knit cap hat pattern

Knitting is worked in rounds (the equivalent of rows in flat knitting) in a spiral. Knitting is the oldest craft among all the crafts.

First find a pattern with the some basic knitting instructions; a small flat item really is best. Crochet hooks and a darning needle are often useful in binding off or in joining two knitted pieces edge-to-edge. It is important to know the size of your knitting needles because their size is related to the size of your stitches and, implicitly, to the appearance of the finished work.

Not every stitch in a row need be knitted; some may be left as is and knitted on a subsequent row. Plied yarns may themselves be plied together, producing cabled yarns or multi-stranded yarns. This many take a few weeks depending on how large the blanket is supposed to be.

Circular knitting needles in three different lengths and sizes. The third needle type consists of circular needles, which are long, flexible double-pointed needles.

Knit it like you would knit any stitch. Most new knitters should start with some of the basic patterns listed above and work on mastering basic stitches.