At Christmas, my mother seemed a little disappointed that she did not receive a hat to go with the scarf I gave her; therefore, I have made her a hat which she’ll receive on her birthday in a couple of weeks.
If you’d like to make this hat, I’ve provided the pattern in a downloadable pdf.
I think I’m more impressed with my ability to hold up the camera and take a picture of myself than I am with the fact that I created a new knitting pattern. How do I do it? 
Hi Amanda,
Thanks for visiting the site. The yarn you’ve mentioned below is bulky weight. The yarn I used is Aran weight. See below. Notice the knit gauge. You should be able to use the yarn you’ve selected and the needles you’ve chosen if you cast on fewer stitches; however, that will mean the pattern will have to be altered. Since I did not knit a swatch, I can’t make a perfect suggestion. Your yarn may knit up nicely using the pattern with smaller needles (size 7).
See Ravelry Standard Yarn Weights
Aran 10 ply / 8 wraps per inch / Knit gauge (4 in / 10 cm) 18 stitches / Yarn Standard 4:Medium
Bulky 12 ply / 7 wraps per inch / Knit gauge (4 in / 10 cm) 14-15 stitches / Yarn Standard 5:Bulky
Hey love this hat!
I am new to knitting and wonder if you can help. I have some size nine needles (circular and double point) and some yarn which i have linked below: http://www.farmhouseyarns.com/joomla/index.php?page=shop.browse&category_id=1&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1
Will i be able to follow your pattern using these needles and yarn do you think?
Thanks!!
Amanda
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I love this hat! Do you have a pattern for a scarf to match?
I haven’t completed a pattern that exactly matches this hat, but I think the scarf I’ve mentioned in the post goes well with the hat.
Great job on both! Not only that, you got the pictures to show up on your blog. I am still working on that trick! I knit… I can’t do these other good things! Thanks for doing them for the rest of us and sharing with us!
beautiful hat! and the pics are great too!
This is an adorable pattern! I just started knitting this week doing my first ever swatch of knit stitch!) and I can’t wait to get good enough to try patterns like this!