Well, this pattern and I are not getting along. I managed to reverse all of the cables in the band and I wasn’t about to go and rip them all out, so it stayed the way it was.

Mods:

• CO 24 sts for the band and knit flat.

• Changed the 2 stitch cables to the wrapped stitches shown.

• Picked up and knit 102 stitches rather than the 114, similar to another knitter.

• Did 1x1 ribbing on the bottom edge rather than the garter.

I ended up using one entire skein of yarn for the pompom. It’s probably bigger than it needs to be, but I love a thick pom.