Since I was making a hat for one sister, I crocheted a hat for another sister. I wanted something a little more elegant for this one, so I purchased a pattern from Holland Designs. This is the Diamond Slouch Beanie pattern. I found this pattern through Etsy, but it looks like she sells them on her website, too. If I would have had the money, I would have bought the whole store! She has some really neat designs and many of them have a knitted crochet kind of look.
This was my first lesson in yarn weights. This pattern called for DK weight, but I only had worsted. I just thought it work up more quickly, but it ended up being huge! I had to downsize it quite a bit. The hub asked me at one point who the skirt was for. I knew at that point that it was too big for a normal size hat.
One of the best things about the yarn medium is how quickly you can fix mistakes. Just pull out your stitches and you can start over. No slow, sharp, and frustrating seam ripper to worry about. So I just pulled the yarn out to the appropriate height and joined the hat at the top.
This hat has some weight to it. I hope my sister doesn't get neck cramps wearing around. But it will definitely keep her head warm. As fussy at this pattern was (or I should probably just say advanced), it did help me understand cables and it's a really elegant and timeless hat. I would do this one again, just in the correct weight and maybe in a really fun and girly color.
I used Vanna's Choice in Wheat. I used nearly 2 full skeins.
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