This pattern is so versatile, in that you can either follow it step by step to create a hat just like the one shown, or let your imagination run wild, changing up colors and the embellishment to suit your own tastes, or even a different holiday. If your gauge is a bit different, no worries, the pattern includes instructions on how to compensate for this! And finally, this pattern allows you to make hats from size newborn up to toddler.