Hunting Cap

The yarn is acrylic and not the softest thing I have ever felt, but it is certainly the right color for a hunting cap and there is plenty of it! I have tried to wing it with my own made up patterns, but all previous attempts result in laughably oversized hats. This time I grew a brain and decided to follow a pattern! It still seems a tad large, but it is shaping up nicely. I am using the pattern for the Cousteau hat and I think that pattern is going to be the basis for a bunch of hats on my Christmas knit-list. I am using a heavy Aran yarn and US4 16” circs – it makes my hands a bit crampy so I don’t really put in long sessions knitting this one but it is resulting in a nice thick fabric, even though it is slow going. That is for the best – if I stare at the color too long I might go blind! This cap is for my dad, depending on how well it goes, I will probably make one for John I. too – he and Karen always remember the sibs and I at Christmas – it would be nice to have something nice for them too! (Though Karen will get a different hat in a normal color since she is not a hunter!)