How to Loom Knit a Summer Hat

Summer Hat

Supplies:

36 peg loom (you can use 44 peg CinDwood Loom to do this project as well)

Red Heart Yarn Worsted doubled up strands

Looming Hook

Iron

Crafters Needle

Paint Brush

Mod Podge

Water

Flour

Bowl

Pins

Large Foam Pad

Half Sphere Flower Arrangement Foam

Terms:

CO: Cast On

EW: E-Wrap

P: Purl

D: Decrease

YO: Yarn Over

Sk: Skip

COF: Cast Off

DSCOF: Draw String Cast Off

Hat: 36 pegs: Circular:

EW CO 36 pegs Circular

Row 1: EW

Row 2: P

Row 3-5: EW1 P1 all the way around.

Row 6: P

Row 7: EW

Row 8: **D1 toss bottom loop over, YO1, EW1** Repeat 18x (Note: you can go in and do the Decrease and toss the bottom loops over, then go back and basically EW 36 pegs, but toss every peg that has 2 loops on it.)

Row 9-10: EW

Repeat rows 8-10 2x

Decrease by every other peg tossing bottom loop over, DSCOF.

Brim: 15 pegs: Flat

EWCO 15 pegs Flat

Row 1-7: EW

Row 8: Sk1, EW7, EW8, Sk1, EW8, EW9, Sk1, EW9, EW10, Sk1, EW10, EW11, Sk1, EW11, EW12, Sk1, EW12, EW13, Sk1, EW13, EW14, Sk1, EW14

Repeat rows 1-8 7 more times.

COF Sew ends together sew, sew brim to hat. Mod Podge entire hat to stiff. Note this stiffening process will take 4 to 5 days to completely dry and stiffen.  

To decorate you finished hat visit this video.