How to Make a Hat with a Knitting Loom
Make a slip knot., Wrap the yarn around the peg to the left of the first peg, starting at the back, around the front, and to the back again. , Continue wrapping each peg to the left, just as in the previous step. , Push all the loops down to the...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Make a slip knot.
Tie the knot around the third to the last peg of the loom. -
Step 2: Wrap the yarn around the peg to the left of the first peg
,,, When you're done, you will have 2 loops on each peg. , Do this to all of the pegs.
As you pull the yarn up and over, slide the loop that remains back down to the base of the peg. , Each time, you make a row of knitting for the hat.
The knitting will hang down the middle of the loom.
The bottom row is your first row of knitting. , This step is optional, but it gives the hat a nice finished look.
The brim will be half as long as your knitting to this point and will be a double thickness of knitting.
Reach through the middle and bring the very first row of knitting up and onto the pegs, essentially "folding" a brim.
There will be two strands between stitches.
These are the two strands you want to place on the peg.
Repeat for all the stitches.
Use the hook to pull the bottom loop up over the top two strands.
Repeat for all pegs.
After forming the brim, continue knitting the rest of the hat as above.
The first row after the brim bring both strands up and over the new loop for every peg. ,,,, Repeat for the remaining pegs. , Push the needle through the top center.
Turn hat inside out.
On the inside top of the hat, make a few stitches, then secure the loose end with a knot.
Then cut the tail. , -
Step 3: starting at the back
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Step 4: around the front
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Step 5: and to the back again.
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Step 6: Continue wrapping each peg to the left
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Step 7: just as in the previous step.
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Step 8: Push all the loops down to the base of the loom
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Step 9: so they sit at the bottom of the pegs.
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Step 10: Wrap each peg again
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Step 11: starting with the first peg
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Step 12: then moving left.
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Step 13: Take the hook and pull the bottom loop over the top and off of the peg.
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Step 14: Continue making loops and pulling the existing ones over the new loops (repeating the previous two steps).
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Step 15: When the knitting is at least 3" (7.5 cm) long
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Step 16: make the brim of the hat.
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Step 17: When the knitting is long enough for a hat (about 8" or 20cm for an adult hat
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Step 18: 6-7" or 15-18cm for a child hat) cut the yarn
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Step 19: leaving about 2 feet (60cm) of yarn to work with.
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Step 20: Thread the yarn tail through a blunt needle.
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Step 21: Take the loop off the first peg and thread the yarn through it.
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Step 22: Move to the left.
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Step 23: Pull the yarn tight.
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Step 24: Sew a pom pom to the top.
Detailed Guide
Tie the knot around the third to the last peg of the loom.
,,, When you're done, you will have 2 loops on each peg. , Do this to all of the pegs.
As you pull the yarn up and over, slide the loop that remains back down to the base of the peg. , Each time, you make a row of knitting for the hat.
The knitting will hang down the middle of the loom.
The bottom row is your first row of knitting. , This step is optional, but it gives the hat a nice finished look.
The brim will be half as long as your knitting to this point and will be a double thickness of knitting.
Reach through the middle and bring the very first row of knitting up and onto the pegs, essentially "folding" a brim.
There will be two strands between stitches.
These are the two strands you want to place on the peg.
Repeat for all the stitches.
Use the hook to pull the bottom loop up over the top two strands.
Repeat for all pegs.
After forming the brim, continue knitting the rest of the hat as above.
The first row after the brim bring both strands up and over the new loop for every peg. ,,,, Repeat for the remaining pegs. , Push the needle through the top center.
Turn hat inside out.
On the inside top of the hat, make a few stitches, then secure the loose end with a knot.
Then cut the tail. ,
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