This day, we worked on a cowl that teaches the only two stitches you need to know for knitting: knit and purl stitches. “This is what we do with our beginning knitters,” Barrett explains.

This helps create tighter purl stitches that match the size of your knit stitches. Experiment with Different Purl Methods: ...

Purl 15 rounds. Knit until hat measures about 15 cm from cast on edge. (You may need to adjust this to match the distance from just above your eyebrows to the top of your crown.) ...