I was working on a K1P1 ribbing beanie hat got stuck at shaping the crown.Glad to find your post. Round 1:*K2,P2Tog*repeat till Round 2: *K2tog,P1*repeat Round 3: *SSK *repeat Round 4: *K2tog*repeat Round 5: knit stitch. End up 9stitches and finish with a darning needle, pull thru and weave the ends. End Result is a very neat crown. Thank you very much for sharing this pattern. Thank you, thank you

I just figured this one out. I'd like to share it for easier knitting :) The round 3 of the decrease rounds... For the SSK, just do the slip as if to knit and put that stitch back on the needle. No need to slip the second stitch as to purl. Because you are going to put that stitch back on the same direction.

The crown looks like a burst of sunshine :) LOVELY!!! Thank you so much, love it!

Thank you for posting this, I'm a new knitter and had started a hat with no knowledge on how to finish it, and as an expat it's nice to hear an English accent!

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I’m an ex pat too 😁

You throw your yarn very wide just like I do! I've wanted to learn Continental style which is much faster, but I've been knitting my way for 60 years. Hard to change when your nearly 70 years old...thanks for the tutorial.

I'm so glad you posted this video! I'm new to knitting and decided to keep it simple with a k2p2 beanie only I had no idea how to finish it off... until now!

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Geeky Fashionista Thanks...Enjoy :-)

@ismaildemircioglu7410

7 жыл бұрын

Geeky Fashionista âb

@jessicaortega8427

6 жыл бұрын

Close knitted hat hair !

Thank you so much for creating this tutorial video! Your demonstration and explanation of the crown decreasing process for a ribbed hat is detailed, and thorough. Please consider creating more tutorial videos. 🤗

Just pure genius. You really helped me. I must say you are a very tight knitter so I applaud the fact you could knit 2tog at all. I knit so loosely it's aggravating. I thank you so much for the answer to my hat decreases. It's a very clean neat finish to my hat.

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Marlene Jones If you are finding you're knitting looser than you would like maybe you could experiment with some alternative ways of holding the working yarn ready to tension release for knitting the next stitch? I'm always trying different styles of knitting just in case I feel more comfortable using another method. I'm so glad the video has helped you get a lovely neat hat! :-)

I’m a beginning knitter and this video is beautiful. Easy to follow and worked for me perfectly first time. I will always use this decrease on 2x2 hats and, probably, knit more of them because of this. Thank you.

Thank you for posting this I just want to say I have seen and worked many close offs that make the hat look uneven and odd at the crown, your close is absolutly beautiful and a great brush up for use of DPNS at closure Thank you

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you too 😊

@lova368

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely,even the 10 side decrease doesnt look this smooth.

Wow, you saved me! I used more stitches than my pattern suggested, and I thought it just needed to be a multiple of 4, but the stitch count needed to be a multiple of 16, so there was so way to do the crown using that pattern. This is a lovely looking crown - thank you!

Beautifully done! Thank you. The pattern that I was following left me very confused. Your method is much neater and easier to follow.

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

Thanks again. Winter is nearly here so it's hat making season. I always come back to your video to finish. Cheers!

This is fantastic. It took me so may tries to find a video that actually made sense . I got a perfect decrease my first try , following your video. Thank you so much

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

That’s great news 😁

❤️ the ray-style of decrease also looks nice. We call it a ray-decrease. This is nice on ribbing . Thank you. 🌻

Just exactly what I was looking for! I knit my hand spun yarns so seldom have a standard pattern. These videos are great for me. Thank you.

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

What a lovely hobby you have; I’m so glad this has helped too! 🙂

Thank you for this tutorial, been knitting for years and this is so neat, great technique and simple.

Thank you for the detailed explanation … i am confident to try myself now. Cheers 😊

This is my first beanie....I'm new to knitting. I LOVE your tutorial, very simple to follow, and I love my new beanie! Thank you for posting this!!!

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

I love that you’ve had the joy of knitting your first beanie 🙂 Thank you for adding your comment!

thank you for your patient teaching, I love your soothing voice 😊

Thank you for this video. I just finished my first hat. I wouldn't have been able to do it if it hadn't been for this video. It was really clear. .

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+namita barnes that's fantastic! :-)

@marygondos9438

6 жыл бұрын

Karen Mutchii rf

Excellent tutorial. Just what I needed to finish my ribbed hat.

Excellent finishing tips. Especially the Kirschner stiches.

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Thankyou Dinah

My new favorite decreasing the crown method. Thank you 😊

Thank you so very much for your wonderful demonstration on how to decrease hat knitting crown. It is my first time ever I learned who can show it so well. Thank you so much for teaching.

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Roda

thank you so so so much for this video!! i could not find this anywhere else on the internet and now i have a perfect little beanie hat!

