Okay, don't look for my 2nd because you won't find it here. I have enjoyed making these so much I blew right past number 2 right into my third one, which was finally the one I made for myself!

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The good thing about waiting to do my own was that by the third time, I had it figured out pretty well and made a lot fewer mistakes. Making the cockade was quite challenging. Pinning everything down and trying to get it all symmetrical was about all I could handle. One thing I have noticed is that the top almost always turns out a bit larger than I would care for. Maybe it has to do with how I form it to my head, but we have started making the head band in the size then the top a size down from the one on the pattern (medium head band with a small top).

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I have enjoyed knitting so much! I have started making a pair of garter ties which I DO NOT recommend to anyone for a first project because it is so utterly boring!