There are supposed to be 3D clowns on the ears. I made all the pieces and assembled one clown and it was hideous. I don’t assemble things very well but the main trouble was that I didn’t have all the required colors and kept substituting. Like I was using baby yellow and pink instead of bright yellow and red. I wasn’t going to buy six skeins of yarn to make clowns. The whole purpose of making small things like hats and scarves is to use up yarn, not go out and buy more. Turns out clowns look stupid in pastels.

I like the hat (headbad, ear-warmer, whatever you call it). It was my first time crocheting with beads. I didn’t want to spoil it with demented clowns, so I tossed them and the hat is going standalone. These beads have a beautiful irridescent shimmer and without silly clowns on the ears it makes a bright, sophisticated headpiece for an older girl.