Hat with an elastic band 2 by 2 knitting needles: simplicity and elegance of style

What is a “stocking hat” and how is it knitted?

The women's stocking cap is called that only because it is knitted in the round according to the principle of a sock or stocking top. At the same time, absolutely any knitting that affects the appearance of the product can be used in the work. Most often, quite familiar simple designs are used to make a headdress:

• classic elastic band (1x1 or 2x2);
• pearl knitting;
• pigtails and flagella;
• scarf or stocking pattern.

Women's and men's hats, knitted in the same way as stockings are knitted, are practically no different from each other. To make them, you can use different types of yarn according to the season and personal preferences.

The length of the stocking cap may vary. There are models that can easily be folded around the neck instead of a scarf. You can decorate the headdress with a pompom, tassel, embroidery or appliqué.

The stocking hat is knitted in the round with knitting needles

Shawl technique

Knitting needles, suitable yarn and head circumference size are all you need for further steps.
When choosing threads, it is better to avoid all mohair types due to their high pillability and lint rolling. Preference is given to threads of medium and thin diameter; threads that are too thick will make the original shape look stubby and clumsy. It should be noted that a stocking cap, knitted from light, not at all “winter” yarn, is more suitable for wearing in the off-season, when the main function of all hats is to protect against unpleasantly changeable air temperatures. Suitable fibers include:

• cotton, pure and high quality - soft and pleasant to wear, perfectly absorbs moisture and “breathes” (allows air to pass through);
• a mixture of cotton and linen;
• a mixture of silk with other types of yarn - keeps the surface smooth for a long time; has such qualities as heat retention, deformation is minimized;
• merino wool is a high quality fiber;
• alpaca, whose pile is practically not prone to pilling, therefore, the knitted fabric will not have pellets that spoil the appearance of the product;
• acrylic - although susceptible to peeling, is good in mixtures with the addition of wool, especially elite wool.

When starting to knit a stocking cap, knitting needles are selected based on the thickness of the thread.

Otherwise, defects such as too high density or loose knitting may occur. For convenience and ease of fitting, it is better that they are on a fishing line, that is, intended for knitting in the round, or long. Veteran needlewomen sometimes make a product using four knitting needles according to the sock principle, which is why such a garment is sometimes called a “sock cap.”

Who is the stocking hat suitable for?

Hats of this type are suitable for many, regardless of age and gender. The main thing is that the model and execution technique are selected correctly. The color and texture of the yarn will help emphasize individuality and create a unique image.

For people with small facial features and narrow cheekbones, a medium-length headdress with a not too large pattern is suitable. Volumetric patterns are best chosen by those with a wide chin.

The length of the stocking cap, as a rule, depends on height. A tall person can afford a longer headdress, while others are better off opting for standard models.

Representatives of the younger generation usually choose bright and rich colors that add a little mischief to their appearance. Older young people tend to choose classic shapes and natural shades. Calm, familiar colors allow you to fit the accessory into any ensemble.

Models of stocking caps are also suitable for children

How and with what to wear

You can wear a stocking cap in different ways, depending on the model and color. Here are a few options for how women wear a headdress:

• Place the accessory freely over loose hair.
• Tuck the hair completely under the hat, releasing only a few strands on both sides.
• The elastic band of the cap, pulled down almost to the bridge of the nose, allows you to draw the attention of others to the correct shape of the eyebrows.
• An accessory moved to the top of the head will make it possible to emphasize the hairstyle.
• A wide hat model can imitate a beret if you move it to the side.
• Wrap the long end of the headdress around your neck instead of a scarf.

This item looks good with puffy outerwear and oversized wardrobe items. Short models in darker shades can be worn with classic coats.

A set of several items knitted with the same yarn always looks more harmonious. Therefore, experienced craftswomen try to knit a scarf, snood, as well as mittens or gloves to a hat.

The accessory goes well with clothes in any style.

Tools and materials

For the classic method of knitting a stocking cap, you will need circular or stocking needles. The finished headdress will be seamless. The size of the tools depends on the thickness of the threads. Typically, recommendations for selecting knitting needles are indicated on a label attached to each skein.

