From the Textile Museum Collection

Child's Hat

This colourful children's hat, or ch'ullu is made in Peru. The knitting gauge in the traditional ones can exceed 16 st per inch and are often worn by young men. They often have finely detailed animals and geometrics in colourful designs.

When observing a Quechua woman knitting one (she had a weaving workshop at The Textile Museum in 1995), the writer was amazed to see her knitting facing the wrong side of the pattern and carefully twisting yarns after every stitch. The hat was destined for her young son.

Child's Hat,
made in fine wool (chemically dyed), from Peru
41cm long x 50 cm wide- 16" x 20"

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