You Can Use any Long, Rectangular or Oval Loom for Hats

You can knit hats on a long loom, an oval or a rectangular. Most people believe that you need a round loom to knit a round item but the notion is incorrect. So, what are the requirements to make a hat on a long loom.? Well, in this example, the most important feature is a loom with continuas pegs. In other words, there are no gaps between one peg and next. The next most important feature is that you get the right size.

What is the process? That’s a bit of a longer explaination and for that I made a step by step video. It’s easy enough for even the true beginner. Scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to watch the five minute video.

Supply List and Information

A made a newborn hat on a round loom. I think that is the best project to learn any new technique.

Below is the list of supplies I used for this project.

SKILL LEVEL: True Beginner

STITCHE: Knit (Use the U-wrap version)

LOOM: Medium Loom 31-pegs. Optional 26 or 28-peg long loom.

YARN: Approximately 60 Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn. I used Caron Simply Soft Medium #4.

TOOLS: Loom Hook, Yarn Needle, Scissors

FINISHED SIZE: Approximately 4 ½ inches length. Knit more rows to make it longer

VIDEO FOR 24 PEGS: https://youtu.be/WaU8fy_IdoY or Click HERE
VIDEO FOR LONG LOOM: https://youtu.be/T3dmj8Q_tZA or Click HERE

Below is the video to knit the baby hat on a long loom.

This video is mostly focused on teaching you a concept you can use with any size hat not just the newborn baby hat. So please, don’t get fixated on the size of the hat. My intent is information that you can use for many different projects not just hat.