Make a Hat on a Circular Loom

This is an fun, easy to make hat that anyone can make. I hope you enjoy this adorable beanie!

Photos taken by my brother, http://www.instructables.com/member/ItsTheHobbs/

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Step 1: Supplies

Items you'll need:
-Yarn (all yarn will be fine for this project :))
-Crochet/loom hook
-Loom (You can get a loom at Micheal's or possibly Joanne fabrics, the hook comes with it.)
-Scissors (sorry I didn't put scissors in the picture...)

csmith127 says: Nov 26, 2012. 3:49 PM

thank you for all your help

browncoatmal says: Mar 22, 2012. 8:24 PM

could you try to be more clear? the way you jumped from step two to three was really confusing. especially picture wise.

micjwelch says: Dec 30, 2010. 12:04 PM

This is how my wife made my hat. If you don't understand the color scheme, it means you haven't seen a little show called "Firefly."

browncoatmal in reply to micjwelchMar 22, 2012. 7:48 PM

thats the most shiny hat i've ever seen. makes you look very cunning.

im learning how to knit and do all this stuff for the soul purpose of learning to make jaynes hat.

f3rgette in reply to micjwelchDec 30, 2010. 9:20 PM

Pretty cunning. Possibly the sweetest hat ever.

littleviv in reply to micjwelchDec 30, 2010. 3:56 PM

"Man walks down the street in that hat, people know he's not afraid of anything."

Meesy7 (author) in reply to micjwelchDec 30, 2010. 2:20 PM

Thats a cool hat and yes ive seen of the show firefly :)

Judith756 says: Sep 24, 2011. 12:02 AM

Wonderful 'ible. Thanks for the rim instruction.
Your little sister is just adorable. She is going to be a beautiful young lady when she grows up. She makes a great model for your great hats.

hermionegranger says: Jul 22, 2011. 10:39 PM

This was going fantastic, until I got to the part where you take the hat off the loom. Long story short, I'm re-weaving it and using my instructional booklet for the Garter Method. I'm sure it was my fault that I messed up, and I love how you made the brim.

P.S. Thanks for sharing this, now I have a nice weekend project. :)

AZNdude says: Dec 30, 2010. 11:28 AM

I just gave one of these to my sister for Christmas!

Meesy7 (author) in reply to AZNdudeDec 30, 2010. 2:21 PM

Cool! I would love to see some pictures of other peoples hats that have been made on the loom!

NaturalCrafter in reply to Meesy7Apr 3, 2011. 9:54 PM

Hope you like the hat..lol..I forgot to add that I used double threads while knitting on my store bought loom. One an off white and the other a gray. The loom is fun because it is quick to use. I have made several hats but usually only about two a year.

NaturalCrafter says: Apr 3, 2011. 9:49 PM

This is the last hat I made this January as it just got too cold for my regular hat. This one I made double thick. I added fantasy fluff yarn in the top rows and then made the pom pom out of the same black, brown and gray yarn.

thepelton says: Dec 30, 2010. 11:21 AM

Neat! I could use a knit hat. I plan to make a circular loom, and try this.

Meesy7 (author) in reply to thepeltonDec 30, 2010. 2:23 PM

They are super easy to make, the one in this instructable took me at least 2 hours! I would love to see some pictures of the finished project!

rimar2000 says: Dec 29, 2010. 5:17 PM

1) What a beautiful little sister! She reminds me one of my granddaughters.

2) The step 2 is a key to understand how knitting, but the explanation is poor and the images are dark. Can you add some more detailed explanation? I like these circular looms, they are awesome.

3) Thanks for sharing your know-how.

Meesy7 (author) in reply to rimar2000Dec 30, 2010. 1:50 PM

Sorry about the bad explaination... I couldn't figure out how to explain that step very well. And some of the pics were taken by my brother, and my sister was so happy that she got some comments on how beautiful she was so thank you! :)