Cast on 108 on US4’s because I’m using DK. Decided to knit a regular brim rather than fold over since my sister lives in a relatively warm climate. She will be using the hat until her hair grows back from chemo. After 1” of ribbing, switched to US6s and increased to 117. I cabled every 6 rows.

Tried many variations given the DK merino including US3’s and 5’s (too small). On one effort, I misread the pattern and did p1 k4 p1 k6. I liked it, but it was also too small.

I began decreases based on the pattern (after the 7th cable since I cabled every 6 rows) and continued cabling every 6 rows even as I decreased.

When my sister was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, I knit her 8 hats in quick succession. She laughed, “That’s enough.” Then my best friends brought back this gorgeous yarn from Ireland with her in mind. She took one look at it and said, “Ok, one more.”