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Making decreases for your knitted hat What the top of your hat will look like with all the finished decreases. Transfer your stitches to double-pointed needles for the crown decreases. Place stitch markers evenly around the needles as indicated by the pattern. The k2tog: knitting 2 stitches together. Eventually the markers will be separated by only 1 stitch. The next step to finishing our Top This! hat is to do the simple stitch decreases needed to shape the crown of the hat, or the very top of the hat. For this kit, the decreases are worked as a simple spiral, where the decreases are spaced evenly around each round. You can see what this looks like in the first photo when it’s all finished. The first thing you’ll need to do is transfer your stitches from your circular needle (if you were using one) onto your double-pointed needles (DPNs). As you decrease stitches, it will be harder to fit them onto the fixed circumference of the circular needle, so even if you start a hat with a circular needle you’ll also need the DPNs in order to finish it. The other step you’ll need to do is place stitch markers around the needles, evenly spaced according to the pattern instructions. Since we’re using the DPNs at this point, the gap between 2 DPNs counts as a “marker”. So, we’ve got the same number of stitches on each needle, and the same number of stitches in between markers. Now we’re ready to start the decreases! There are many different ways to work stitch decreases in knitting – as with many other techniques! In this case we're working the “K2tog” decrease as indicated by the pattern in the kit. This is the most simple decrease, which is simply to “knit 2 stitches together.” Our decrease rounds are simply to work to 2 stitches before the marker, then work the k2tog. This involves inserting the right hand (RH) needle through the first 2 stitches on the left hand (LH) needle (as seen below), and then continue as you usually would for a knit stitch by pulling the stitch through and onto the RH needle. As new knitters, many of us end up working the K2tog by accident, not noticing that we are knitting 2 stitches together instead of just one. Then we end up wondering why the stitch count has changed, and figure out what went wrong. But in this case we're doing the decreases on purpose! For these hats this continues for every marker on every round, until we're left with only 1 stitch between each pair of markers (as seen below). At this point, your decreases are finished! And probably the DPNs are starting to feel a little awkward and wobbly with most of their stitches decreased away. All that’s left now are the final finishing steps! These simple stitch decreases are easy to work and get you almost to the finish line! 28 <strong>KNITmuch</strong> | issue 1
Finishing your knitted hat the right way The crown of your hat after all the decreases are finished. Use a yarn needle to thread the working yarn through the remaining stitches. Sewing up the top. Don’t forget to attach the fun topper! We’re finally ready to finish up our Top This! hats. Finishing your knitted hat is the last step, and involves sewing up the top of the crown, weaving in any other loose ends of yarn, and in this case, attaching the cute little animal topper that comes with the kit. When you’ve completed all the decreases, remove any stitch markers you were using (they’ve finished their job now!) Cut your working yarn, but leave a long tail of at least 8" if not more. Thread the end of the yarn onto a yarn needle, and thread the needle through the remaining stitches while they're still on the knitting needle as in the photo. Remove the knitting needles as the stitches are threaded. When you’ve got all remaining stitches threaded onto the yarn, pull it snug and if you wish, thread the yarn through the stitches again for extra security (next photo below). When you’re satisfied they are secure, pull the needle through to the inside of the hat and weave the yarn through a few stitches on the wrong side of the work. Tie a knot and cut the yarn, leaving a short end. Now these little cuties are all finished up and ready to be worn or saved as gifts! If you’re like me and want to keep up your knitting all year round, but don’t like big projects taking up space in your lap during the summer, then knitting hats are a nice way to keep some small projects in the mix. If you can add to your gift knitting pile then that is almost like having money in the bank! Finishing your knitted hat is the last step in this quick and satisfying process. <strong>KNITmuch</strong> | issue 1 29
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