Because sometimes your DH says “hey! we have a gift exchange at the office holiday party TOMORROW. do you think you could knit me up something tonight? how about a cool hat with balls?”

DH’s co-worker Megan stole for the hat in the gift exchange! And then she wore it “until she absolutely was forced to take it off.”

Cast on with green for cable band. Knit 11 repeats and grafted. Used a modified ear flap (shorter and less wide) with 23 sts picked up, stockinette 2 rows, decrease 2 sts on RS rows only 6 times, bind off equally to leave 3 sts in center for i-cord. Knit 3 stitch i-cord 6” and added pom pom.