The hat is finished, the cable does not really pop on this hat, next time I will outline it with knitting instead of the purl that I stayed with this time. It was a first attempt, now I know what it will take it get it to stand out more. Still the hat, with the twists on the front is kind of cute. I added a long pompom to the top and smaller pompom, "earings," at the sides. It is shown here with the two fingerfree mitts.