Thanks your are super teacher an I succeeded my finishing of my hat its been years I had not kitting an your surely made my day thanks alot

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Thankyou Marlean...Yay I'm so pleased you sound so happy with your hat! :-)

Your instructions are so clear. Thank you!

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Paulette! That's very kind of you to say :-)

Very well done pattern and explanation! Thanks!

Thank you so so so much. Now I have a new hat🥳

Thank you so much. Very informative and well explained. Really appreciate it!

Thank you, I was using two needles it worked perfectly except for the last row of knit. to make my pattern look correct it was a row of Pearl I think but you'll be able to see when you do it just swap the pearls and the plain in the right and it looks great thank you

This was so helpful! Thank you!

thank you for your speedy response!! I love the multi color affect and you have done some beautiful work and have so graciously shared. again thank you:)

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Cherryl Harnist I love the multi-colours too. I'm sure you'll find a gorgeous one :-)

Thank you, I found this video super helpful! 👍🏻

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

Just wrote out notes for myself and thought someone else might find them helpful: 1) K2, P2tog 2) K2tog, P1 3) SSK - Slip 1 to Knit, Slip 1 to Purl, Knit both together through back loops 4) K2tog 5) knit a round Then get sewing needle and tie off, take inside of hat for neat and strong finish weave into hat for neat finish. Hope that helps, thanks for the really great video!

Thank you so much. This was very helpful!

thank you Karen. you are an excellent teacher!

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much Leeanne :-) I'm glad it helped!

Thank you very much for this video. It was incredibly helpful to me! That is such beautiful yarn and such a lovely hat you made! What a lucky daughter you have! :)

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Erica Ostrom What kind words :-) Thank you so much; I'm happy it helped

Thats awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!!

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Lovely tutorial. Thanks so much!

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Penny :-)

Thank you for the info. I did a hat a had to start over 10 times and couldn't finish the top closer with out your explanation at least twenty times. I finished it on mother's day, just now.

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Perfect Sorry for my late reply

Just lovely! Thank you for sharing.

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you too 😊

Perfect! Thank you so much!

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Briahigg1 Thankyou too for the feedback :-)

Amazing!! Thank you💖

I am a new knitter and this was very helpful. Thanks

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+chanell hewlett Knitting is a wonderful way to relax and create, so I hope you enjoy making your beanie. I explain how to work out how many stitches to cast on for any size and any thickness of yarn in another video. The yarns should give you the recommended needle size and average tension achieved, if you use that needle size, on the label. Welcome to knitting! :-)

very nice video...thank you!

very neat indeed....glad I watched your video.

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Fern Spino Thanks, and I'm glad it's helped :-)

Thank you.. you make it look so easy.❤️

This was very helpful. Thank you.

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Intoxicated Onew Thankyou for the comment. I'm so glad this method has helped you :-)

I just found this tonight. Thank u so much.

This is a lovely video. That yarn is gorgeous! I’d like to share that I had a very great struggle with knitting and purling two together until I trained myself to knit on the tips of the needles. I see that you are struggling in the same way I did by working down on the barrels of the needles. This can cause a lot of stress on the tendons in the hands and long term hand issues. Suzanne Bryan has a video that shows how to knit on the tips of the needles for both English and Continental knitters. That video changed my life and I stopped hurting myself using her technique. Blessings to you!

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rita

Beautiful! Thank you!

Thank you! Going to try this.

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

I hope it worked out well 😁

Thanks a lot. I am waiting to get a nice & easy hat. Thanks again.

Thank you so much for this very helpful video.

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kathleen 😊

Fantastic video! Thanks Karen! You explained everything so well I feel it can be applied to help with any purl/knit pattern decrease. Thanks for showing the whole decrease as well.

@karenmutchell5201

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and I’m so pleased it’s helped 😁

Beautiful work 😮

Beautiful yarn by the way...

Can't comment on the knitting - but can say you have lovely hands :)

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

I only just recognised you :-D

BRILLIANT thanks for showing how to make this lovely beautiful beany hat !,,,,,,,!,...

Beautiful, thank for thevideo

was doing a k2 p2 rib with a faux cable every 4th row and was unsure how to stay in pattern and decrease. thanks for the video

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Airmaiden63 Sounds like a nice hat :-)

Thank you for this video! Quick question: if I’m knitting my beanie with a rice stitch (k,p,k,p - p,k,p,k) what should I do if I want to finish it in a pretty round and flat shape like you did in this video? I know I’m 4 years late but hopefully you’ll see this 😊 many thanks!

thank you for this amazing video......beautiful

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

Thankyou so much Deepika

Thanks Karen , & love your Brumie accent . 😃

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Lol you picked it 😁

@malabanerjee8424

3 жыл бұрын

Just now I will start my easy project.

Yes it is! Excellent

FINALLY!!♥️♥️

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

That’s good to hear 😁 Sorry for late reply

This video was amazing, thank you, quick question how do you decrease a normal stockinette stitch beanie?

