Done. I was hoping to have it finished before the snow started on Sunday night.. but apparently there are limits as to what a person can accomplish during their waking hours.
So, I finally finished it tonight. I shouldn't complain, I think all told it took me less than two weeks to make (especially considering how much free time I normally have). This is a great pattern. I will make it again, and if I use the same type of wool, I will use the man's pattern instead of the women's pattern to give it a little more width. This one stretches out fine, but it could be a tad bit bigger (I am also a tight knitter). All in all, I love the hat and I found the free pattern (Thanks Needyl aka Shana) when I was trolling for a cable knit hat to knit myself up. I haven't attempted knitting like this since the last hat I made, and I missed it. I actually learned a few new things in the process, and recalled how much I enjoy watching a piece like this evolve under my fingers.
Speaking of my last hat, I am not sure if I ever whinged about the fact that I lost the hat on campus, when I was picking up the kids from day care. The other day, I saw my hat on someone else! I was happy to see it didn't go to waste - like this, it was a handmade, woollen hat and I am glad to see someone else obviously saw some value in it rather than it just getting pitched aside.
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