beanie
noun {C}
1 a small hat which fits closely to the head:
- a beanie hat/cap

2 AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH FOR
bobble hat


bobble hat UK
noun {C} (AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH beanie)
a woollen hat with a small round woollen ball on top

I didn't even know bobble hats were real! I mean the hat I wear every winter is a beanie, it keeps my head warm, which makes me a very happy little girl. You learn something new everyday. My beanie is special though. It is like the equivalent of a Magical disguise. If I put it on my head people suddenly ask me if I’m Japanese, if I leave it off they ask which part of China I’m from. It is one of those things that I’m unsure how to react too, so, after FIVE people, at FIVE difference places asked me whether I was Japanese (and I was out for less than an hour) I have decided bemusement and airhead-smile seem to do the trick. Kind of.

Excuse the blather, the medication I’m on is causing some awesome effects. It always irritates me how fast and hard my immune system tends to crash in the face of cold weather.