Basic Hats

The new knitting looms are also a great size to create baby hats! My son created these hats, he came up with the design himself too! The itty bitty one on the right was created on the new knitting loom in the kit, the 32 peg one. This little hat is a good preemie size hat. The hat on the left was created on the Sock Loom 2 and it is big enough to fit a 1-2 year old toddler. Both of these were created using the ewrap stitch.

The patterns are below, enjoy!

Preemie Striped Hat
(The circumference of this hat is approx 9 inches)

Loom: 32 peg loom from the Loom Knitting Basics Kit

Yarn: Approx 100 yards of worsted weight yarn. Lion Brand Cotton-Ease Terracota and Seaspray was used in sample.

Notions: knitting tool and tapestry needle.

Level: Beginner

Pattern Note: Brim uses the Knit stitch and purl stitch, body uses the ewrap stitch/twisted knit stitch.

Abbreviations

k=knit stitch

p=purl stitch

SS=Single stitch (Each peg has 2 loops around, lift the bottom loop off the peg.)

MC=Seaspray

CC=Terracota

Rnd(s)=Rounds

sts=stitches

INSTRUCTIONS

Using MC, cast on 32 sts, join to work in the round.

Rnd 1-6: *k2, p2; rep from * to end of rnd.

Rnd 7-10: SS. Cut MC, join CC.

Rnd 11-14: SS. Cut CC, join MC.

Rnd 15-18: SS. Cut MC, join CC.

Repeat last 8 Rnds 2 more times. On last Rnd, cut MC leaving a 12 inch yarn tail. (Do not join CC).

Bind off: Use the yarn tail to do a gather bind off method.

Weave ends in. Block lightly.

Toddler Striped Hat

Loom: Sock Loom 2 (Using 52 pegs).

Yarn: Approx 150 yards of worsted weight yarn. Lion Brand Cotton-Ease Terracota and Seaspray was used in sample.

Notions: knitting tool and tapestry needle.

Level: Beginner

Pattern Note: Brim uses the Knit stitch and purl stitch, body uses the ewrap stitch/twisted knit stitch.

Abbreviations

k=knit stitch

p=purl stitch

SS=Single stitch (Each peg has 2 loops around, lift the bottom loop off the peg.)

MC=Seaspray

CC=Terracota

Rnd(s)=rounds

sts=stitches

INSTRUCTIONS

Set knitting loom to 52 pegs.

Using MC, cast on 52 sts, join to work in the round.

Round 1-12: *k2, p2; rep from * to end of rnd.

Rnd 13-16: SS. Cut MC, join CC.

Rnd 17-20: SS. Cut CC, join MC.

Rnd 21-24: SS. Cut MC, join CC.

Repeat last 8 Rnds 3 more times. On last Rnd, cut MC leaving a 12 inch yarn tail. (Do not join CC).

Bind off: Use the yarn tail to do a gather bind off method.

Weave ends in. Block lightly.

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