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The Carhartt cuffed beanie is the hat you see on every head from job sites to college campuses, and it costs twenty dollars. It is an acrylic rib knit with a fold-over cuff and the leather-look Carhartt patch, warm enough for a real winter, and it stretches to fit anyone. The classic brown is the one; the other colors are for people who already have the brown.
It is the stocking stuffer for a son, brother or boyfriend, the thank-you for a neighbor who plows the drive, and the Christmas gift for a dad who would never buy a brand-name hat for himself. It is also the safest gift on this site for a man whose taste you do not know.
One size, machine washable, and it holds its shape for years. Buy two; one will be borrowed.
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