[pattern] Matt's Uggly Mettal Hatt

Ok, so it looked a lot cooler in my head :/
This hat is knit in a rectangle and sewn up the sides. I used Caron Country Yarn in red and black, and size 11 needles.

PATTERN
Cast on 39 stitches in RED.
Knit in stockinette 40 rows.
Knit two rows in BLACK in garter stitch.
Knit two rows in RED in garter stitch.
Knit 20 rows in BLACK in stockinette.
Knit 4 rows with pattern.
Knit 16 rows in BLACK stockinette.
Cast off.
Fold wrong sides together and sew up sides; add pompoms.

The chart for the \mmmm/ is as follows: