Stages of Grief?

Queued for over a year...the humping reindeer takes shape...today. Coincidence? Or perhaps moving through the stages of grief and loss. 

Pattern http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fornicating-deer-chart Beware the chart does not show blank squares on the decreases.
Used some Remants of Red Galway and Cascade 220 Gray
Size 7 needles and zipped through this hat. I love, love the two color braided cast on and the latvian braid. Very easy. I used Youtube as a teacher again.

Love that I actually have an adult brother who will cherish a humping reindeer hat.