Thanks for posting the video. It really helped when using a 2x2 ribbed pattern. I have a question for you though... Would a person use the exact same stitch formula for decreasing in the round using a 1x1 ribbed pattern, as you did in the video for the 2x2 ribbed pattern? Or should I be knitting and purling less together? I tried but it didn't work to keep the pattern the same.

Wow this is a super clear video! Thanks! I do need some additional advice though... I've made a balaclava out of a 2x2 ribbing pattern. From the eyebrow line I'm supposed to continue the ribbing until the hairline (about 2 inches), then start the decrease. Will this decrease pattern work to decrease from the hairline to the middle of the head or will I have to knit a few more rows of ribbing before I start the decrease? Note I'm working off an existing 3x1 ribbing pattern. Since I decided to change it to 2x2 I've confused myself for the decrease. :( Please advise. Thanks!

Nice tutorial

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

Thankyou Norma 😊

This is gold.

Hope the recipient appreciates that difficult/fiddley decrease on the double points :) Could you help me with a method to stay in pattern for a 3 x 3 rib pls, or should I just stop the ribbing and knit a row then decrease from that knitted row - wonder how that would look when finished Weather being out of pattern would look to bad??

+Robert Portillo Thankyou :-)

Thank you for a great video... What is that gorgeous yarn?

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Sandy, Thankyou :-) I don't have that yarn anymore, but it was a multi-coloured one made up of blues, purples and a little green (all analogous colours). Sorry I can't help you with the specific yarn

Great video. I am an intermediate knitter but this helped me with making the decrease look like knit stitches when k2tog that we're knit and purl. I also found your voice to be almost soothing like Bob Ross and his painting videos. Thanks.

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Jess Torres Thankyou, I find the purl stitch flattens beautifully behind the knit stitch doing it this way. Also I have to look up Bob Ross now :-)

@jesstorres7339

8 жыл бұрын

+Karen Mutchii bob Ross was a US painter in the eighties and the nineties. He painted outdoor landscapes and had a program on public access television. I was a very small child but I watched those videos and aside from learning to paint I enjoyed the softness of his voice when he explained technique, much like you do. Thanks and I subscribed to your channel. Hope to see more of these videos.

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Jess Torres I checked him out and he's so passionate about his painting, and he draws you in (no pun intended ;-) I'm really glad you enjoyed my video, and thanks for subscribing :-)

@jesstorres7339

8 жыл бұрын

+Karen Mutchii no thanks needed.

very nice plz let me know can i do another k2tog after round 4 so as to decrease the number of stitches to bind off. I hv casted 100 stitches

i love your yarn..may I ask where you buy it? and what kind is it? thank you so much!!

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Cherryl Harnist I don't have the details of the yarn I used anymore. However, it was a worsted weight, multi-coloured yarn, and there are many of this type readily available at most yarn stockists. Hopefully you can find one that you love, and I have put a free pattern video on youtube called" How to knit a beanie hat/ How many stitches to knit a beanie hat explained/ How to knit a hat", that you can use for any type of yarn, and then you finish up with the crown decreases as shown in this video above

Is it possible to do it on a knitting loom?

Lovely tutorial, thanks! What yarn did you use?

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

A mixed colour yarn...I can’t remember which one

How many cast on for this hat? Can you share your pattern on this hat? Thanks!

Just fantastic !!! A bit a silly question : Must I go on at the end with 4 needles instead of a circular needle ?? And how many cm. must I knit before starting the decrease (beanie for an adult woman ) ? For this beanie do you knit with needle N° 4 or 5 ? Thank you ! Marie in France :-)

@mariamkinen8036

2 жыл бұрын

Quite a few Marias on YT

If you have more than 80 stitches, how do you continue the decrease?

Thanks so much. Nice hat! How many stitches did you cast on? I could probably do the math. Thought I would ask.

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

I did a video about that Deborah...hope it helps 😊 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mXWOuNexfbDMg9Y.html

How many stitches did you cast on & what size needles did you use? I would really like to try this hat. :)

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you found my other video. Hope it works out :-)

Can I do this pattern in straight needles please tell me

Thanks for the video. Couldn't you have just put all the stitches onto 1 dpn for the 1 round and divided them afterward? I could never work with 1 circular and 3 or 4 dpn's. I love the finished product. I'll certainly use this as a reference.

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic, thanks Catherine 😊

Brilliant! where are the written directions?

what size needles did you use? how many stiches did you cast on? what cast on did you use?

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Dawn, I have a video that explains how to work out how to knit any size hat with any type yarn. It's under this heading...How to knit a beanie hat | how many stitches to knit a beanie explained | How to knit a hat

Are you still knitting? I love your work ❤️

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

So would it be any use trying to decrease the same way in stockinette stitch? Cos my ribbing is only on the edge of the beanie, and the rest is circularly made knit stitch.(stockinette) I'm going nuts cos altho this is the most satisfying look, my hat is NOT ribbed! And everyone else has abstruse and complex mathematical equations which sorry: not good at.

