Knitting this hat cured my ‘purl phobia’ - no idea how - it just did. I’m obviously biased, but this is the best hat ever. And so trendy (in a good way). I have literally had people coming up to me on the street demanding to know where it’s from and begging for the pattern - hehe. And the yarn…oh boy…Madelinetosh merino is a dream to work with.

Love German twisted cast-on! Used this video to learn!

Thanks to Sarah (wonderful friend and owner of the coolest yarn store in the world) for this beautiful gift (I’m blushing).