My Mother commissioned a soft, loose fitting hat in cream. I wanted to design something understated, but with an uplifting theme. The double cables look like tight leaf buds and just the first signs of Spring.
It’s knitted in the round and I’ve used one 100g skein of chunky alpaca, but so long as you find a chunky yarn that works that gauge, I think it is the sort of versatile pattern that works in any colour