In cold weather, knitting for children becomes as relevant as possible, winter hats are among the most popular needlework items. Warm and cozy headgear made of soft yarn will protect the child from the cold and will become the pride of the knitter. There are different ways of making children's hats that even a beginner can master.
Knitting for children: important rules
- It is necessary to knit children's winter hats from warm, but comfortable to wear yarn, otherwise your child will simply refuse to wear a hat made with love and diligence. The best option is working threads, made from natural wool that retains warmth and delicate acrylic.
- Make sure your child is not allergic to animal hair! If the reaction is observed only on sheep, try Angora, camel, Alpaca llama. You can knit baby hats for the winter with acrylic thread in two additions.
- Be sure to make a knitting pattern measuring 10x10 cm. This will help you find out how well the resulting knitted fabric stretches and how many initial loops will be needed so that the bottom of the headdress fits the baby's head well and is not tight.
- An important sign of a “right” winter hat for a child is that it protects the ears from the piercing wind. Ears with ties, cuffs, and a sewn-in warm lining will come to your aid.
Hat with sew-on ears
A hat with earflaps with strings is a great option for mobile tomboy who always have a headdress on one side. To knit a hat for children, start with the ears. Cast on six stitches and complete three rows of garter stitches (knit stitches only). To form a rounded part, make the increments:
- do three purl;
- grab the nearest broach (cross thread) between the loops and knit the crossed knit;
- do three purl again.
Beginner tip:
Perform the next odd row with the front ones, with them - the three initial loops of a new, even row. Extend the canvas like this:
- a crossed loop is made from a broach;
- front;
- crossed;
- purl three.
Follow the pattern until you have the correct size eyelet. Make a paired part separately.
Beginner tip:.
One-piece knitted hat with earflaps
You can make a one-piece headdress with ears. To do this, string the open loops of one piece onto a pin. Leave the second eyelet on the circular knitting needles and start knitting a children's winter hat from the back of the product. With a head coverage of 54 cm, you need to dial 15 additional loops, then string the open arches of the detail set aside on the knitting needles.
Tie a canvas with a height of 2.5 cm, while making the ears with a garter stitch, and the back of the cap with a fluffy elastic band. The volumetric pattern is done like this:
- 1 row: alternate sequentially facial and purl;
- 2nd row: front, remove the next loop without knitting, leaving the yarn before work;
- Row 3: Repeat Rows 1 and 2.
Cast on the circular knitting needles 21 loops for the front of the children's hat with earflaps. Close the fabric and make 4.5 cm of bulk elastic, then with the front stitch make the main part of the headband with a height of 7.5 cm. Form the top of the product: divide the work into six equal segments, as the hat is knitted with the front stitch, knit two adjacent loops together at the end of each section of the canvas. Tighten the last few thread bows with a thread, cut off the yarn, tuck the "tail" into the product.
Plain pom-pom hat
A playful hat with a pompom is a great option for a child. This headpiece will suit your child at any age. It is recommended to knit children's hats for the winter with a lapel or lining. Specify the circumference of the baby's head, then type the required loops on the knitting needles and knit several rows of elastic 2x2 or 1x1 in straight and reverse rows.
Next, with the front satin stitch or another selected pattern, make a rectangular canvas. Try on a loose-fitting product and decide where the rounding of the headdress will begin. Form the toe of the cap by dividing a row of fabric into six sections of the same length - at their borders, knit a pair of adjacent thread arches together. Pass a piece of thread through the open loops, pull off the top of the headgear and sew the product from the back.
This is a simple knitting for children, winter hats, based on the instructions given, can be modified as desired. So, make a cute Pinocchio headdress, alternating strips of yarn of different colors. Having made the canvas 15 cm high (three strips of 5 cm), begin to form a long cap.
On the right and left of knitting, make decreases symmetrically, that is, knit two adjacent loops together (leave the hem intact!). Decrease the blade every three rows until 6-8 arches remain on the spoke. Tighten the top and decorate with a pompom.
Beginner tip:
Winter hats for children: important details
Take a couple of DVDs, place one over the other, and wrap the threads in three folds. Cut the yarn along the hem, carefully remove the templates and tie the center of the pompom securely.
If you want to make a fashionable fur pom-pom for a baby's hat for the winter, draw a circle of the required diameter on the flesh and overcast the blank by hand with threads to match the fur. Tighten the thread, leaving a small hole, fill the pompom with padding polyester. Pull off the part completely. Sew a fur pom-pom to the baby's hat with the same thread.
To form a beautiful lapel of a baby hat, use an elastic band on the rim of the desired height. This will be followed by a series of purl loops (this is the future lapel line), then - the main pattern, for example, the front surface.
Insert the hook into the edge of the finished eyelet, then make an air chain of the desired length and complete a row of single crochets. Alternatively, you can use a crochet hook to thread bundles of threads into the eyelet. Braid them, tie them in a knot, and straighten the ends with scissors.
The cords for the hat can be knitted on straight knitting needles. Cast on 5-7 loops, move to the opposite end of the working tool and pull the thread to them. Perform the first row of lace with the front one, then again drag the loops to the other side of the knitting needle and continue to work in the pattern. Pull the knitted strip to avoid warping.
Cut a lining from the fleece to the size of the hat, sew and connect to the hat from the wrong side. You can sew a rectangle, leaving the toe of the product without lining.
