Peek-a-boo! It can be a bit challenging to take a self portrait...at least when the goal is to show the hat.
This gives a better idea of what the hat looks like. It turned out nothing like the pattern I followed.
I think it was the mohair in the handspun yarn used. It made it slinky and gave it a lot of drape. So I picked up ten stitches on either side and knit ties. And then I crocheted a bit of a brim around the top to make one of the seams stronger. Made me think about how patterns and recipes are a lot a like. Some can stand a little (or a lot) of tweaking. Others need to be followed more exactly.... It just depends on what results you want.
P.S. This is a "pick-a-project" for me, something that has been sitting around and needed to be finished. Made the hat over a year ago. The ties this weekend.