In the Swamp?

My high school mascot was The Gators.  So when I came across this crocheted gator scarf, I knew I had to make it.

New to crochet at the time, I made a shortened "trial" scarf.  It was far from perfect but acceptable enough.  And then I thought "What in the heck am I going to do with this now?  It's not good for anything."  Inspiration struck, and I sewed it on a hat!  It looked a little dead, so I added shank buttons for eyes.

Here's my oldest again in his gator hat.

It's silly, so it's perfect for a 5 year old!