Practice your Twigg stitch skills to make an old favorite. This is a great first project as you will have the same side facing you the whole time. There are free videos on technique and lots of knitting tips on vickitwigg.com.

There is no specific gauge given in the pattern, just choose your favorite yarn, find your gauge and knit the size you want.

You can easily extend it to make a turned up cuff, change the design on it or just do stripes, and the decrease at the top is very easy.