Time To Put On Your Thinking Cap!

Penelope Valsamis knitted this kooky cap for her husband Stamatis, a fan of the old Disney comic book character Gyro Gearloose, and has made the pattern available, via Etsy, for any seeking to recreate her design.

A PDF of the pattern will set you back $5.50 (approximately £3.50), which Penelope says includes easy-to-follow,  illustrated instructions to produce caps in sizes ranging from babies to adults.

Gyro, who also appeared in the DuckTales cartoon, was the most famous inventor in Duckburg (home of Donald, Scrooge McDuck etc) - even though his inventions didn't  always work the way he wanted them to!

A key part of his inventing process was his "thinking cap" (the inspiration for the knitting pattern), a hat shaped like a house roof, chimney and nest - with three black birds living in it.

Wearing this cap helped Gyro figure out particularly difficult problems... but it only worked if the birds were currently nesting in it.