With a nod to the inspired period knitwear worn by Kate Beckinsale as Flora Poste in the 1995 film, Cold Comfort Hat is a simple yet elegant knit, worked in stockinette from the picot hem to the centered decreases at the crown. It’s an appropriate project for a novice knitter, yet stylish enough to keep even the most advanced knitter’s ears warm when she follows in Aunt Ada Doom’s footsteps to see for herself what’s so nasty in the woodshed.