I found a small amount of aran yarn in my stash and wondered what I could make. One of the Ravelers had mentioned that she would like a pattern for a hat and scarf for her daughters build a bear - so here it is.

The hat is knit in rows and made in one piece for the rib, then divided into three pieces for the backs, and front to make a gap for the ears then joined again to shape the top. The hat has a back seam.
Bears ears are a bit tricky to fit a hat around but thankfully the knitting stretches around them ok. I don’t much like the hats that don’t have gaps as they can look a bit too bulky.

Dont worry too much about tension for these items.