Textured Hat

I'm not crazy about the term "scull cap," but I think this is a cute idea and it looked like such an easy pattern, I had to try it out. I had a "popcorn" scarf that needed a partner hat, and this was just the right look.

For the first try, I used an inexpensive yarn in a nice gray:

This pattern was SO easy that I decided to try it again. The second time I used a cotton yarn that had blues and purples in it:

I didn't want to take on another popcorn scarf (way too time consuming), so I tried this pattern. My scarf looked NOTHING like this--I'm guessing because I didn't pay enough attention to the size of my hook or yarn. Still, I like the way it turned out: