I fell in love with the first hat pattern I saw of his, and offered to be a Test Knitter should he ever need one.

When he sent me a message asking if I wanted to Test Knit this pattern, I happily said yes!

I had a long stashed hank of Rios from when it was just a test yarn, so it was PERFECT for this project, mixed with the Black as my MC.

This is GREAT for someone who is just getting into Brioche Knitting, and the pattern is VERY well written.

The tutorials and stitch key are clear and easy to follow, and it is a fairly quick knit!

This is a GREAT gift knitting pattern, since you can make several in almost no time! Since it doesn’t take a large amount of yardage, it would be great for using up those leftovers you have hanging around.

I can see me making this in worsted as well, since Brioche is so very squishy and stretchy!