A friend of mine had posted a kind of "wish list" in pictures on her blog. One of the pictures was of a little baby wearing a crochet bear hat. After some trial and error, I figured it out. I added color to the insides of the ears and crochet a lining for extra warmth, both the add-ins are done in mohair, the general hat is worsted weight.

And this is my prototype...

And this is my prototype...