Stefanie Japel

Circular Knit Lab: Hats Four Ways

Stefanie Japel

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  • In-depth Instruction; over 312 mins
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Stefanie introduces herself and goes over all the fun things you'll learn. She also describes the tools and materials you'll need to get started.
Stefanie walks you through using your gauge swatch to determine the stitch count to make for a perfect fit.
Learn how to cast on using a circular needle and how to create a jogless purl ridge, which helps you stop your stockinette stitches from curling into infinity.
Stefanie explains how to start decreasing to create the shape of your hat so that it fits correctly on the wearer's head. She also shows you how to transfer your knitting onto three double-pointed needles in order to do your decreases.
Learn how to finish your hat and how to add circular cording at the top for a cute effect. Stefanie will also show you how to weave in your ends so that your stitches will be secure, your ends invisible and your hat durable.
Begin the Wheeler hat by working in the round using two circular needles, and then work a jogless purl row.
Add a new color and learn how to make a jogless stripe and carry your yarn up from a lower row. Stefanie shows you how to transfer your stitches to a circular needle, knit in the round and decrease your stitches to the top of the Wheeler hat.
Start the Rosie hat with a ribbing around the bottom, then increase the number of stitches to get the shape of the hat and start building the stylish cables that go from top to bottom.
Here you'll learn how to cross cables, a traditional knitting technique with a long, rich history. You'll also see how to rearrange your stitch markers for the next step: Decreasing.
Stefanie walks you through the symmetrical decrease that creates a beautiful top to your Rosie hat. You'll learn how to decrease while maintaining the form of your cables as well as finishing your hat.
Stefanie shows you how to form your hats to fit beautifully and some of the different techniques used to fit a hat once it's made.
Stefanie will show you some fun and cute ways to embellish your newly made hats. You'll learn how to add some simple embroidery and how to make a tassel and a pompom.
Learn how to fix a dropped stitch with Stefanie's step-by-step instruction.
A quick tutorial that will show you how to cast on to double-pointed needles.
Outtakes from Circular Knit Lab: Hats Four Ways.
 
 
15 Lessons
5  hrs 12  mins

Description

Published author and well-loved knitwear designer Stefanie Japel shares her “purls” of wisdom with you as she teaches you to knit three unique styles of hats. Circular Knit Lab begins with essential information about circular needles and knitting in the round, including choosing supplies and creating the perfect circumference for any size head. Then Stefanie walks you through how to knit a hat in the round from start to finish. You’ll enjoy her ever-present enthusiasm for teaching and knitting, as you learn stripes, cables and ribbing, and top your hat with a tassel or pom.gLearn how to increase and decrease in the round, blocking, making jogless joins, and adding fun embellishments like embroidery to your custom-fit hats. You’ll learn to knit hats using four different circular knitting techniques. At the end of the course you’ll have come full circle and have knitted three hats to wear or give as gifts.

Stefanie Japel

Stefanie started knitting at 8 years old and began designing soon thereafter. Her book include "Glam Knits," "Fitted Knits," and "Mom and Me Knits." You'll also find Stefanie's wonderful work in Interweave Knits, Knitscene, Vogue Knitting and more. You can find her patterns at ravelry.com/designers/stefanie-japel.

Stefanie Japel

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