Feb 13, 2021:
I have made a promise to use up some of my deep stash.

1. Long tail tubular cast on 84 sts on US #6 straights starting with a purl st. For this yarn 80 would have been plenty.
2. Set up row 1 - slip the purls wyif and knit the knits.
3. Set up row 2 - slip the knits wyib and purl the purls.
4. Transfer sts to a US #6, 16” circulars and join in the round.
5. Continue 1x1 ribbing for 4.5”.
6. I increased to 90 sts and knit the hat on 90 sts on larger (US #7) needles. Increase 1 st every 14 sts.
7. Here is a link on how to do P1L and P1R increases.
8. I worked rows 1 and 2 of the chart once more to get the trees to stand a bit taller. That way the folded cuff will not hide the bottom of the tree motif.
9. Worked 5 rows instead of 15 after the chart and before beginning decreases. That hat is 9.25” tall before beginning decreases.
10. Did invisible decreases. Remember to pull the yarn snug when working the next purl st after the p2tog to make the decreases look neat.
11. Unlike the pattern, I did alternate row decreases until the last 3 decreases (4 sts remain between the markers). Then I did decreases on every row.
12. Will add a pompom (medium green clover pompom maker).

I have 12 g of yarn remaining after the hat and the pompom.

Measurements (washed, blocked with brim folded in half):
Width: 10”
Length: 8.5”

It’s a beautiful hat and I used up a skein from my past life!

Notes for next time:
I love this pattern and would love to make another. The hat fits my 22” head at the cuff but is tight where the pattern starts. For next time, I might try these mods:

1. Cast on 84 sts on US #5 needles. I like a tight cuff.
2. Change to US #7 for the body. Add one purl st between the large and the small motifs. 1 purl st would add 6 sts to the pattern making the total st count to be 90.
3. Add one more twisted knit stitch to each of the tree tops. This will also require extending the chart by one row.
4. Change to US #6 needles after chart and knit 5 rows before starting decreases.
5. Work alternate row decreases until the last 3 decreases and then decrease every row.

I couldn’t quite catch the correct color of the hat in the photographs in the waning evening light of peak winter. The actual color is not so pink. It’s a very neutral whitish light grey as in cement. The color is called flagstone.