I just finished a rather quick FO. I didn't think something like this would be such a quick knit but it was! It's this cabled Hat from Lion Brand( yes you have to be logged in to see it but I mean it's free to sign up). The instructions call for 2 skeins of Wool Ease Chunky but I had recently bought quite a few skeins of Bernat's Softee Chunky and wanted to use them up ( they had been bought to make baby stuff for a pregnant co-worker but I ended up quitting that job just before Thanksgiving and I don't talk to any of my former co-workers). It only took less than one skein! I made a swatch for the first time ever(I know bad me you should always knit a swatch to check gauge and all that) and the gauge matched the one for the pattern, Happy me! So I used an off white color and casual knit it over my winter break(which still hasn't ended much to my dismay-I like school and miss it). It's a gift for the President of my Uni's Student Art club, she's a senior and will be moving to colder places soon and she is allergic to wool so since it's acrylic and chunky I thought it would be nice for her. Let me tell you it's better than I thought! It's warm and it covers your ears! I was nervous about how the flap in the back would look but it's so nice! I'm definitely going to make another of these for myself!

Here is an unused skein and what's left of a skein once I was done:


An artsy shot of the cables:


Hat off a person:

the colors are pretty accurate here

Hat in the front:


Hat to the side:


Hat in the back: