This pattern is available without the anime character [here][1].
**To fit head measuring:** 14” (16”, 18”, 20”) newborn (baby, child, adult)
**Materials:** sport weight yarn- approx. 50 (75, 100, 125) yards (shown in Knit Picks Ambrosia in Fog), plus small amounts of fingering weight yarn in black and white for face, if desired.
**Needles:** size 3US dpns and 16” circular, or whatever size to get gauge and similarly sized crochet hook.
**Gauge:** 6 sts. and 8 rows = 1”
Need help with the cast-on- [see my tutorial][2].
[1]: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/top-down-bonnet
[2]: http://www.helloyarn.com/figure-8-cast-on/