for the crown. I know nothing about knitting but the love that went into the hat and everything made by hand is full of love . 
I'm more active in the decluttering thread but I have read all the posts up to now and I am full of admiration for everyone's kindness and skills. 
Laura_Elsewhere, I love the new version. The stripes remind me of my Mum who for us children was always using up yarn in stripes in jumpers for us. Having lived  through the war she had had to become very inventive as well as skilled.
Keep safe everyone and hugs for everyone as we just keep on going.

Welcome, @retiredinfrance.  Please stay and chat!  There’s a spare spot on the sofa, near the wood fire stove.  Cup of tea?  How have you coped with the coronavirus in France?

Thank you all for the kind words, re the hat.  In most lights, you cannot see a colour change.  It only appeared under the kitchen’s LED spotlights, which was a surprise.  My sister lives in a classic 1920’s bungalow with period appropriate lights, so I doubt she’ll ever notice it.

- Pip

Laura_Elsewhere

Hullo again, @retiredinfrance, I think I remember you from last year or the year before in here! Nice to have you back again!

Wraithlady

6 more coupons used on 2 pairs of socks for OH. Managed to stay strong in the face of emerald-green silk dupion for £10 a metre, though

retiredinfrance

Thanks, PipneyJane and Laura_Elsewhere, for the warm welcome and may i sit down for a moment in the heat as I have some  wise words from Agnes N Miall in her latest book, "Economy Knitting and Patchwork, writing in 1944. " And when the national hard times are over. I believe that this book may still aid women who are unluckily passing through individual hard times, when sixpences are 
 scarce and each must somehow do the work of a shilling. " I remembered Agnes when you were discussing the quality and nature of " wool", wool and yarn. She says that we should not neglect undoing a prewar knitted garment, as " wool of several years ago, and particularly that bought before the war, has a quality which cannot for the moment be obtained in any shop. "I dread to think what she would think of some of the stuff pretending to be wool nowadays. 
I think I could easily stay in clothing coupons as I have lots of clothes, fabric and yarn stashed and I am a fan of second-hand charity shop finds. At the moment I am trying a no clothes year, which is not hard what with lockdowns , no UK trips when I usually stock up. Even though here there is no lockdown, it's a matter of," Is your journey really necessary " and I've not yet had any vaccine. 
 So I shall be following you all and dipping in and keeping true to the coupon lifestyle. 
 My mum used to say that in the war most people didn't have a large amount of clothes, although it was generally of good quality . By 1944 a lot was wearing out. 
 So, keep safe , keep calm and carry on with hope for sunnier days ahead.
 

dolly84

Pip - sorry to hear about your sister.

Laura - we have an original 1930's bathroom suite but ours is white.  We plan to redo the room later this year in a 30's style with white subway tile, black borders, black and white floor and aquamarine walls.

thriftwizard

Wraithlady, surely your OH's socks should come out of his own coupon allowance? Or has he spent all his already?