Nigel's black hat

Well, it's too tight for Nigel so I might keep it for myself, and I'll make another one like it in a larger size for him. I used Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Aran, knit on size 8 needles. The textural stitch is from Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Volume One: Knit & Purl: The Ultimate Stitch Dictionary from the Editors of Vogue Knitting Magazine (Vogue Knitting Stitchionary Series). The hat pattern itself I made up as I went along.