Happy!!!! You liked the pattern <3 I am a big fan of top down patterns in crochet and knitting, perhaps because I am so lazy (no less sewing afterwards) and it is easier for me to determine the right fit. And my haircut is - ahem - also lazyness. My hair is a little bit curly so I have a step cut with very short fringes, which I cut myself (when longer the fringes curl strangely) . With this haircut I have to do nothing besides washing or making a bun. Perhaps you could blackmail or torture your hairdresser into compliance? Or you try out your luck with siccors at home 😆😆😆