Maple Beanie pattern from CJ Design Blog.
Before the holidays I was able to finish this double thickness hat. It is made by knitting a long tube in the round, folding it in half, and cinching the top and bottom edges together. It is a great pattern for beginners as it only requires the knit stitch (no purling) and a long-tail cast on. It is not, however, the fastest project as you are essentially knitting twice as many rows as you would need to for a hat of comparable size (that means extra practice though). You can find the pattern I used here. Now to decide what to make next…