Golden leaves hat

The day has come; I finished my first hat and I didn't even run out of yarn. It was a fun project from start to finish:

My friend Jessica showed me how to work with 4 DPNs. I was amazed - it always looked so complicated that I never dreamt I could do it myself.

After the ribbing was done, I switched to my 60cm 4mm circular needles

Near the end I had to switch back to DPNs because the circular needles were too long. This looks (and was) a complicated mess!

Tada! The finished product. As you can see, it was way too warm to actually wear a hat.

What a weird picture of me, but I didn't feel like taking more.

Right after finishing my mini photo shoot, some hot air ballons passed directly over our neighborhood. I didn't think to take a picture until they were a distance away.

The hat was a relatively quick knit (I finished it in 5 days) and I feel very pleased at the end result. Not to mention the colors! Too bad it was the last skein of a discontinued yarn. Maybe I can find more online somewhere.

Next time, I'll be showing off some very nice yarn that my sister-in-law acquired for me, to make something adorable.