Knitting a Simple Hat - 6 February 2026

I’ve recently completed a a very simple hat I made using Double Knitting yarn from a local shop. Below you can see the label :

The acrylic yarn is very soft to the touch and not too fluffy so it wasn’t hard to work with.

The photo above shows you the details on the label. It’s really important to check whether or not the yarn can be washed in a washing machine or not and some guidelines on the knitting gauge. I used size 4mm double pointed bamboo knitting needles.

When I made the hat I was actually looking at very simple hats online and was overwhelmed by the number of patterns available. I went for a free one that I got from Pinterest here.

Casting on over 130 stitches was a mistake really. I should have thought about it more clearly, but I just wanted a quick project and wrongly trusted that pattern. I learnt a lesson for future reference.

I found that the process of knitting this type of hat was incredibly similar to knitting a sock. As I’ve had lots of practice with that I just continued knitting until the end.

My friend gave me the cute sheep stitch marker you see above.

It wasn’t long before I’d finished it. As expected the fit is a bit relaxed - not unlike a sort of beret. It didn’t take long to knit and the process highlighted a few pointers I need to check for the future. For instance I need to think that knitted fabric tends to ‘give’ (stretch) a bit so making a loose hat may not be so practical in the near future.

I’m still happy with the result. The most interesting thing I found was that I had enough yarn to make another hat. I’ll come back to tell you about that one soon.

Thank you for reading !