Elizabeth Zimmermann, Andrew Wyeth, Betsy Wyeth, Mary Landa and an unknown shepherdess during the 2024 New York Sheep and Wool Festival, oh and me
I love it when seemingly random things or people come together harmoniously giving inspiration.
I stumbled upon and took a picture of the scene of a shepherdess and her sheep during the NY Sheep and Wool Festival just a couple of weekends ago. The feeling of the scene was so serene and it drew me in emotionally.
It made me think of Andrew Wyeth’s painting “Arctic Circle” of his curator Mary Landa wearing a hat she knitted following Elizabeth Zimmermann’s directions for the Maltese Fisherman’s Hat while Andrew Wyeth was wearing his own Maltese Fisherman’s Hat which his wife Betsy had knitted for him.
I came across the pattern and the story when I had borrowed the book “ The Opinionated Knitter” from my local library to find the pattern for her Baby Surprise Jacket.
Ever since then I have been wanting to give that hat a go, especially since I had some suitable wool in my stash.
And here is the result. A very wam hat which may become my go-to this Winter.
Check out my project notes on ravelry for more information.
And before anyone says it: yes, the shepherdess does not wear a Maltese Fisherman’s Hat ( maybe I should knit her one).
https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Strickliese/maltese-fishermans-hat-wg08-so9
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