I made this hat to try out using faux yarn. Faux yarn and 100% acrylic turned out to be very nice traditional-looking combination with FPDC and BPDC alternating.

The top is a small piece crocheted from faux yarn as alternative to the usual pom-pom.

Note: I classified this as an intermediate pattern because working with faux fur yarn require few experience in crocheting, mainly because the stitches are not very visible. However I only use sc and chain for the faux-fur yarn.