How To Make A Hat With Circular Needles

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How to make a hat with circular needles. K14 k2tog repeat 4 times k13 k2tog repeat 4 times k12 k2tog repeat 4 times Bewertungen. An article I wrote in July 2014 prompted a reader to ask about decreasing using circular needles. You basically just have to decrease your stitches properly and sew together the seams when you are done.

Nicole Vieu wrote I would love a tutorial on using double pointed needles or magic loop for making a hat. Cut the yarn leaving a 10-inch tail. The hat is worked bottom-up in the round on small circumference circular needles at first and then decreases at the top are worked on double-pointed needles.

If youre knitting a hat you are pretty much going to be fine using a 16 or 40cm circular needle to work the brim unless you knit a tiny size in which case you may need something even smaller -- again look at the finished project circumference but will likely need to switch to a smaller length or use dpns as you work through the crown decreases. This will prevent the stitches from twisting. Cast on that number of stitches onto your circular needles and distribute the stitches.

We will now start the decreases to form the hat shape. I can knit in the round but I have been hesitant to make a hat in the round because of the decrease I usually make them flat and stitch them together Nicole inspired me to write this. Arranging Stitches on the Needles As when working in the round on double-pointed needles you need to distribute the stitches onto the two circular needles.

As the circular needle knitting head size grows larger you will also create faster knits. If you dont want to buy needles or feel intimidated by using circular needles or DPNs you can still create a great beanie with straight needles. Begin by casting on 38 stitches onto your circular needles using the thumb or long-tail cast-on method.

Switch to 8mm circular needles and the grey color yarn 2 threads of yarn. Watch a cast on tutorial here. However you can choose to knit the hat with a longer circular needle using the magic loop technique throughout.