How to Knit a Simple Hat in the Round Video Tutorial

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Feb 2

How to Knit a Simple Hat in the Round Video Tutorial

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How to Knit a Simple Hat In the Round

My hat patterns are my most popular designs on the blog and a lot of newer knitters have reached out to me for more help on knitting hats. I put together a video tutorial on how to knit this simple hat (the Bentley hat).

Make sure you download the pattern and watch the step-by-step video below!

Why I love Knitting Hats

Hats are great knitting projects because they work up pretty quickly and don’t use much yarn. They’re easy to customize with different pom poms and different knitting stitches. The possibilities are endless! This Bentley Hat pattern is a great foundational hat pattern. You can use it to try different color combos — create stripes or make the brim and pom a different color than the main body of the hat. You can try duplicate stitch on top and make a heart or a star on top. This is a great pattern to start with and get creative with once you get more comfortable knitting hats.

Size Guide + Finished Measurements

Finished measurements of the hat are approximately 8.5 in/21.5 cm wide and 9 in/23 cm long.

Yarn

You’ll need approximately 1 skein Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick Yarn (1 skein of Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick Yarn is 106 yds/97 m per 6 oz/170 g skein; 80% acrylic, 20% wool ) or any other super bulky weight yarn that meets gauge. Color shown is Thaw.

Needles

US 15/10 mm, 16 in circular knitting needles or DPNs or knitting needles needed to obtain correct gauge.

Notions

Tapestry needle to weave in ends
Pom Pom of choice (optional)
Stitch Marker
Scissors

Gauge

9 STS + 13 Rows = 4 in/10 cm in stockinette stitch

Watch the Video Tutorial