Are you a button collector? Beanie fan? Both? Then this is the hat for you. It combines the most basic of stranded knitting with a button flap. And best of all? It is an ideal way to use up spare balls of variegated yarn as your accent colours. It is suitable for absolute beginners at colourwork, and simple enough to whip up in just a few hours. The inspiration for the pattern came from my new favourite buttons, Buttons by Benji which are available here: http://buttonsbybenji.blogspot.com/