This was knit in 3 hours! Wild Purls recently recieved in a new bulky Noro yarn called Bonbori. Of course, our knitters are always wanting to know how yarns knit up so I made this up as a shop sample. Noro Bonbori is a bulky yarn (although the label implies aran but even the Noro website declares it a bulky) - beautiful colors, just as you would expect from Noro, not as soft as the silk garden yarns but then again, there is no silk in it. It knit up great, no splitting, and it became softer after I blocked it.

I modified my Perfectly Easie Beanie pattern using the bulky gauge, did some increases in the first Stockinette row, knit a few inches higher than a normal beanie, and then started my decreases. The extra height and width makes room for the gathered area in the back. Not wasting a bit of yarn, I made an I-cord with the leftovers (about 16 - 18” long) and fed it through 4 folds in the back of the top of the hat (if that makes any sense!) I did do a bit of blocking. I shaped and pinned it first, stretching it out at the top of the head to gain more slouch so the gathered folds would have more to work with. I kind of like it!