Creepy Crawlies
The hat is going to have a wee flipped up bit at the brim. I had initially planned to hold this in place with a button. But the more I play with it, the more I want the hat to be reversible. That means a button won’t really work so well. A pin or a brooch would work much better. Now of course I’m happy to try and track down something cool (oh etsy, your siren song draws me in every time), but I’m also a fan of the use what you have approach. Alas, I’m not really a brooch sort of girl…I have one or two, but none that seem quite right for this.
Except for this one thing…
You see, I have a few of these old, embossed metal bug pins. I think they’re Japanese. I know they’re nifty. I’m not sure what the appeal is…they’re much more realistic than your standard cute bug thing. Yet somehow, they fill me with mirth and glee.
So the question becomes, is it too creepy to use on the hat? Or more specifically, is it too creepy to use on the hat’s eventual pictures? Will it’s buggy goodness squick people out and send them running from the pattern? Or is it merely charmingly eclectic? I mean you’d be picking your own yarn and pin, it’s not like you would have to use a bug. Or are bugs just too far beyond the pale?
I’m sorry, I’m not great at visualization, but for me, I’m not seeing it. I really do like the bug, but his vibe doesn’t go with the fall vibe of the hat colors to me. I’m seeing him on a plain brown chocolate colored hat or perhaps an aqua one. I don’t get out of the box very much (read a little OCD about matching). and to represent the dark side, I think you should check out etsy. 🙂
I love the bug !, but I think that it will get lost in the colors of the hat, maybe something that is more abstract will work ?
I too love the bug, but I think that the colours of the yarn aren’t quite perfect to combine with the bug. They may work–check once it’s knit up.
I think the pin in nifty. I like it, and I am not a bug person. I think it leans towards whimsical, not gross.
Oh and another vote for dons all the way!
It’s a really pretty pin, and I think it would look good with the hat. It wouldn’t hurt to have another sort of pin for two styling options, perhaps one a little larger or bolder? Etsy is a great place to shop, but thrift shops often have lots of pins at very reduced prices. Apparently there is a market for buying them in bulk for use at game nights at nursing homes, so thrift stores are happy to deal in them.
I like it.
Tie the bug’s blue in with some well done makeup or matching blue eyes (gee, I wonder if you have any pretty blue eyed models?) or gloves or a scarf or something and it’ll rock the world.
I love the bug.
I love the bug, but also am not sure about the color (but I am also not very brave with colors….). I agree it will be terrific on an aqua colored hat. But trust your wonderful color judgement (my monitor also doesn’t always do colors well); the bug itself is a great touch!
While I don’t truly have entomophobia, I have a great aversion to insects. I would never wear a bug pin, but your pin is intricate and detailed. I find it morbidly fascinating.
I think the colors are great. You don’t want the pin to get lost in the colors of the hat. And yes, I would still buy a pattern if I liked the hat.
I would never wear the bug pin, but I might place it on some knitted flowers displayed in a vase or centerpiece.
I like the bug, and I think it would look good with the finished hat. Just adding my two cents!