When Would You Wear It?

I’m having a hard time deciding if the sweater part fell off or if this is REALLY a knitted hood.

http://www.e-yarn.com//pictures/70511ada.jpg
And how would you wear it? And when? When would it be appropriate to wear a knitted hood? It doesnt even look good with the outfit modeled, and I just dont know what you could possibly wear this with.
And that, my friends, should be the first thing you think when you’re about to knit something like this. The five W’s people, who would wear it, what would you wear it with, when would you wear it, where would you wear it, and WHY in god’s name would you knit it?

18 Responses to “When Would You Wear It?”

  1. LaShawn Says:

    Actually, if you wear it under a heavy coat, it’s not completely bad. It can be like a wraparound scarf of sorts.

    But on it’s own like in the picture above. Utterly ridiculous.

  2. Mella DP Says:

    I own some garments along these lines to wear when I have to work outside in the very, very cold - it’s a functional part of an outfit that involves multiple layers of coat, hat and scarf. But I stitch mine together out of fleece remnants at the fabric store, so they cost a buck and five minutes. Not about to hand-knit purely utilitarian garments. And not about to wear a hood over a cute blouse and cardigan with nothing else.

  3. Luci Says:

    It look skinda medieval to me.

  4. kittything Says:

    my mom wears something like this when she has to be out in the intense cold. she prefers not to get “hat hair” when it is -16.

    regardless f the correct function… the art director for this photo shoot needs a stern talking to about reality.

  5. Helen Says:

    I would wear it in the bleak midwinter when you NEED hats, but don’t want the totally flat hat-hair look you get from the watch caps that keep your ears warm…
    I’d wear it with my COAT… cause I’d make it out of wool, or wool and alpaca.
    I’d wear it b/c for some reason, I just don’t do scarves, but would like my neck to stay warm.

    Once the midwinter winds have died down, and it’s safe to go out without the whole hat/scarf/dickey combo you’d need sans this garment, I’d clean it, and put it away til next year.

    Under no circumstances would you see me with it and NOT the coat, unless I was about to put the coat on, or had just taken it off, and you caught me in the middle of gearing up or de-nanooking myself.

  6. penny Says:

    I vote you could wear it to a star wars convention. It would go great with the jedi robe.

  7. Becca Says:

    I can imagine a pretty knitted hood that would be warm, attractive (worn with your COAT of course), and really effective for its purpose.

    That thing is not it.

    I have no problem with it being a knitted hood. I have EVERY problem with it being…. that color, that style, that unattractive bulky yarn, that pattern, and again, the art director needs to find a new career.
    Sometimes I think Lion Brand should just give up.

  8. Jody Says:

    You could wear it with your little red ridding hood dress and basket!

  9. carbolicious Says:

    I assume it’s cold weather wear. You put it on, put your coat on, gloves, off you go into the wintry world. I like that better than having to wear a hat and scarf, actually.

  10. JamieL Says:

    I completely agree with Penny… I would knit this for a Sci Fi convention in a heartbeat!

    As a real accessory? Hell no.

  11. absent debra Says:

    I actually thought (for a split second) that I might knit this to compliment an 11th century outfit I have for Renaissance Festival.
    It begs for the caption:”Help,help, I’m being repressed!”

  12. leslie Says:

    it looks like a knitted knight’s helmet. what?!

  13. Quietly Into the Night Says:

    i can see wearing this if it was really really cold, maybe out of a different yarn though and a different color.

  14. Xanthe Says:

    I would nver wear that.

  15. eleanor Says:

    I would love to wear this hat. When I take my dogs out to the spit with wind howling from the Pacific Ocean and often rain wity it, a hat is not enough, nor is a scarf with a hat enough. This would be perfect–I could wear it under my waterproof slicker hood and my head, neck and shoulders would remain warm and the dogs would get a longer walk and I would be much happier. In fact, I hope to make this pattern up before next winter!

  16. irene-w Says:

    I would love having this one! I live in Norway, it would be great in the winter.

  17. dragontamer363 Says:

    Why, you’d wear it to Ye Olde Medieval fairs of course! Pair it with a loot and you’re bangin’ XD

  18. Dicky Says:

    If it was worn properly it would look better.

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