Gauge: 5.5 sts = 1 inch. Note: You can vary hat size with gauge and yarn choice
Size #7 US needles (or size needed to obtain gauge)
Main Color: Infant - 80 yds, Child – 95 yds, Youth - 130 yds, Adult Small – 155 yds, Adult Large - 170 yds
Contrasting Color: Infant: 20 yds, Child 25 yds, Youth 35 yds, Adult Small 45 yds, Adult Large 50 yds
Size (Circumference): Infant 13”, Child 15”,
Youth 17 ½”, Adult Small 20”, Adult Large 22”

The Tomten Hat is an easy to knit, comfortable to wear, hat with a bit of whimsy. Knit at 4 1/2 stitches per inch in Brown Sheep Lamb’s Pride Worsted Weight yarn, it is a manageable and economical weekend project. The sizes range from infant to adult.

Tomten
By Viktor Rydberg, 1881
Deep in the grip of the midwinter cold
The stars glitter and sparkle.
All are asleep on this lonely farm, Deep in the winter night.
The pale white moon is a wanderer, snow gleams white on pine and fir, snow gleams white on the roofs.
Only tomten is awake…