I know I wanted to see it in pink, but it turns out that I loved that green Trinity yarn from the first emli bonnet so much that I had to bring it into this one somehow. Instead of simply using my yarn tail from the top to cinch up the hat, I decided to make a little embellished tie with the green. I had Susan Anderson's Itty-Bitty Hats book out and thought that the little leaf from her pumpkin hat would be cute as the ends on an i-cord.

I think it really adds a lot to the hat. The pink is very sweet, but quiet and subtle. The green brings some contrast and life to the whole thing.

Wee one was certainly full of life this morning. She wanted to play you-put-on-the-hat/I'll-pull-off-the-hat instead of staying still for a pretty picture, so this is the best shot I got of her in her new bonnet. It's a smidge long, but all the better to keep the sun off her face. And the fit around is good. Because the lace pattern wants to cinch up like ribbing, but there's a lot of stretch in the cotton, the hat ends up stretching to fit just right.

The next one might just have to be green again though.