Free Loom Knit Hat Pattern

Fall is here and so are warm winter loom knits. Hats make easy & quick gift ideas for the holiday season. I designed this hat with a modern look using lots of texture and a colorblock color scheme. Many loom knitters comment on how neat my edges look. This hat will show you one of my little secrets, working a hat from the top down. The bind off is always neater than the cast on (particularly on those large gauge looms). Just be careful not to pull those stitches too tight or your hat will lose stretch.

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Great texture and a simple color block give this hat a modern look. Level:  Beginner Loom:  40 peg - ¾” peg spacing, large gauge, round loom (Any brand). Finished Measurements:  8”/20.3 cm x 22”/55.9 cm around. Gauge:  8 sts and 20 rows = 4”/10.2 cm square in interrupted garter stitch. Yarn:  Lion Brand, Wool-Ease, Thick n’ Quick, 79% acrylic, 20% wool, 1% other, 170g/6 oz, 106 yds/96 m. Color A:  1 skein, #99, Fisherman. Color B:  1 skein, #149, Charcoal. Pattern Notes The hat is worked in the round from the top down.  Before starting, take your color A yarn around the loom 1 and 1/2 times and cut. You will use this yarn to gather your hat. Pattern Foundation rnd:  Chain CO 40 pegs with 1 strand color A; join to work in the round.  Using a yarn/tapestry needle threaded with the piece of yarn you cut earlier and take it through all stitches on the pegs, top to bottom and leave hanging. You will use this to gather the hat later. Begin Top of Hat… Rnd 1:  Ewk Rnds 2:  U-knit Repeat rnds 1 and 2 until total work measures “4/10.2 cm. Cut color A. Change to color B.   Begin Ribbing… Rnd 1:  Ewk Rnd 2: *ewk1, p1, rep from * to end of rnd. Rnd 3:  *U-knit1, p1, rep from * to end of rnd. Rep rounds 2 and 3 until total work measures “8- 1/2/21.6 cm. Bind off:  Chain bind off all stitches. Finish:  Weave in all ends. Blocking is not necessary. “On large gauge looms You will get a nicer edge If you work them from the top down. The bind-off is always neater than the cast-on but does have less stretch.” Enjoy the fall season! .