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Hat Week Day 5: Tricorner Hat

Hello and welcome to the recommencement (that word is a lot longer than I thought it was) of hat week. Today we look at probably the strangest hat in my collection: A tri-corner hat. I had fancied one for ages, but the ones that I found online were either too...

Hat Week Hiatus: Hat Hair

Hello there and welcome to the hat week hiatus day. I’d like to take a few moments of your time to talk about hat hair. My hair has been getting steadily longer since the last time I cut it, which was pretty early on this year… or maybe it was last...

Hat Week Day 4: Ushanka

Welcome to day 4 of hat week. Today’s hat is a much more seasonal number, generally a winter hat and very, very snuggly warm on the head. I call it the Mad Russian. It has ear flaps that can be worn up or down: there’s a little clip that connect them...

Hat Week Day 3: Bowler hat

Welcome to day three of hat week, and day one of Dave going on about his injuries. That’s right, this morning I fell while walking down the hill. I twisted my ankle, cut my elbow, there’s some swelling in my knee and my shoulder is absolutely killing me....

Hat Week Day 2: Cowboy Hat

Ah hat week. I’ve been putting it off for so very long. I’ve been waiting for a new hat purchase to mark the occasion, but alas, I haven’t been able to get my hands on one. In fact the last hat I got was for Christmas. I say hat, it was 3 hats....

Hat Week Day 1: Fedora

Hello there followers, and welcome to Hat Week with The Mad Carpenter. Now, just a note about hat week; it will be longer than a week because I have more than 7 hats. I think I have 11… either way this is act as a sort of inventory of hats and a vehicle to...