ben has always been my "person of interest", and with this hat, i guarantee that the rest of america will see him as one, too! i can hear the security cameras swivelling towards him now...
he really needed a summer hat. the bucket hat of a few years back looks like a rag -- we use it to cover up the display on the clock radio in our bedroom. that's its whole function now; i won't even let him put it on his head. i liked the pattern, but we chose the wrong yarn, i think, and it was just not suited to ben's rather tough wear-and-tear.
the winter toque has held up beautifully though, and just suits him so well, this was the obvious answer. the lighter yarn is euroflax linen, the black, a cotton/silk/ramie blend. it definitely feels light, should wash well, and won't get too floppy - i knit it as a pretty tight fit.
here 'tis from the back. still damp, but he says he's hot, so he's wearing it happily while eating banana bread. i was so wifely today.