Started on a hat for a friend's birthday. This is a multi-purpose task, as it'll make a nice gift, as well as good practice of a couple concepts. I tend to be a tight, close-to-the-tip knitter, so I'm trying to be a looser, more relaxed knitter. Also, I don't have much experience in combining colours that aren't strictly stripes, so I'm learning sand stitch. I like it so far!