Is there any other way to show your Shakespeare-loving friends that you cherish them than a warm hat with reference to these lines from “Hamlet” hidden within the traditional fair isle pattern? Using bulky yarn, Tried and True knits up quickly for last minute gifts.

Yarn requirements:

• Color A: 100 yards (92m) bulky yarn
• Color B: 40 yards (37m) bulky yarn

Why is there a skull on the hat? Alas, poor Yorick! It’s a subtle reference to Hamlet.