Knitted hat has long been an indispensable item of women's wardrobe for the cold season. The modern fashion industry offers a huge variety of hats. They vary in shape, style, color, material and technique. It’s difficult to overestimate their functionality: caps protect from adverse weather conditions, make onions holistic and complete, add zest to the image. In this article there is all the most interesting about knitted hats - models, age, as a criterion for choosing a style, color schemes, patterns, fashionable combinations and much more.
Views and styles
Being fashionable is not an easy task, it should be noted. Previously, many girls and women ignored knitted hats, believing that they simplify the look. Today, designers from hats make a real work of art - they not only retained practicality and comfort, but also became elegant, feminine, spectacular.
Even those who are negative about headgear and consider this detail superfluous, can find interesting options for themselves.
Let us consider in more detail popular models of knitted hats.
- Classic knitted hats - The usual style, without any elements and additions. Well suited for every day, looks particularly stylish with a sporty style and casual.
- Hat with ear flaps. It brings back memories of childhood. Probably everyone had earflaps - warm, comfortable, always sitting perfectly on their heads. Now there are models for adults - they are just as cute and touching, ears can be tied or fastened with buttons or buttons.
- Knitted cap - a headdress that combines a visor from a cap and a base from a hat. An original combination for people who value style and comfort.
- Stocking. A multifunctional thing - both a hat and a scarf.She became popular in the 80s, and now again is in great demand among young people.
- Trumpet. It is also called a transforming hat. It has been known since the beginning of the 20th century. And today she is again at the peak of popularity. Suitable for both adult women and young girls. The cap-tube emphasizes all the advantages of the face, while adjusting its oval and shape.
- Kapor - comfortable hat. A knitted hood combines a hat and a scarf, with its help it is easy to protect the face and neck from the cold, in addition, it will preserve the hairstyle. The last item becomes the main factor in choosing this product.
- Turban and turban. I recall the words from the famous film: "East - a delicate matter!". And no wonder, as these hats look spectacular and unusual, absorbing the beauty and spirit of the eastern countries. But knitted turban and turban require a special style of clothing, you should forget about it, thinking over the details of the image.
- Bowler hat. An original model that gives the whole image an aristocracy. Not for every day and only for certain clothes in a classic style.
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Berets. Two main varieties of knitted berets enjoy great success among women: a voluminous beret with an overhanging edge and a neat style in the style of the 70s. Beret - a synonym for elegance, emphasizes the dignity of its owner.
- Unusually looks knitted hat-helmet. Its main difference is voluminous ears. They effectively protect against wind and cold.
- Kubanka. As you might guess, the name comes from the Kuban, and such a cap is the hallmark of the Kuban Cossacks. Kubanka are made of karakul, merlushka, as well as knitted fabric, the girls look attractive and elegant, making the image fragile and feminine.
- Cap-hood (scarf-snood). An accessory that will help you feel comfortable even in the most severe frosts. It looks luxurious, goes well with fur coats, sheepskin coats, coats, and down jackets. For fans of sports style, it will be a great alternative to classic knitted hats.
- Large knit volume caps. Designers have one inexorable rule - the larger the cap, the better. The voluminous knitted model looks great with a sports jacket or parka; it fits perfectly into the picture of the city and nature.
Hats for women after 40 years
Forty years is the finest age of a woman. She already knows about herself, if not all, then a lot. This also applies to style - the wardrobe is fully formed, things that suit the figure and color type are selected.
For the everyday look, the best fit classic fine knit hats. Sports style will harmoniously look with a volumetric hat. She is young, and the whole image looks stylish and youthful.
All kinds of berets are suitable for clothes in a classic stylemaking the image sophisticated and elegant. Berets are worn both in winter and in cool spring. Another plus of the headgear is that it is worn by pulling it over the forehead, covering the ears, sliding to the side or opening the bangs.
After 40 years, a turban hat is suitable for women. She is in harmony with a coat and fur coats. Outerwear with voluminous hoods and fur collars will add a highlight. All of the above caps will suit women the same way after 50 and after 60 years.
There are also models that are best left for young people. This is a sock hat that gives the image playfulness and mischief, a hat with a pompom, reminiscent of a children's model, but only for adult girls.
For overweight women
The main rule for choosing hats for overweight women is to observe the proportions between the upper and lower parts of the body. In other words, the head should not look too big in relation to the body. A simple example: for obese women, a skier's hat is prohibited.
But on the other hand, oversized models are also undesirable. They can create a bulky look that adds a couple of unnecessary pounds.
