Santa Hat

I’ve been making these little Santa hats for years!  Recently a friend asked that I make a tutorial so here it is.

This hat is made with a knitting loom.  Looms are typically sold in sets and are available at most craft stores in the knitting section.

For this project you will need:
Knitting loom
Loom pick
6 gauge white yarn
6 gauge red yarn
Yarn needle

Knitting Looms

Knitting Looms

For this project I chose the second largest loom in my set.

Yarn

Size 6 - Bulky Yarn

Look for bulky yarn with this symbol on the label.


Knitting the Hat

Make a slip knot on the anchor peg of your loom.

Slip knot on anchor peg

Wrap each peg with the yarn 1x.

Wrap each peg

Work your way around the loom wrapping each peg one time.

Wrap the entire loom

Wrap each peg a second time.

Wrap a second time

Using your loom pick, pull the bottom yarn over the top yarn.    Pull the top yarn off the peg.  This is a knit stitch.

Pull the bottom yarn over the top yarn and off the peg

Knit your way all the way around the loom.

First row complete

Wrap the yarn around each peg 1 time.  Continue to knit until you have 10 rows.

10 knitted rows

When you have 10 knitted rows, pull the knitted yard through the center of the loom.

Pull the knitting through the center of the loom

Place the loops from the first row back on the loom.

Carefully place the knitted loops back on the loom

First knitted loop back on pegs

Knit the row by pulling the bottom yarn over the top yarn.  The hat brim in complete!

Add your new color

Now you’re ready to add your second color.  Tie a slip knot to the anchor peg and wrap the loom 1x in the hat color.  Knit 10 rows

Knit 10 rows!

Once you have 10 rows, you’re ready start reducing the hat to make the point.

Reduce your knitting