Ugly Christmas Sweater Hat

Hi everyone! SnarkyB has been MIA for a bit, but I'm back in the saddle now and ready to get back in the design groove. To be honest, I've had a horrible case of both writer's and designer's block. Everything I tried to do felt like I was running in knee deep water. Finally, I just gave in and put the hooks down for a bit. I told myself I would take a week off, but at the end of the week I still had no clue what I wanted to hook. My creative tank was EMPTY!! I even looked at page after page of Ravelry hoping something would inspire me. Nothing. I thought my career as a professional hooker and designer was over. Then, as it often does, inspiration hit me! I was walking around Hobby Lobby (with nothing in my basket...that's how you know I hit rock bottom!), and there was a center of the aisle display of Christmas craft items. There were things like red and green pom poms, stickers, stained glass kits for kids etc. and these adorable little reindeer buttons. I just loved them and bought 4 packs (hello 50% off). I brought them home and just stared at them for a while and I thought how cute they would be on an ugly Christmas sweater. As run down creatively as I was, I knew I would never crochet an entire sweater so I decided to do a hat instead. When I got the hat done I felt like the dam burst and my creativity was BACK!!!!! I have so many ideas right now, I can't wait to get back on the proverbial horse! There is no pattern as the hat is a basic half double crochet beanie with a fpdc/bpdc band and buttons. I improvised the tree. If you would like to purchase the finished product, send me a message or contact me through my retail channel  Bella Carolina Boutique.