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Natale means Christmas in Italian and these colors just remind me of Christmas, with the cozy and happy atmosphere.

This hat is sized for the whole family: from newborns to adults. It is worked at a super bulky gauge; you can easily make one in a couple of hours or less. If you don’t have super bulky yarn in your stash, you can also use 2 strands of worsted weight yarn or 4 strands of fingering weight yarn.

Measurements are given in both centimeters and inches.

Materials

Yarn

Super bulky weight

Shown here: Laines du Nord Firenze (75% wool, 20% baby alpaca, 5% nylon; 115 m / 126 yds, 50 g / 1.76 oz skein; Colors #304 (MC), #3 (CC): 1 skein each for all sizes)

Needles

9 mm / US 13 circular needle of length 40 cm / 16 inches; adjust needle size if necessary to obtain gauge.

9 mm / US 13 needles in your preferred style for small circumference knitting in the round, for crown shaping.

Notions

Optional Pompom maker; tapestry needle

Gauge

11.5 sts and 19 rounds = 10 cm / 4 inches in Stockinette stitch worked in the round, blocked.

Sizes

Newborn (3-12mo, 12-24mo, 3-5yr, 6-12yr, adult)

Shown in size 3-5yr, modeled on a 4-year-old.

Finished Measurements

Circumference: 31.5 (38.5, 38.5, 41.5, 45, 48.5) cm / 12.25 (15, 15, 16.5, 17.75, 19.25) inches

Brim to center of crown: 17.5 (19.5, 21.5, 23.5, 26, 27) cm / 7 (7.75, 8.5, 9.25, 10.25, 10.75) inches

Required Skills

Decreases, knitting in the round, long-tail cast-on