[Nfb-krafters-korner] Loom Hat Help Needed

[Barb Roland]

Henry, first question for you, will you be adding a brim? If so then a rolling edge will be no problem and you could do all rows in true knit, if not, and you don't want the edge to roll, I would do a few rows of garter, knit one row, purl one row, I would say 4 - 6 rows, and yes your knit rows can be all true knit. Or you could do a 2x2 rib stitch, knit 2 pegs, purl 2 pegs for the same amount of rows.

I would not combine the true knit with the enwrap, the true knit will give you a tighter stitch than the enwrap, and on that note, with the tighter stitch you will have less stretch, therefore you may want to use the 40 peg loom for an adult hat unless the wearer has an extremely small head.

For the pointed top, do a search for santa hat or pixie hat. I'm on my way out the door but will look for some info on these this evening. I know I've seen patterns and some of my fb groups have done them

Hope this helps, will check back in later,
Barb


On Jun 7, 2013, at 11:23 AM, "Henry Osborne" <nascaryarnman at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Kathy,Barb,and Tanya,
> I am making an adult hat on the 36 peg loom, I am using Thick and Quick yarn, I want to use the true knit stitch, and was wondering if I could do this stitch on every row, or do I have to do alternate rows of true knit stitches, and e-wrap stitch rows.
> Also, I want to make a pointed top on the hat like the one on a Santa Clause hat, by decreasing from 36 pegs to 18 pegs then down to 9 pegs.
> Have any of you done these things? and if so, could you please advise me on how to do it?
> I've looked on line, and don't see any info on the true stitch or pointed hat questions that I have.
> Thank you for any help that you can give me with this.
> Regards,
> S. K. Henry 
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