I need some 8mm dpns so I can make more of these:

One of the OOK (One-Of-a-Kind) hats by Joan Vass from the 1980's knitting book "Exclusively Yours". (I think it's 1980's. You can still get it in many 2nd hand bookshops, ebay or op shops).

These hats are knit with 2 strands of 12 ply yarn (or 3 strands of 8 ply) on 8mm needles and take about 2 hours from start to finish. They're also great fun, they eat up stash like no-one's business and there are 2 other styles in the book that are thoroughly wearable.

For my hat I used 1 strand of glitter pom pom yarn, one strand of black and white thick and thin acrylic, and one strand of black cotton with white eyelash thread and rainbow coloured slubs.

Never let it be said that I'm subtle.

BTW: I don't have any 8mm dpns so I knit the decrease section at the top of the hat on 2 straights and a circular. I don't recommend it but it gets the job done if all you have in your required needle size is one 40cm circ and a pair of straights. :-P