John's Pretty Hat

Pattern:
John's Pretty Hat
Emilie Stallman

Yarn:
Cascade 220
Shire

For Christmas, I was going to make John the Man Hat because he liked the look of it, but I knew I was going to have to retool it because I didn't like the bulky yarn and wanted to use the beautiful green of this Cascade. I also wanted to change the 1x1 ribbing because I don't like the look or shape of it. After deciding on a 2x2 stockinette/seed repeat, I decided to scrap the Man Hat idea and just start from scratch. I really liked the small cable from the Sweetheart Socks pattern, so I just incorporated it between the ribbing. I really like the look of it, and it fit him on the first try! The gray yarn you see is a safety right before the decreasing in case it didn't fit.