My sisters boyfriend requested a hat from me before Christmas, for when he goes snowboarding. He wanted to be able to stand out on the slopes, so that his mates could identify him, as its hard to make out who is who.
I gave my sister a few patterns for him to look at, and he chose the Jestor Hat by Woolly Wormhead
and I just so happened to have a skein of the orangy Debbie Bliss yarn that was also used in the pattern, and he approved this as well. (Can’t remember the name of this offhand but I know the yarn is discontinued now)
The hat knit up quickly enough, I was just pained by the large circular needles/ dpns, as I’m more used to using smaller sized needles. It got a pain at the top where the increases were happening towards the end and I struggled through the last couple of rounds. Each round I told myself “just ONE more round”
The pattern was a little confusing as it didnt really guide on how many stitches you should end up with etc, but I estimated how much yarn I had left and decided to cast off at just the right time. Otherwise the points would have been too long. I did have yarn left, but it was hard to determine just how long the points would be until they were cast off and sewn. I kitchener stitched them together from the point inwards
Then set the timer on my camera and posed. This was the best of a bad lot, believe you and me 
Fortunately, he loved the hat and even agreed to pose for me in it.
I gave my sister some bells to take away with them in case he decided he wanted bells sewn on the points for added interest!!
Edited to add: The yarn is Debbie Bliss Maya. Had to log into my ravelry page to find out!!
but replaced by my darling boy, who wore it for the rest of the EP! It suited him, what can I say?
