Tutorial: How to Knit a Hat

Pattern for the hat is free and can be found on my website at http://knittedoaks.blogspot.com

If this is your first time knitting a hat, please refer to the following videos:
How to Cast On: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWqa3z-KwRM
How to Join in the Round: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Caqvi2xEzOU
How to knit on DPNs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Id4X6jUhg0
How to close a hat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge0UsLNMLZM
How to weave in the ends: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIsdKW_vyzY

Enjoy!

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[Stopwar1234]

Where do you get your supplys?

[CraftDknits]

@Stopwar1234 I get most of my yarn from Michaels these days. Needles I get them from either JoAnn DOT com or local yarn shops.

Dana

[Saitoko7]

Oh shoot, never mind! I just saw the video where you closed the beret!  I didn't realize the link was in the description! Sorry about that dumb question! :)

[CraftDknits]

@Saitoko7 Not a problem. Thanks so much for watching!

Dana

[Saitoko7]

This is an excellent tut! :) I'm a super newbie, and just about to try to start knitting my first little infant hat, BUT - the only question I have is how do you close the top of the hat??? That's the only thing I don't get how to do! :( Is there anywhere where you show how you close the top of the hat? Thanks again so much for creating this video and showing us how to do it! :)

[CraftDknits]

@211yellowgirl you can do so the same way you would if you were casting on straights. Leave a long enough tail on your previous ball of yarn (to be weaved in at the end of your project) and leave about the same on your new ball as well and just start carrying your new yarn instead of the old one. This is demonstrated in my how to change the color of yarn tutorial.

Check it out and let me know if it is helpful. If not, I can do a tutorial for you. Videos resume in March.

Dana

[CraftDknits]

@savvybanana27 Welcome to the world of knitting. I'm grateful that you found this tutorial to be relaxing. I find knitting to be just that. Trust me, once you start, you'll continue on forever. :-)

Dana

[211yellowgirl]

@CraftDknits help me! how could i join a new ball of yarn into the round?

[savvybanana27]

I'm just now getting started knitting but this video was so relaxing to watch! I hope knitting will be something I enjoy for many years : )