so, I don’t know what I was thinking, but I didn’t consult the pattern for what kind of yarn to use when I started this pattern; I loved the yarn so much that I just dove in & when I was finished, I realized that there was no way that the hat was ever going to fit me; it doesn’t fit my almost 11 year old daughter either; so it’s going to my almost 2 year old niece Lola; don’t worry, I’ll try again but with the right type of yarn this time!