LovelyLoomies With Halloween coming up Vesper wanted a witch hat. A luxurious one knitted with velvet yarn. She is a bit high maintenance. 😸
If you’d like to create your own enchanting witch hat, follow the pattern below. Whether you use a 24-peg knitting loom or opt for a larger or smaller one, the pattern is adaptable. Just remember that if you choose a bigger loom, you might want to make the brim more generous – it’s all up to your preferences.
Essentials
- 24 peg knitting loom (or bigger or smaller depending on who or what you make it for)
- Velvet yarn. Or a yarn of your own choice, for the 24 peg use minimum medium aran worsted yarn)
- Knitting loom
- Yarn needle
Pattern
- Start with the brim and E-wrap loosely 24 pegs in the round.
- Knit 10 rows (U-wrap stitch) in the round.
- Then place your bottom loops back onto the peg and knit-off.
- Continue knitting 3 rows in the round.
- Decrease peg 1 by placing it into peg 2, continue knitting the remaining pegs.
- Then decrease peg 24 by placing it onto peg 23 and continue knitting to peg 2.
- Continue decreasing at the end of each row, going back and forth until you have 1 peg left.
- Cast-off the last peg and use the tail string to sew the hat together. For a seamless and nearly invisible seam, it’s recommended to use the mattress stitch. There are numerous helpful tutorials available on YouTube to guide you through this technique.
- To finish your witch hat, work away all ends and shape it into a classic witch hat form.
That’s all! Enjoy your magical moments with your handcrafted witch hat.
