How To Measure For A Knitted Hat

For a baby due in the winter knit a hat in 0-3 or 3-6 size to wear this year or 12-month or 24-month size for next year.

How to measure for a knitted hat. Using your measuring tape or piece of string evenly wrap it all the way around your head until it overlaps. Start the tape line where the edge of your hat will sit to the same point on the opposite side of your head near your ear. You may want to round down to a number divisible by eight.

I know sorry it cant be simpler. Measure your head from side to side. For a baby due in the fall knit a hat in 0-3 or 3-6 month size to wear this year or 24-month size for next year.

Over the forehead and above the ears. 13 rows Youll need approximately 2 inches of negative ease for your hats circumference. These yardages are rough estimates yarn usage changes depending on stitch pattern.

Obviously not everyone is average these charts were just designed to give you a rough idea for project planning purposes. In knitting patterns gauge is usually stated either in stockinette stitch or in the stitch pattern used for the item in question and its measured over 4 inches but might be stated as the 4-inch measurement or divided by 4 for the 1-inch measurement. The hat length is also an important measurement so that you knit your hat to the proper length.

Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-Fi. Remember to keep the tape snug. Decide how long you want your hat to be.

FIND your size on the hat size chart. Swatch is S stitches and measures W wide. Another valid method to determine hat size is to try on a hat and check the size.