HELP!!!

This is a plea to anyone who might have finished the Brioche Hat that appears in Melanie Falick's Weekend Knitting? I am to the crown and am stuck. I have sent a barrage of emails out to everyone I can think of to ask for help, including Ms. Falick, herself. I LOVE the way this hat looks and really am dying to finish it.

Why is it that I can start and put on hold so many projects but this one I can't stop thinking about??? I guess I don't want it to get the better of me. That's what's so frustrating! I've done loads of projects that are harder or more involved but I can't seem to get through this one!!

HELP!!!