This hat is a bit small for me, but it isn’t for me, so that’s fine. I just put it on to photograph it. As it turned out, it was a very easy project. The yarn isvery “splitty” so that was kind of a pain, but overall it was easy and fun.  I made it with a facing under the cable though.  I was showing a friend of mine, and we got to talking about it, so we both thought it might give it a more finished look on the inside to just switch to a few rows of reverse stockinette, then fold everything to the inside, and finish the crown.  Worked great.  See, here’s the inside.  You don’t see the inside of the cable, and it gives an extra layer right there around that part of the head.  I made the size small, and I have a pretty good size head, so it’s quite stretchy.   It took about 3/4 of a skein of Berrocco Comfort.  It’s a nice acrylic – but, you know – it’s acrylic.  I really much prefer wook for myself.  But to give to a busy mom for one of the kids, acrylic makes more sense.

The instructions said to Kitchener the band closed from the “inside” – but that gave me an ugly row of purl bumps on the outside of the cable band. Next time, I will follow my instincts and graft it together right-side out.  That seemed odd to me, but I went ahead and did as I was instructed, and wished this time I hadn’t.  Oh well.  The kids are easy to please and they won’t be inspecting the graft.

Project specs on Ravelry.