How To Knit A Baby Hat With Circular Needles For Beginners
I made this video for beginners.
How to knit a baby hat with circular needles for beginners. You can knit in the round with circular needles which makes them ideal for sweaters hats and sleeves. Circular needles are generally used by more advanced knitters. Start with straight needles if you are just beginning to knit. To estimate the number of cast on stitches you will need to know the hat circumference you need.
Below youll find 16 free knit hat patterns on circular needles and they offer hat patterns that will fit people of all ages. Super easy knit baby hat newborns to 6 months for beginners knitting for baby 10 duration. Now its time to pick up your circular needles grab some yarn and learn how to. The top of the hat is now shaped by removing stitches over several rounds using the knit two together k2tog decrease.
Very easy to knit so no worries. Use a 16 inch circular needle to knit a 20 inch hat. Many baby hat patterns require size 6 4mm needles. Among the list of knit hat patterns youll find easy knitting patterns simple cable knit hats a traditional ribbed stitch hat cute baby hats easy brioche hats and more.
You can also knit flat on circular needles by working back and forth across the stitches on the central cable which is great for making blankets scarves and shawls. That was a lot of explanation up top. Plus it fits 0 3 months sidenote. The needle size determines how big the loops are in your hat and the wrong needles may lead to the hat being the wrong size.
Determine how big your needles need to be. I am using four double pointed needles in the video. If after making your first easy knit hat you want to make another in a different size you can do so. This is one of my first videos so bare with me materials needed.
Hats for 3 6 and 6 12 month olds are described in parenthesis. Newborn baby hat yeys. Circular knitting needles feature 2 knitting needles that are connected by a cable. Size 8 16inchcircular knitting.
It shows how to knit a hat for a baby thats 0 3 months old. This pattern is currently available in one size. Knitting in the round video tutorial. Change to double pointed needles when you no longer have sufficient stitches to fit around the circular needle.
Knitting for baby 17180 views. Bamboo and wooden needles have more surface drag and grip while steel needles are more smooth and slippery.