Whatever hat is chosen by a full woman, there are several universal tips:
- leave your forehead open without shortening the length of your face;
- pay attention to asymmetric styles - hat-snood and hat-transformer;
- Before buying, try on several options for comparison.
Styles
The style of the knitted hat is an important aspect when choosing it. Let's take a closer look at popular stylistic solutions.
Boho style. It can be characterized by one sentence: femininity, non-persistence and the preservation of all classical characteristics.
The main features of boho:
- a combination of different motifs - the spirit of carefree hippies, freedom-loving gypsies, darkly majestic Gothic and artsy glamor;
- use of natural materials;
- unusual textures;
- colors - only noble shades, no acid and unnatural colors;
- Ethnic decorative elements and ornaments.
Patchwork - in applied art it is a patchwork technique. In the caps is a knitted patchwork. The principle remains the same - a multi-colored mosaic of yarn. The output is an original, extraordinary thing with unique patterns and ornaments.
Recently, it has been particularly popular. "Family look", that is, the whole family has the same hats. It looks cute, sincere and touching.
Retro style makes a woman elegant and mysterious. Knitted retro hats seem to be a reflection of that distant era - the interval from the 20s to the 70s of the last century. Shocking, grace, minimalism, romance - these are the components of retro style.
Fashion models
Knitted hats, despite their simplicity, always remain in trend. They are comfortable, warm, suitable for any style of clothing. But nevertheless, clear leaders were identified among the models on the market. The most fashionable and popular of them:
- Hats with ears. For those who like to be in the spotlight. The shape of the ears can be any - fox, mouse, cat, teddy bear. It is difficult not to notice the girl in such a headdress, she exudes cheerfulness and positive.
- Volumetric caps. Large knitting has long been in the favorites of designers. She makes the image relaxed, mischievous, and also gives comfort and incredible warmth.
- With a visor. It resembles a cap, so it suits casual sports lovers. Looks great with jeans, high boots, and all the clothes that make up the street style.
- Hat with a lapel and brim - A classic option, so it’s worth dressing with formal clothes.
- With pompons hats remind us all of a wonderful, carefree childhood. The pompom is allowed small and large, one or more.
- Double hat for those who are afraid to freeze. Colds are definitely not terrible in it.
- Cap with tail hole - an unusual model for the brave. You don’t often meet girls in such a hat. Its indisputable advantage is that the hair collected in the tail does not interfere and does not fall into the face.
- Hats with a logo. Basically, the logo shows the brand of production, brand or designer. It can be located on the side, in the middle.
- Fishnet Hats are intended for true ladies - they are graceful, elegant and flirty.
- Cool hats popular among young people. Mostly they are painted with various funny inscriptions, prints, images.
Material
Knitted hats are created from various materials. In general, a hat should have three properties: convenience, beauty, and pleasant sensations. So the material is responsible for the sensations.
- Thick yarn makes voluminous, beautiful, comfortable hats. They are indispensable in the cold, go well with both a fur coat and a sports jacket.
- Of fur. Fur hats are always beautiful and chic. They are made of rabbit, muton, arctic fox, silver fox.
- Knitted mink - a skin cut into thin strips and knitted all into a single unit according to a certain pattern, in our case a hat. Such a hat is quite inexpensive, but it looks no worse than a solid canvas.
- Caps made of mohair are durable, lightweight, well retaining heat.
- Angora is a soft-touch wool fabric with a delicate pile.Caps made of Angora wool are warm and pleasant to the skin.
- Products with interesting texture are obtained from bookled yarn due to decorative irregularities - eyelets located on the threads.
- Melange yarn - yarn made from fibers dyed in different colors. Absolutely any color scheme can be interspersed on the thread, due to this unusual caps are obtained.
Decor
Designers always try to make clothes more elegant, brighter with the help of decorative elements. Knitted hats were no exception. They are also decorated with all kinds of decor. Let us consider more specifically which one.
- Buttons are the easiest and most affordable way to make the hat more original. Buttons can be any - plastic, wooden, glass, in the form of various objects, small, large.
- The embroidery looks original, and you can create your own picture on your own, and now the thing has become exclusive, in a single copy.
- For lovers of all the brilliant designers offer rhinestones and sequins. The hat with them looks elegant
- With beads or stones, any pattern can be created, or the manufacturer's logo is laid out.
- Beads have two uses: dense embroidery or single blotches.
- Hats trimmed with fur are a great option for late autumn or winter, beautiful and spectacular.
