Done!
Pattern: SES Hat by Knitaholic.
Yarn: Shepherd Colour 4 Me
Needles: 4mm
Alternations: Knit in the round, which meant decreasing 4 st evenly around before starting the check pattern.
It seems a little large despite the reduced stitches, though not unwearably so. I do tend to knit a little loose, though. Not so much with colourwork, but maybe I’m getting looser as I get more practised at it. Next time I’ll use 3.75mm needles.
This is a good, serviceable yarn for this sort of thing, though at $6 for a 50g ball it’s a touch pricey. Still, it’s not easy to get good bright colours in 100% wool yarn – especially orange so, as they say, beggars can’t be choosers!
Looks great… I can’t get over how fast you knit… do you have a day job?
Lol! Yes – I only knit during the evenings, while watching tv or listening to podcasts. And occasionally in the car or at club meetings or s’n’b.
I knit at night too but I don’t finish as much work as you. Darn it!