When you're knitting your first hat, the hardest part can just be planning the whole thing out. When I did my very first hat, I had never even attempted knitting in the round before, so it was quite the adventure. Ultimately, I did end up with a hat that fit, but it was definitely on the larger side of things. Knitters and knitwear designers like to learn by trial and error, and I've definitely knitted enough hats in my time to know a thing or two about where casting on a hat can go awry…
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