I love making and wearing hats, but many times when I actually need to wear one (which isn't too often since I live in Southern California) my hair is in a bun or a ponytail on top of my head, and if I don't take it down the hat won't cover my ears.  If I do take my hair down, I end up with pony tail bumps and hat head when the hat is off! I've often wondered how I would ever solve this problem.  Along came an idea for a slouchy hat (thanks Whitney!), but I wanted mine to have a more room to hide my bun or ponytail so I increased the needle size and the amount of stitches after the extra long brim.  This gave the top of the hat a mushroom shape and still only took one skein of the Sheep Shop Three yarn!  

If you'd like to make your ponytail or bun friendly hat, please visit my Mushroom Hat Project Journal.  --Jen