I finally finished this little pest.
This is the one I've had to start over about four times. Here is the actual link to the pattern. http://www.allfreeknitting.com/Ribbed-Hats/Simple-Snowball-Beanie
So I finished it on Sunday, and despite some weird loose stitches in places, I wasn't too displeased with it. It's pretty simple, just a 2x2 rib for about an inch and a half, then slightly larger needles and a 7x3 rib for the body. Yes, after the decreases, you really do cinch together 40 stitches. They closed up pretty well.
I knew I never saw any 100% cotton hat patterns, but I never understood the reason why until I finished this. When I put it on, it was so loose it threatened to slide off the back of my head. Aha! Cotton stretches, but it doesn't spring back like wool or acrylic. Now I know.
I rescued the hat by stitching a plain old Goody elastic headband inside the brim. It's nice and snug now.
This hat has been reincarnated. I ripped it out and re-knit it into a rolled brim hat from the Twist And Sprout pattern I made Elsa's yellow hat with. It was too large, and it didn't have any body or stretch to it. It has gone to that big yarn ball in the sky.
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