knit 2, frog 2

My Holiday SP gave me 2 skeins of Biggie Print in December. I have searching for a pattern (other than a garter st scarf) to use this yarn. I love the texture/color and thought I had found the perfect pattern. I got a copy of Hip Knit Hats from the library and found a top -down hat pattern that called for the exact yarn- even the same color. Sunday night, I started knitting and actually finished it a couple of hours later. I started binding off and realized how big this hat was so a frogged back to the 2nd to the last increase and started from there. Last night, I finished re-knitting the hat and bound off. I ended up with a circle. no shape and almost beanie-like in its length. I re-read the pattern over and over. I did everything right (unless there is an errata). So I frogged it all this time. Now I have a balls of yarn sitting there taunting me as if to say, " We kicked your ass- TWICE!!". I think I may have a new garter st scarf in the next few days.