I could learn a lot making this! And its cute.

The pattern to make this was on ebay, in a booklet of patterns "from Annie's Attic."

I'm bidding on the book - we'll see where that leads.

PS - I figured out the name of the book. Its called Year-Round Scraps Aplenty. Published by Annie's Attic.

Sock Monkey Hat

The pattern for this great hat is at: http://www.knitty.com/issuesummer06/PATTsockmonkey.html