Patterns for knitting hats
Not only designers create unusual models. Among women, there are many needlewomen who know what patterns are popular for knitting hats.
- Braids are always in fashion. Their intricacies are relevant and great for everyday wear. Especially braids are in demand today, when bulk knit hats do not leave the catwalks.
- Rhombuses are no less popular. Of course, we used to watch them on sweaters, but they migrated to hats and became the favorites of fashionistas.
- Cones are not so successful, however, they have their own consumers. They make the product more elegant and voluminous.
- A popular and simple pattern is an English gum, even an aspiring craftswoman can create it. A hat in such a knit is embossed and voluminous.
- Coarse knitting has been topping lists of wearable models for more than one season. Hats with a large viscous are style, fashion and convenience.
- Another simple pattern is garter stitch. A hat with this knit is a great option for everyday wear.
- Asian spikelet is the novelty of the season, which quickly won the hearts of women. Products are voluminous and comfortable.
- Jacquard patterns and patterns are created by weaving threads of different colors. The jacquard hats will be a wonderful present for your family and friends.
Color and print
The color scheme, prints and patterns on the caps are striking in their diversity. Therefore, the choice is yours only - classic or brightness, conservatism or fashion trends.
Neutral colors - white, black, gray, dark blue, beige. Caps of these shades are appropriate in any situation and are perfectly combined with clothes of other colors.
Deep noble shades - red, burgundy, brown mustard, green. They are less popular, but still, with certain color solutions, they look elegant and natural.
Pink, yellow, blue, lime, orange - colors that create a good mood. More suitable for young people or for informal exits (for example, a walk through the winter forest).
An interesting technique is the “gradient” staining, when one color smoothly transforms into another.
As for prints, here in the first place are various animals, for example, deer, bears. These hats look childishly cute and naive. Striped hats have long been fond of fashionable women, can be two-tone, three-color and more colors.
How to choose a face shape?
Find the perfect hat, focusing on the shape and other characteristics of the face, simply, it is enough to follow the following tips from stylists:
- miniature face - a choice in favor of small hats (models of thin knitting, berets);
- large facial features - corresponding styles with embossed visors, lapels;
- color scheme - to the tone of the eyes;
- narrow face - caps of geometric shape;
- wide face - a model of large bulk knitting;
- round face - hats that can be worn by sliding back or to the side;
- square face - simple hats in a sports style, they will soften facial features.
How to wash?
Probably, many faced a problem when, after washing, the knitted hat either sat down or stretched. Such consequences can easily be avoided if the thing is washed correctly.
- For washing hats, it is better to purchase a special tool designed for wool.
- Under no circumstances should the product be soaked.
- Wash with hands in warm water.
- Rinse caps - at least two times.
- Dry by spreading on a terry towel. If the cap has a certain shape, then dry it on something that has the appropriate shape. The use of batteries is strictly prohibited.
With a knitted mink hat, you need to be extremely careful, since it is easy to spoil the natural fur. Such a cap must be given to dry cleaning, this will extend its service life.
Stars in knitted hats.
Stars just love to wear knitted hats! They are everywhere in them - on the red carpet, on a walk, in a store, at the premiere of a film or at the presentation of a new album. Star favorites are mainly hats, stockings and bulk models of large knitting. Also come across connoisseurs of pompons and berets. Real fashionistas in knitted hats are Sarah Jessica Park, Selena Gomez, Rihanna, Miley Cyrus.
What to wear?
The knitted hat is so versatile that it is worn with absolutely any clothing.
- A knitted hat and a fur coat or a sheepskin coat seemed to be incompatible things. But no, now they perform in the most fashionable and relevant tandem, complementing each other.
- Classic clothes - a coat, also poorly presented with a knitted hat. Designers and stylists have a different opinion - a knitted hat is ideal for any cut coat. The main thing is maintaining proportions.
- But the jacket is the best clothing for hats. Democratic and tasteful - this is how we characterize this combination.
Beautiful and stylish looks
Many will think that a knitted hat is such an everyday, discreet wardrobe item, and with it you can’t create spectacular images. We hasten to debunk this misconception with the following selection of photos!
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A lovely and cozy bow - a short fur coat and a hat-scarf. Warm, stylish and minimalist. Nothing more, but it looks like a single integral ensemble.
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She also takes a jacket - a stylish outfit for every day. Simple but tasteful. The image is not burdened with unnecessary objects, so the emphasis is on a flirty headdress.