Hat: cute or dorky?

Here's the hat I made from this knitty pattern. I think the hat's pretty cute, and most (polite) people confirm this. I felt like I got some strange looks while wearing it, but that was mostly in the midwest. And one person told me "it's not that bad."

I don't know what the yarn was that I used. It was something from mom's huge yarn stash. It's soft, and I think the color is great.