Knit for Syrian refugees coming to Canada. More details at 1000 Stitches for Syria!

128 stitches seemed like a lot to cast on for a hat knit with bulky yarn, but it turned out to be perfectly fine due to the cable compression.

Modifications
After the last decrease round, I added two additional rounds by K2tog-ing until I had only 8 stitches left. Without doing this, the hat seemed a bit short, plus having 28 stitches left when you run the yarn through the remaining stitches seems like a bit much.

This is not a hat to knit quickly if you’re trying to meet a deadline.