Yarn:Fingering/sock yarn, approximately 50 (60, 70, 80) grams/220 (260, 300, 340 yards/200 (240, 280, 320) meters.
Gauge: 28 sts and 36 rows to 4”/10 cm in stockinette stitch, unblocked.
Needles: US 3/3.25 mm or size needed to achieve gauge. This hat is worked in the round. A 16”/40 cm circular needle will be comfortable for all but the child size, which will need to be worked either on a 12”/30 cm circular, double-pointed needles, or a much longer circular needle, if you prefer the Magic Loop method. All sizes will need dpns/Magic Loop as the number of stitches decreases at the crown of the hat.
Skills: The hat is mainly knit and purl stitches, with some simple cables. It is a good introduction to cable knitting. It is worked in the round.
Sizes: Child (teen/adult S, adult M/L, adult XL) with finished circumference of 16 (18.5, 20.5, 23)”/40 (46, 51, 57) cm