Friday, January 31, 2014

Flat Top Hat Pattern

The flat top hat is flat at the top because it's finished with a horizontal seam, rather than gathered. This pattern is knitted with 2 yarns as if they are one. You can use fun fur for one of the yarns if you wish. For a small woman's hat the green round loom is used. If you like a larger hat, use the purple hat loom, or the extra large yellow loom.







  1. Knit 20 rows. 
  2. Make a brim by pulling the first row up through the center of the loom. Put the loops back on the pegs. Knit.
    (Now you have a double thickness brim.)
  3. Knit 20 more rows.
  4. Crochet cast off.
  5. Turn the hat inside out. Whip stitch the top closed as a flat seam, or crochet it closed as a flat seam, whichever you prefer.
  6. Tie off the yarn. 
  7. Turn the hat right side out.


Easy Peasy Rolled Brim Hat for Kids



Knifty Knitter Hat
This pattern is for young kids or babies. The red round loom is used. If you want a slightly larger hat for an older kid, try the green loom.
 

You will need:
  • Green Round Knifty Knitter Loom
  • Wool-Ease Thick and Quick Yarn (or scrap yarn)




  1. Knit 30 rows
  2. Cut the working yarn 12 inches long.
  3. Using the working yarn and a yarn needle, sew through each loop as you remove it from the loom.
  4. Pull it tight to close the hat and tie a square knot.
  5. The brim of the hat will naturally roll up.


Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas Stocking Pattern for the Knifty Knitter Red Round Loom


Knifty Knitter Christmas Stocking
This pattern makes a large Christmas stocking to hold plenty of toys from Santa.

What you will need:
    Knifty Knitter Christmas Stocking
  1. Using 2 strands of red yarn as if they are one, ewrap all pegs on the red loom twice.
  2. Knit a row.
  3. Ewrap one more row and knit. Continue until the knit reaches 6.5 inches.
  4. Pull the first row of knit up through the inside of the loom and place it on the pegs. Knit. (This creates a cuff on the top of the stocking.
  5. Change the yarn color to 2 strands of green. Knit 29 rows, or approximately 8 inches.
  6. The next few steps will create the heel of the stocking. Change the yarn color back to 2 strands of red. Wrap to the 15th peg. Knit. Wrap back to peg 1. Knit.
  7. Remove the loops from peg 1 and 2. Pull 2 through 1. Place the loop back on peg 2.
    Remove the loops from peg 14 and 15. Pull 15 through 14. Place the loop back on peg 14.
  8. Ewrap the heel pegs and knit.
  9. Continue to decrease the width of the knit by pulling the loops at the edge of the knit through the previous loop before knitting. (Loop 2 through 3, and loop 13 through 14.) When you've done this 3 times, you will have 3 empty pegs on each side.
  10. With the remaining 9 pegs, knit four rows.
  11. Now, you'll begin to add stitches, or increase stitch. Each time you knit to the end of a row, add a stitch to an empty peg. When you've done this six times, all the empty pegs will be filled. 
  12. Using the green yarn, knit 27 more full rounds. 
  13. Change to the red yarn and knit 10 rows. This is the toe of the stocking.
  14. Run the working yarn through all the loops on the loom to remove them one by one. Pull the working yarn tight to cinch closed the toe of the stocking. Tie off the yarn.
  15. Turn the stocking inside out and use the remaining yarn to stitch the two sides of the heel closed.

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