26-12-2021

Just recording that I did the long-tail cast-on in pink, and then went straight into the set-up round (grey) and then worked 3 pairs of brioche rounds (i.e., 6 rounds total) before officially starting the main chart. Worked the centred decreases with the traditional 5-into-1 method — lots of slipping back and forth, but I like the result better than the method in the pattern

Have completed the 3 sets of the main chart -- now to work some plain brioche for a while.

30-12-2021

Debated making this into a slouchy hat, but I weighed my yarn and realized if I kept it at a more fitted length, I would have enough leftovers for a whole second hat. This is lovely and squishy and bouncy and probably wouldn’t have draped much as a slouchy hat anyway.