Knitted hat patterns and guides for beginners
30 tutorials published
The cast-on number for any hat comes from head circumference, negative ease and your own gauge. This guide shows the formula, the rounding rules and worked examples in four yarn weights.
A small swatch tells you how many stitches fit in one inch of your knitting, and that number decides whether a hat fits. Here is how to knit, wash, measure and use one.
A size chart for knitted hats from baby to adult large, with typical head circumferences, matching hat circumferences and heights, and a plain explanation of negative ease.
Which needles a hat needs and why: a 16-inch circular for the body, double-pointed needles or magic loop for the crown, and how to choose the size.
Fiber, weight and construction decide how a hat fits, feels and wears. Here is how wool, superwash, acrylic and cotton compare, and which thickness suits which hat.
Every knitted hat is a brim, a body and a crown. This roadmap explains the three stages, the flat and in-the-round routes, and the few skills a first hat needs.
