Aztec Chullo

I've made many hats since I began knitting, but this hat was a first in many ways. It's the first time I made a hat with earflaps, which for some reason I used to fear, it's the first time I worked some fair isle in the flat (which is about as little fun as I've heard), and it's the first time I tried a magic loop technique that does not cause too-tight turns (I'll call it the Magic One Loop).

The pattern I used is from Vogue Knitting The Ultimate Hat Book. It's called the Tasselled Chullo, although I didn't end up adding any tassels as I'm really not a tassel kind of person.

I really hate modeling for hats so in my place is my trusty hat stand.