Hat knit for Hat Attack II. So much fun! I used King Cole SW Merino Blend, 100% wool, super soft, 2 balls. Size 2 needles to get stitch gauge, a smidge short on the row gauge. Had to rip the first 2 inches due to incorrect number of rows of first color (she did say to read the directions entirely before starting!). Tighter knitting than I prefer, very sore index finger.