Beechfield Unisex Winter Chunky Ribbed Beanie Hat

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Join the stitches for knitting in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches and placing a marker at the beginning. For the four decreasing rounds, you need to pay close attention, so pause the Netflix. And I recommend you do all four rounds without any interruptions if you can.

If you’re already knitting on DPNs or using magic loop, no needle switching is required. Here’s what it looks like if you switch to the Magic Loop method for the final decreases. You’ll notice I’ve got only two markers in the work now. This is because markers will just get lost if you leave them where the cord is pulled out or where the needles are. Instead of using a marker, I just know that those two spots act as markers. Here I’ve got my stitches on DPNs for the last decreases. You’ll notice I’ve got fewer markers here. Since markers just fall off the ends of DPNs, I’ve distributed my stitches with half on the first needle (with a marker in the middle) and 1/4 of the stitches on the other two needles. I treat the ends of the needles as markers as well, knowing I’l need to decrease there, too. Close the top of the hat On decrease rounds, you’ll need to work an ssk decrease on one side of each marker and a k2tog decrease on the other side. In between, you’ll continue in pattern, which means that you’ll keep the columns of knits and purls going – always knitting the knits and purling the purls. Here is a close up after I’ve worked one decrease round. The second stitch on the left hand needle is my SSK. Once you’ve worked a few decrease rounds, you can start to see the decrease lines appear on either side of the markers. Change to DPNs (or Magic Loop) when you must! ribbing is just a little bit different. In this pattern, I think 3×1 is pretty cool because when you work a folded brim, you’ll get a different effect on the brim than you do on the body of the hat. Cool, eh? Bodhi is wearing a 3×1 ribbed hat in The Farmer’s Daughter Fibers Pishkun in Bison Princess. While 1×1 and 2×2 rib are reversible, 3×1 looks different on the ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ sides of the work. Single brim or folded brim? Hint: the right answer is ALWAYS folded brim!

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Secondly, in our experience, head sizes are both wildly different (8 year old to 8 year old, for example), but at the same time surprisingly similar (my 4 and 5 year olds could always happily wear my adult size S hats!). Betsy Anne Winter warmer Love the hat and scarf bought them for the cold weather ideal,good value for money ,and the quality is good Important: Make sure your cast-on isn’t toooo tight. It has to stretch over a head, right? Cast on and ready to rib! After a few rounds, you can start to see your ribbing form! Just keep ribbing, ribbing, ribbing If this is your first time knitting in the round, we suggest casting on with a 16″ circular needle and then using either DPNs or a long circular needle for Magic Loop at the top of the hat. Lightdays Very warm This hat is very warm, the fabric is soft and the fit is good, it's snug enough to stay on and in place without being uncomfortably tight. I think it looks better on than it does in the pictures and it's a higher quality product than I was expecting based on the images.

There are a couple more techniques you’ll need before you can call this lovely hat DONE. At the crown, the pattern uses a double decrease; in the 2×2 rib hat you’ll work a sl2-k1-p2ssoand in the 1×1 or 3×1 ribs you’ll work a sl1-k2tog-psso is a double decrease method that is called for in the final decrease rounds. In the 2×2 ribbed version, you’ll also have to p2tog before the end.

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It pretty much GUARANTEES that the hat will fit the recipient. Folding it up an inch more or less isn’t a big deal, so you’ve got more wiggle room with sizing. Top it with a Faux Fur Pom Pom: Sometimes a luxe detail can make all the difference in adding a pro finish to your crochet projects. Cast on 120(132) stitches. This pattern is worked over a multiple of 4 stitches. If you want to adjust the size up or down, four stitches equal slightly more than half an inch in the pattern.