This hat is for a friend of a friend...Caren will be facing chemotherapy in February and hopefully she can get even a teeny amount of comfort from this cap. I don't know Caren personally so I don't know if she's a crocheted flower kind of girl, but just in case she is I made a little band she can add to the cap to dress it up a bit (the band is not attached). The pattern is Shedir from Knitty. I used the recommended yarn (Rowan Calmer) and knit the whole thing using two 3mm circular needles. Surprisingly it was a really quick knit; I started it Friday night and finished it last night.

All it needs is a bit of blocking and then it'll be on its way to Susie in New Jersey, who will pass it on to her friend. Good luck, Caren! Our thoughts are with you.