I started on this on Wednesday evening and finished it tonight.
I used a pattern from the Fall/Winter 2008 issue of Knit.1 magazine, but used acrylic yarn instead of the CRAZY expensive hand-spun wool that the pattern recommended. I love my new hat- the gorgeous crimson color, the complicated-looking cables, and the enormity of the darn thing. I didn't really think it was going to be a huge as it turned out and first thought that I made a mistake, but I measured it and I did it correctly- it just happens to be big enough to conceal my schnauzer if need be.
Here is the hat:
Here is how big the hat actually is:
oh this is beautiful! i think we need to have a knitting bee, too.
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