Sometimes you’re outside, enjoying a beverage and suddenly you’re distracted by some task, some neighborly chat or some sidewalk-chalk play. You leave your beverage behind… and chances are you’ll come back to it in a half hour and find a fly has done a kamikaze to his or her doom and to your disgust! It’s time to protect your beverage and the f...

This pattern is still being improved and will undergo some testing on hook size, etc. I made an older child size, and I usually go up one-two hook sizes, so I suggested a smaller hook than I used. If you have made a worsted/aran beanie whose fit you like that is 72 dc around, use the same hook as that.