Scottish Bonnets?

**Steve of Lansing** · 22nd January 12, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan Ross

I think both of you fellows look excelent in your bonnets!

That's the cool thing about bonnets (and I find it especially true of hand knit ones, but then again, I may be biased

) everyone wears theirs in a slightly different way, and it's a very personal item. And even though different folks wear them differently, they tend to look good on most everyone.

How interesting would it be if any given type of bonnet looked the same on everyone's head?

ith:

If blending in was our M.O. we'd just wear ball caps all the time.

The way I see it, we don't wear kilts because we want to look like everyone else, so it seems reasonable that our head gear, and the way we wear it, would be unique to the individual as well.

**thescot** · 22nd January 12, 06:21 PM

I would recommend that you choose a standard balmoral as you first bonnet, at least until you have been round a while.

Here's an old, green bonnet of mine.

And here's a newer one in navy:

Finally, my oldest and saltiest balmoral

I also have several glengarries that I usually wear because my wife likes them best. Here's one in khaki:

Here's a really nice fawn balmoral I bought from Dunadd. I recommend them for your bonnets. (Unfortunately, some low-life thief stole my new bonnet only a week after I broke it in, badge and all.)

**Ryan Ross** · 22nd January 12, 06:38 PM

Jim, you look especially at-home in a balmoral. You got swag, sir.

EDIT; Man- I missed the small picture, first time around. Glengarrie, too. I look awful in those things!

**CDNSushi** · 22nd January 12, 07:07 PM

Scottish bonnets... Not to be confused with Scotch Bonnets.

**RAF** · 22nd January 12, 07:14 PM

Originally Posted by Ryan Ross

My ears were burning.

Thanks for the kind words, sirs.

Ehem...

Your Bonnet looks great, and the gauntlet too!

**Steve of Lansing** · 22nd January 12, 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by CDNSushi

Scottish bonnets... Not to be confused with Scotch Bonnets.

I had a guy in high school dare me to bite one of those once.

It looked just like the evil little so and so up in the top left of this pic, so I figured it was just a green tomato.

It was 6 hours before my mouth quit burning and 6 months before I talked to him again!

**Mickey** · 22nd January 12, 07:31 PM

I wear a balmoral. Anything larger looks terribly ridiculous on me, according the my wife.

**MrLion** · 22nd January 12, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

Not to take anything away from Ryan's excellent bonnets, but we have another member - unaspencer - who knits a fine product as well. She also provides patterns:

http://www.russetlodgeknits.blogspot.../label/bonnets

WoodSheal,
Could you please post a pic or two of one of these bonnets?! i.e. you wearing one?
Thanks.