Valentina. Orenburg hat by Russian Lily

Valentina. Orenburg hat

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Valentina. Orenburg hat.
From heart to heart.

under 200yards in each color.

yarn suggestions:
for the lace top:

authentic Russian goat down hand spun yarns
hand spun down yarns (yak, cashmere, quivit, buson) and silk 2-ply
20/2 or 30/2 wool 2-ply
silky alpaca lace( alpaca and silk blend , http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/library/classic-elite-yarns-... )

for the liner:

authentic Russian goat down hand spun yarns for warm shawls
hand spun down yarns (yak, cashmere, quivit, buson) and silk lace weight 2-ply or fingering weight 2-ply
lace of fingering weight wool yarns
alpaca lace or fingering weigh yarns
alpaca and wool blends in lace or fingering weight

colors: white and dark or medium gray/brown
other contrasting colors (4+ shades difference if they are the same color shades or close).