Names for winter head covering!!

[Dome of Steele]

Everyone seems to call it something different.  My mom called it a toboggan, I called it a beanie or just a winter cap. 

I am curious as to whether it's regional, generational or just something different people simply have different names for. 

What do you call it, and why?

[The Noggin]

I call it a Strickmütze (knitted cap) because it is one.

[sq]

Canadian term is toque - I shouldn't speak for my eastern countrymen, maybe they have a different term

Beannie has become very common in the last few years

[hawkeye]

I always called it a Cap.  Hat or Knit Hat.  I'm from Eastern PA, and moved to Central PA.  They have a lot of Pennsylvania Dutch influence and they have different names for things and ways of talking.  It's really interesting to me how diverse language can be. 

Rich

[Paul]

Heard it called a stocking cap, watch cap, and  just plain old knit cap here in Northern Illinois

[Mikekoz13]

Beanie and skully or skull cap here in south central Pa..

[TheSlyBear]

Watch cap

[hammerdrill376]

I've always heard it called a tobaggan here in the south...right now I call it....ANYTHING to keep my frigging head warm!!!! Man..and I thought I lived in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina!

[jrppsuobx]

So its a little chilly in the south!!!

[D.A.L.U.I.]

So its a little chilly in the south!!!

Thanks for reminding us, it's going to be colder than it has for more than 10-15 years.  Global warming--

[warhawk]

we call it..."beanie" here in beautiful pensacola.  i wore my beanie  early this morning when it was 29 degrees F.

WARHAWK

[mangosink12572]

just a  KNITTED HAT or I wear my  BASEBALL CAP sometimes - - - -I hate to wear a hat because I love to show off my shiny dome  - - - - - - I am north of NYC 100 miles

[D.A.L.U.I.]

we call it..."beanie" here in beautiful pensacola.  i wore my beanie  early this morning when it was 29 degrees F.

WARHAWK

You're  colder than we got and you're on the water.  Hope you didn't get any frozen pipes.  They're saying it could be 18 in the City this weekend.  That could take a toll on the citrus in the yard and the landscaping generally.  This is the coldest weather we've had in something like 15 years!  I dread my utility bill--the heat is running constantly, almost like a/c in the summer.

[wpruitt]

So its a little chilly in the south!!!

Global Warming my _______.  Isn't there a Nobel Prize that should be revoked ?!?!

[Mike]

Well there are different terms for different styles. The old fashioned ones like grandma made are stocking caps or knit caps. The normal ones are beanies. Then skullys are 2 different things depending on who you talk to, one is the beanie with no brim and the other is a spandex style that is super warm.