When I k2tog it leaves an ugly wide vertical crack as I decrease

Can this work on a plain knit beanie and do you just knit two together every two stitches?

@MsVegemitekid

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Claudia, I guess you could do this with a plain knit beanie and k2tog like you say, but a more traditional method for plain knit is to divide the number of stitches into sections and work down the increases as shown in the following video (adjust the amount of sections according to your number of stitches ie you may need 5 sections or 6 or 7 sections depending on what your total number of stitches divides equally by) kzread.info/dash/bejne/iI2kkrdpeMm7eM4.html

❤

How would you do this if your pattern was a one row knit one row pearl?

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Susan, If you are knitting on circular needles in the round you won't need to do a pearl row. The main side is always facing you and so you keep knitting, but put a round marker so that you know where you began. I have a method for crown decreases on my Video called How to knit a beanie hat, Decrease for Crown (it won't let me put the link)

What is the color of the yarn used in this video, and where do I get the written instruction on how to make?

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Edda, The pattern is explained with another video I have done, and then you use this video for the crown decrease. That video is called "How to knit a beanie hat | How many stitches to knit a beanie hat explained | How to knit a hat" (it won't let me put the link here). You can knit the hat as long as you want it and then it's a very quick crown decrease using this video above. I don't recall the yarn I used, but it was one of those that have many colours in so that it creates it's own look. You can choose any yarn so you will not be restricted

are there modified stitches for a 4knit 4purl hat, I've stopped my husband hat and need to finish it thanks sam

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried it Samantha but maybe in the first decrease you could pearl 2 together twice and knit 2 together twice so that you end up with a 2x 2 ribbing. then k2, p2 all around and then use this video from there

@samanthanicholson3044

7 жыл бұрын

Karen Mutchii sounds great I forgot to knit two times seperate, but I purled together twice ill try it again on my hat, the way I did it left a few small gaps that I sewed closed. Thank you

@MsVegemitekid

7 жыл бұрын

I hope it works out Samantha :-)

How would you decrease for 1X1 ribbing?

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Briahigg1 A finish I do on an adult beanie 1x1 ribbed is knit to length required and then.....SSK for one round (as in the video at around 9.05 Round 3), then the next round knit all around, next round Knit 2 tog all around, and last round knit 2 tog all around, and then cut yarn and finish off. So I use 4 finishing rows

@moonpiemommy

4 жыл бұрын

@@MsVegemitekid I tried this for my 1x1 rib stitch, and that first derease is too drastic and looks awful. It keeps the pattern perfectly, but just isn't gradual enough. I wish I could attach a picture. Can you help? Is there a way to use this method for 1x1 rib that is more gradual?

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Polly It sounds like you want to decrease very gradually Maybe ssk one round like round 3 so that you end up with knit only stitches Then knit all around next row (no decreasing) Then k2tog next row Knit all around next row (no decreasing) Keep going like that until the end (ie when you have very few stitches left) and close as I show in the video It will lengthen the crown decrease I have not done a crown decrease for a 1x1 ribbed hat with elongation decrease, so I hope this helps Please let me know how it turns out

@moonpiemommy

4 жыл бұрын

@@MsVegemitekid it's just the SSK row that is too drastic. I stretched out the decrease in general, but 50% decrease in the SSK row creates a tiny crown of what looks like 2 needle sizes smaller stitching. I know you technically can't see it when I wear the hat, but I'm desperate to find a way to do it slower. My yarn is a 4, and my needles are size 7 (US), in case that matters. I absolutely love my 1x1 rib hats. I really am thankful I found your video and I appreciate your response. I don't want to seem ungrateful by asking too many questions! I wish I had seen your video years ago.

@MsVegemitekid

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Polly No worries I have this video for a simple hat crown decrease from stocking stitch I haven’t worked at one for 1x1 rib kzread.info/dash/bejne/iI2kkrdpeMm7eM4.html&app=desktop

Can this technique work with an all knit stich hat?

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+LpsRockstarfire I've got a video on a knit stitch hat on round needles. I show you how to divide the crown into sections for the crown decreases. Usual number of sections would be 5, 6, 7 or 8. Whatever number you can divide into your number of stitches. Put markers at the end of each section, and knit to the last 2 stitches in each section and then knit 2 tog. Do that every alternate row until you have around 40 ish stitches left and then finish off the hat. Here's the link so that you get the idea kzread.info/dash/bejne/iI2kkrdpeMm7eM4.html

@MsVegemitekid

8 жыл бұрын

+Karen Mutchii PS it was my first knitting video so I sound robot-ish