I did find my gold yarn and so I continued with the autumn colors. Finished this afternoon – the free pattern is found on the Knot’s of Love site.
This one is called Gloria’s Knit Beanie and you can find it at this link but check out the link above for even more free hat patterns.
Now I have to concentrate on the ripple blanket if I’m going to get that one done before we leave but if I manage that, I might get another gold hat cast on to work on during the ride home.