I'm a newbie too, but I looked up the project in Ravelry (here), and it looks like people have successfully used all sorts of merino worsted weight yarn for the project. I'd get a second skein though just to be on the safe side, and if there's enough left over, you can make a matching hat.
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Date: 2009-10-12 11:35 pm (UTC)