The range of headwear such as a knitted hat is quite diverse. They are connected by the need to form the crown and the subsequent closing of the loops in the work. And the main tools in this process are a gypsy needle and a crochet hook. Usually, needlewomen choose the tool that is most convenient for themselves, because it is possible to create an invisible seam with each of them.
How to properly close (reduce) the loops on a hat, depending on the model
There are two fundamentally different ways to knit these items of clothing:
- On circular knitting needles (the product is seamless).
- On straight knitting needles (it is necessary to sew a seam along the height).
Also, the model of the headdress may imply the need to decrease the loops towards the crown, knitting the fabric using the method of shortened rows, as well as the direction of knitting from top to bottom and bottom to top.
Let's take a closer look at the most popular models and the completion features for each of them.
Easy way
The simplest way can rightly be called the option using a needle and thread.This method is especially relevant for completing work on items knitted in one piece, without decreasing or with minimal decreasing loops towards the crown. The main advantages of such hats are the ease of knitting, the ability to knit on straight knitting needles with subsequent stitching of the fabric in height, as well as a sufficient variety of patterns used.
In order to finish such a thing, you just need to thread a large “gypsy” type thread, which is used to knit a hat, and thread it through the last open loops on the knitting needle. The needle is then pulled out of the knitting and the top is tightened with thread. Its ends are brought out to the wrong side and tied with a knot. The hat can be left as is, or you can attach a pompom to the junction of the loops.
Advice! If instead of yarn you use spandex thread of a suitable shade, you can make a well-stretched hole into which you can thread hair tied in a ponytail.
Wedges
If you knit a hat on straight or circular knitting needles from the bottom up and decrease at equal intervals in the same places, at the end of knitting you will have a very small number of loops left, which can be quite easily connected using a hook or the same needle with thread.
Advice! Pull the yarn through the last stitches twice. This will minimize the size of the “hole” formed after the procedure of connecting the loops.
For a round hat
When knitting a product with a round crown, the main feature is the decrease of loops: they are decreased at a relatively short distance from the crown by knitting every two loops out of four in the first row of decreases.
Afterwards, several rows are knitted according to the pattern without decreasing, then two loops are decreased per row until 8–10 loops remain on the knitting needles. To complete work on such a thing, you should thread it through the loops using a hook or needle.
Advice! To knit a hat “in the round” at the end of knitting it is not at all necessary to switch to stocking needles. It’s enough just to have circular knitting needles on a long fishing line in your creative arsenal.
On a stocking cap
These models are also called beanie hats. The easiest way to knit them is to knit the fabric using shortened rows on straight knitting needles. With this type of knitting, wedges are formed on the hat. After knitting the required number of these elements, the product is sewn together using a hook along the height, and then the top of the hat is connected with the same hook.
Advice! This hat model is quite versatile; it can be worn with or without a lapel. And the main feature of a stocking cap is that it can be sewn in at the top of the head and you can get some kind of ears.
With English rubber band
English rib is a very beautiful pattern, voluminous and suitable for knitting almost all models of knitted hats. You can connect it using the description given in Diagram 1.
Pattern 1 – Knitting an English rib
The main feature of working with fabric from this pattern is the method of closing the loops. In order to do this, you need to switch from an English elastic band to a regular elastic band, 1*1 format. This transition is made in the row in which the knit stitch ends up with a double crochet. After this, the loops are reduced and closed in the manner suggested by the model you have chosen.
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