This is an intermediate level hat as it uses crochet colorwork to achieve the look. It is a good project for those who are trying out colorwork for the first time as it only uses it in one round and it is a simple repeating pattern.

A reasonably quick pattern to make. It is a great gift.
The hat comes in several sizes, small enough for a toddler and large enough for an adult man.It comes with links to video tutorials describing some of the techniques.

I used Moda Vera Gardenia for my sample but the hat has been made successfully in other yarns by my testers. Gardenia is a bamboo yarn and is very soft, using different yarns gives a different but equally beautiful look.

Black Ice has been tested by the wonderful testers in the Happy Hookers Hangout.

This pattern has been tech edited by the wonderful (and patient) boricuacrochet who can be found here on Ravelry if you are in need of a tech editor.

I am always available via PM or email for comments and questions.