bottom-up hat
With just one or two skeins of yarn, you can whip up a quick baby gift or fun headwarmer for any member of your family!

A hat is a great project to move on to after scarves, because it packs a lot of new skills into such a small, portable project. In here, you can learn how to knit in the round, how to work basic decreases, and how to work a small tube on double-pointed needles, or two circulars, or one long ‘Magic Loop’ needle. By the time you’re done, you’ll be well on your way to knowing just about everything you need to start doing socks or even sweaters!

Unpatterns® are ‘road maps’ to get you from cast on to finishing without having to rely on someone else’s stitch-by-stitch instructions. This Unpattern, like the others in the series, helps you put together a project the fun way: by falling in love with some yarn and creating a design uniquely your own. On the inside pages you will find a visual overview of the project, plus diagrams and step-by-step instructions to help you build your ideal head topper!

Do you want to knit a wee preemie hat? Or a wild, striped number for your teenage nephew? Or what about a cozy cashmere cap for your husband or brother? Instructions for sizing and shaping hats of all sizes are in here.