Bye Bye Brioche?

I'm pondering whether I should rip out my brioche project. Learning the brioche stitch was one of my 2008 Knitting Goals. The Brioche Hat was a project that I worked on during spring break. The hat is pretty far along, and I'm not sure where I am on the pattern. It was a tricky stitch pattern, and I did make a few, ah, design features not called for in the pattern. I asked my daughter to take a picture of it, before I ripped it out...... and I started thinking that I should re-read the pattern and see where I am... and finish the hat. If I finish it, I can donate it to the Church Bazaar. That will be better than giving up on the brioche hat. Hmmmmm, I'll have to ponder this one.... as I do hate to rip....