Man up, knit

Here`s a photo of my second project in progress.

It`s called a Watch Cap, which I can only assume is a toque hardened men would wear while watching for incoming armies or ships or whatever during some sort of manly war.

This one is sort of a practice project. The one I`m looking to wear through the winter is going to be red, in a Steve Zissou sort of way.

Also, I chose a yarn that looked tough enough, but it`s friggin tiny and ITCHY. I`ve put about 4 hours into it and I`m halfway through the ribbing…need something thicker!

Here`s a link to the pattern