The basics of knitting women's knitting needles in a detailed master class

June 27, 2017 handmadebase

Content

Choose the materials
Types of knitted hats
Calculation of loops
- Video: Learning to make loop calculations
Main canvas
Loop reduction
- Video: Doing the right adjustments
Shutdown
- Video: How to sew a hat
Video: We knit a cap with an English rubber band
Video: Headpiece with braid pattern

A women's knitted hat is not only a necessity,but also a fashionable wardrobe item that allows you to add variety and zest to everyday looks. Today you can find and buy a model of headdress for women for every taste and color, but such things as knitted hats are quite easy to make yourself, even for an inexperienced knitter. A product made with your own hands will be exclusive, and it will be much more pleasant to wear than something made on an assembly line.
A video master class on knitting will help a novice craftswoman create her first exclusive knitted model. Below in the article we will present knitting lessons.

Choose the materials

The first thing you need to do is decidethe time of year when the hat will be worn, and choose the appropriate yarn for the season. For summer openwork models, 100% cotton yarn is suitable, and for winter ones you need to choose wool thread to keep them warm. If this is a knitted autumn hat, then in this case it is better to choose mixed yarn, for example acrylic with wool, so that it does not turn out too warm. For spring, you should also choose yarn of this type.
Yarn manufacturers always indicate on the labelrecommended knitting needle size, but knitting hats has certain nuances, so you should buy knitting needles half a size smaller. This is done to make the knitting tighter. And in order for the hat to fit well and tightly to the head, you need to take a second pair of knitting needles one and a half sizes smaller than the recommended ones - for knitting elastic.

To stitch the final product, you need a special wide needle with a large eye and a rounded end.
A woman's hat can be knitted in the mosta variety of colors. These can be fashionable colors of the current season or a color suitable for outerwear, shoes or a bag. But it is best to choose a color depending on the pattern that will be used to knit the headdress for women. If the pattern is voluminous with weaves, such as braids, then you should choose light colors so that the texture of the pattern is more clearly visible. But a hat with a small pattern can be knitted with dark yarn.
Another nuance when choosing yarn is that for beginning needlewomen it is better to choose thick yarn, since with thin yarn it will be difficult to immediately achieve a beautiful and even fabric.

Types of knitted hats

The main difference between knitted hats is the degree of theirDensity. The denser the product - the more naturally it is warmer. Depending on this criterion, the caps are divided according to the season into: winter, spring, summer, autumn:

winter knitted hat.They are knitted from natural yarn (wool, angora, merino) and the most popular models are knitted based on various voluminous longitudinal or transverse braids. The braids look very beautiful and are not difficult to knit;
Autumn knitted hat. To knit the autumn model, choose non-removable patterns (rice, honeycomb,
), so that the fabric of the hat is dense and retains warmth and fits beautifully around the head circumference;
Spring knitted cap. For spring pores, berets, knitted with knitting needles, are perfect. For berets are selected light lace patterns or combined several, because the canvas will be more than a cap;
Summer knitted hat. Such products most often crochet, because it is an easy openwork product that must perform two functions: be stylish and protect from sunstroke. But for spokes too there are many different models with a description.

Calculation of loops

Before knitting a hat with knitting needles you needcalculate the initial number of loops. We measure the circumference of the head and the height of the hat. Height is measured from the bridge of the nose to the top of the head. Then a sample pattern is knitted. Based on the sample, it is calculated how many loops there are per 1 cm of fabric. This video explains in detail how to carry out this calculation. Let's take into account that knitted items always stretch a little during knitting and further wear. So we subtract 2 cm from the volume of the head. By the resulting length we calculate the number of loops + 2 edge loops. After calculation, we compare the resulting quantity with the pattern repeat. They must be multiples of each other.
Video: Learning to make loop calculations
Knitting hats can be done in the round on severalknitting needles or flat fabric. If you knit in the round, then you do not need to sew the product, but if you knit with canvas, then one invisible mattress seam is made to collect the product. Most often, knitted hats for women are made with a seam, because knitting such a small product in the round is inconvenient.

Main canvas

Start knitting a hat for women, men orChildren always need elastic bands. With its help, a knitted headdress will fit your head beautifully and tightly. The elastic band should be at least 3 cm high. Having knitted the elastic band, you can begin knitting the main pattern. The main fabric is knitted to an individual height, depending on the chosen model. Typically, the height of a standard hat is 12-14 cm. Having done this basic work, you can begin to decrease the loops.

Loop reduction

Reducing the loops, or rather, loosening the bottom - this is the final stage of knitting hats. You can make a reduction in two ways:

decrease in 6 places.We divide all the loops on the knitting needles into 6 parts. If the number of loops is not a multiple of 6, then distribute the loops as evenly as possible in each part with a larger or smaller number. Decrease occurs at the beginning of each part. After the first row with decreasing stitches, we knit four rows and then make a second decrease. And then in every second row. If the model has an elongated bottom, then the 3rd decrease is also done after 4 rows, and then in every second. We finish decreasing when 1 or 2 loops from each part remain on the knitting needles. We break the thread and use a needle to thread it through the remaining loops, tighten tightly;
Reduction in 8 places. In this case, divide the work surface into 8 parts. Decrease is done first in each 4th row, and then in each 8th row.

Choose the method of reduction, depending on the chosen pattern, so that it decreases symmetrically, and it looked nice and neat. For beginners, we suggest watching the video.
Video: Making decreases correctly

Shutdown

After knitting the fabric with your own hands,All that remains is to sew it. Knitted hats are sewn with a special needle using a mattress stitch, which will be invisible on the front side of the knitted hat. The video, which will be at the end of the article, shows a master class on sewing knitted parts with this seam.
Once the hat is sewn, the work is complete.finished. Knitting hats is a quick and easy process that does not require special knowledge and skills. In order to create a beautiful hat with your own hands, you need aspiration, desire and a little perseverance.
Video: How to sew a hat
Knitted hats can be knittedhundreds of different patterns from simple English elastic to intricate complex patterns. For beginner needlewomen, it is best to choose simple patterns that are easy to master. Free knitting lessons are easy to find on the Internet and are easy to see. For example, this video shows in great detail how to knit a headdress for women with an English elastic band.

Video: We knit a cap with an English rubber band

It will not be difficult to master braid patterns. They are quite simple, and a winter hat with them will turn out thick, warm and beautiful. Master class on knitting braids.