addiExpress: Knit hats in different sizes with the knitting machine
The number of needles on the addiExpress Kingsize knitting machine is with 46 needles always the same.
With a hand-knitted cuff, the hats can easily be adjusted for larger and smaller sizes. We explain how to do it in this tutorial.
- Woolly Hugs MERINO STRETCH (110 m/50 g)
- 50/ 100/ 100 g in a colour of your choice
- 1 addiExpress Kingsize
- addiExpress TakeOff needle or Lace circular 3,5 mm (US 4)
- addiClick tips short 3,5 mm + 30-50 cm cord (US 4, 12"-28")
- or 1 short circular 3,5 mm/ 30-50 cm (US 4, 12"-28")
- Scissors and wool needle
Size: 6 months/ 12 months/ head size L (up to 58 cm/ 23")
Make hats in different sizes with addiExpress:
With the addiExpress Kingsize knitting machine, you can make complete hats for children and adults with a head size of 50-56 cm head circumference (instructions at the end of the tutorial).
Winding and hand knitting can be easily combined for larger or smaller heads. A hand-knitted ribbed cuff, for which additional stitches are picked up, creates hats for babies and children or for a larger head circumference.
Different sizes:
- Yellow hat (size L), yarn quantity 100 g (3.5 oz), head circumference 52 - 58 cm (20“-23“)
- Green hat (baby size up to 12 months) yarn quantity 100 g (3.5 oz), head circumference 36-40cm (17“-20“)
- Grey hat (baby size up to 6 months) yarn quantity 50 g (1.8 oz), head circumference 36-40cm (14“-16“)
Different sizes:
- Yellow hat (size L), yarn quantity 100 g (3.5 oz), head circumference 52 - 58 cm (20“-23“)
- Green hat (baby size up to 12 months) yarn quantity 100 g (3.5 oz), head circumference 36-40cm (17“-20“)
- Grey hat (baby size up to 6 months) yarn quantity 50 g (1.8 oz), head circumference 36-40cm (14“-16“)
Wind the hat
- Cast on 46 sts in the round with the addiExpress Kingsize.
- Wind 40/ 50/ 60 laps (depending on size).
- Slip the stitches from the machine.
- To do this, wind the stitches without yarn and slip them piece by piece onto the TakeOff needle or circular needle.
- The next step is to continue knitting by hand in a rib pattern. To do this, use the short circular needle (addiClick or fixed circular needle) and transfer the stitches to the needle.
Rib pattern: 1 knit stitch, 1 purl stitch alternately.
Follow the section depending on the size.
Small hat up to 6 months
Knit the stitches with the short circular needle as follows:
- Increase 2 stitches between every 4 existing stitches as follows:
- * Knit 1, increase 1 (insert the left needle from the back into the loop underneath of the stitch you have just knitted and purl this stitch)
- Knit 1, increase 1 (insert the left needle from the back into the loop underneath of the stitch you have just knitted and purl this stitch)
- Knit 1, purl 1
- From * repeat 10 times
- End by knitting 1 knit stitch and 1 increase as above.
- Knit over these 70 stitches for the cuff 8 cm in rib pattern.
Medium hat up to 12 months
Knit the stitches with the short circular needle as follows:
- Increase 3 stitches between every 5 existing stitches as follows:
- * Knit 1, increase 1 (insert the left needle from the back into the loop underneath of the stitch you have just knitted and purl this stitch)
- Knit 1, increase 1 (insert the left needle from the back into the loop underneath of the stitch you have just knitted and purl this stitch)
- Knit 1, increase 1 (insert the left needle from the back into the loop underneath of the stitch you have just knitted and purl this stitch)
- Knit 1, purl 1
- Repeat from * 8 more times, end with knit 1 stitch, increase 1 (insert the left needle from behind into the loop underneath the stitch just knitted and purl this stitch).
- Knit over these 74 stitches for the cuff 10 cm in rib pattern.
Large hat up to 58 cm
Knit the stitches with the short circular needle as follows:
- The number of stitches is doubled:
- * Knit 1, increase 1 (insert the left needle from the back into the loop underneath of the stitch you have just knitted and purl this stitch)
- Repeat from * 45 times.
- Knit over these 92 stitches for the cuff 12 cm in rib pattern.
Bind off elastic
Bind off the hat elastically as follows:
- Turn the work, yarn over 1 and knit 2 stitches in pattern, insert the left needle back into the 2 stitches just knitted and knit again.
- * Knit 1 stitch, insert the left needle back into the 2 stitches on the needle and knit again.
- Repeat from * until all stitches have been bound off.
- Knit the last stitch together with the yarn over
Tip: You can also see how it works in this video (german).
Video tutorial from Woolly Hugs (german)
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Simply winding hats completely up to size M
With a stretchy yarn (wool fibres) of 80-110 m/ 50 g, you can easily wind a full hat for children and adults with a head circumference of 50-56 cm.
Important for a good fit:
- Nutzen Sie ein leicht dehnbares Garn (Wollgarne wie Merino oder Stretch-Garne)
- Halten Sie den Faden locker. Eine hohe Fadenspannung macht das gekurbelte Strickstück enger
- Good running yarn qualities for addiExpress can be found in the yarn chart.
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