Val McKay

I’m just getting back into knitting so started off with knitting small things first (joined Little Orange Sweaters group) then I found your site and downloaded this toque. I read the pattern, rewrote it to my way of thinking with a chart to help me as I end up with so many interruptions and lose count and mess it up. I finally found my groove and am 3/4 done and absolutely love this design. A person really needs to love to pearl as to pearl front and back I needed to relearn and now I think I have it ok with the pattern.
Thank you for sharing this pattern. I make toques for the homeless and my son helps me by handing them out on his way to work when I get half a dozen done. I hope they love this design

Leah

A very lovely hat and nice and warm. It is stretchy so gives a good fit. I have posted a picture of my husband wearing his hat. Make sure you like to pearl if you tackle this. Also on p f/b the stitch is lying the wring way. If you put your needle in and turn it the other way your life will be easier. If you just pearl back or pearl front like the pattern says you will have a lot of twisted stitches. Pay attention and knit or pearl stitches the way you have to to keep them open.

Rachel

Easy to do, I reversed the directions so I was knitting more then pearling. It can be warn either side/reversible. I like the knit side better then the original pearl design showed in the picture. I used happy place yarn from a lucky bag.

Cathy

Cute hat and fairly easy to do. As others have said, the purl front and back (p f&b) is a little tricky/difficult.