Smitten with Aphrodite

“But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, to be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself—avoid trying to be something you’re not.”

- Aphrodite to her daughter, in Rick Riordan’s The Lost Hero

This stranded hat was inspired by Aphrodite, Greek goddess of love and beauty. The festive design is full of symbols often linked with love, beauty and nature; boxed windows, columns, meanders and the Greek key on the bottom section symbolizing the beauty of landscape and architecture. Then the design continues to scallops harboring a heart symbol, fireworks coming from a house, leaping to the sun.

The variegated and gradient colors bring movement to the design, and the corrugated ribbing on the brim adds a nice texture as well.

SKILL LEVELIntermediate

SKILLS NEEDEDCorrugated ribbing, stranded knitting in the round.

SIZESAdult One Size

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS19” / 48cm around and 9.5” / 24cm tall To be worn with up to 4” negative ease.