number 9

In case you were wondering, I haven't been following any written patterns with these hats. I let the yarn tell me what it wants to do. Seriously. I know I sound like a looney, but it works. Truly so.
Stop dialing the local funny farm. It's not like the yarn says things like, "Hey, you! Knit me!" or something rude. No "voices" coming out of the skeins like so many comic strip bubbles. I look at the type of yarn I'm using, the color, the feel, and think, "hm. this would make a nice lace pattern," or "I bet cables would really pop with this crispy wool!".
Then I dive into my vast (not vast enough for me yet..still don't have Elizabeth Zimmerman on the shelf) (that being said, I'm going to go to knitter's hell if I don't buy them soon) collection of knitting books and magazines, and see a pattern I like or a stitch I haven't tried yet, and get an idea of how that pattern would go with this yarn, (mentally mostly, then maybe a swatch just to make sure), and, oh yeah- make sure I have cast on the right amount of stitches for the repeats, and off I go!

So here's the latest addition to the hat project. Number 9/1000. A hat-tip to Old World Fishermen back in Filey, UK.

Brown Sheep Wool Company 100% wool. "Filey" fisherman's knit pattern (one of many).
$45 includes shipping. Will fit about any teen-adult male or female.

*update* This particular hat has sold, but I will take orders for more in your color choice.