Hat Techniques
How to Make a Pom-Pom for a Hat (and Attach It Securely)
Make a full, round yarn pom-pom with two cardboard rings, then fasten it to a knitted hat so it stands up, stays on and can come off for washing.
Hat Techniques
The skills every hat uses: joining in the round, needles, brims, crown decreases, finishing, and pom-poms.
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Hat Techniques
How to Finish a Knit Hat: Close the Top, Weave In Ends, Block
The three finishing jobs every knitted hat needs, in order: gathering the last stitches at the crown, weaving in the ends so they stay put, and blocking.
Hat Techniques
Crown Decreases: How to Shape the Top of a Knitted Hat
How hat crown decreases work: dividing the stitches into sections, choosing k2tog or ssk, and deciding how often to decrease for a rounded top.
Hat Techniques
Hat Brim Styles: Ribbed, Folded, Rolled and Garter
Four brim styles cover nearly every hand-knitted hat. Here is how ribbed, folded, rolled and garter brims are made, how each one fits and when to choose it.
Hat Techniques
Joining in the Round Without Twisting Your Stitches
How to join cast-on stitches into a ring for a hat, check that the edge is not twisted, and tidy the small gap the join leaves behind.
Hat Techniques
Needles for Knitting Hats: 16-Inch Circulars, DPNs and Magic Loop
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.