When choosing yarn, you should focus on the season and the selected pattern. Fleecy threads in natural shades usually do not require searching for intricate patterns - they make beautiful things knitted with stockinette stitch. From smooth threads you can make a stocking cap with a more complex pattern.

To create models decorated with embroidery, beads and other additional elements, you need to prepare the appropriate accessories. Pompoms and tassels are most often made from a piece of fur or the same threads used for knitting.

Bright melange yarn allows you to create unusual knitted hats

Measurements and calculations

Correct, precise dimensions allow you to knit a hat that fits well on your head. For an accessory of this style, it is enough to find out the head circumference. Length is not such an important indicator. The main thing is that it is no less than the planting depth.

Before knitting the product itself, you need to make a small test sample. A piece of canvas measuring 10x10 is enough to see how many loops fit into 1 cm of canvas in length and width.

Head circumference is measured just above the eyebrow line

Model for beginners

The simplest option to make an accessory requires a woman to have only basic knitting skills. In this case, you can do without any diagrams and patterns. It is enough to know how to knit knit and purl stitches. Here is a description of how to knit a stocking cap for beginners:

1. Complete the set row in accordance with your own calculations and close it in a ring.
2. Knit 5-7 cm with 1x1 or 2x2 elastic. If you want to get a hat with a lapel, then the height of the knitted fabric should be 2 times the height of the elastic band.
3. Work in the round in stockinette stitch or garter stitch until desired length is achieved.
4. Cut the thread, pull through all the loops and pull off the end of the hat.
5. Fasten the end of the thread and carefully hide it from the wrong side.

The finished stocking can be decorated with a pompom or tassel.

Even with basic knitting skills you can create a stocking cap

General principles of knitting and options for fashion trends in stocking caps

Let's consider a description of the general principles with the help of which both male and female stocking cap models are knitted:

Before knitting a model such as a stocking cap, let’s calculate P for the job. We will knit a standard sample measuring 10x10 centimeters (cm). Let's count the number of loops in 1 cm of fabric. We take the head circumference measurement and multiply it by the first number. As a result, we get the number we need. Knitting can be done both on simple knitting needles and on circular or hosiery knitting needles (5 pieces). It is better to knit in the round to get a seamless pattern. Male and female models are knitted according to the same algorithm. The only difference will be the pattern of the pattern you prefer for a particular hat. We cast on the required number of loops and begin needlework. In the case where the main pattern is not elastic, the beginning of the hat is knitted with an elastic band. The type of elastic band is chosen at the request of the needlewoman. You need to knit several rows with the selected elastic band, and then move on to the main ornament:

For a regular model, about 25 cm of fabric is knitted from the cast-on row, after which the number of loops begins to decrease. If you want to knit a very long stocking cap, you need to continue knitting until the length satisfies you:

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Having knitted to the desired length, decrease by knitting 2 stitches together, but doing it evenly. In each specific case, the number of abbreviated P may vary depending on the quality of the threads and the pattern. It is important to make P cuts evenly so that the canvas is neat. Having knitted up to 6 loops, cut the yarn, thread the end into the loops, and pull them off. Finishing the description of the work, let's talk about how you can make the hat more fun and original. You can decorate the stocking cap with beautiful buttons, a knitted flower, a fluffy pompom, or thin satin ribbons. Ribbons are needed to embroider a hat:

Models of such hats look great if they are knitted with large knitting on thick knitting needles. At the same time, the product knits quickly and turns out stylish. In this case, the simplest pattern will do. On large diameter knitting needles it comes out elastic and spectacular:

The maximum effect can be obtained by using yarn that has a non-uniform structure or has fringe:

If you wish, you can knit a stocking cap with such rather complex patterns as weaves, aranas or braids. Here it is important to choose the right yarn for a specific ornament. When making your choice, imagine how these particular threads with a specific relief will look:

Jacquard stocking cap

The jacquard technique is a special knitting method in which threads of several colors are alternated to create a pattern. The outer side of the canvas looks like the front surface with a pattern. Due to the interlacing of threads from the inside out, it looks like a double hat.

Knitting a hat completely repeats the steps described for the previous model. Threads that are not used in work should be left on the wrong side. In this case, the tension of the yarn should not be too strong, otherwise the pattern will turn out to be too tight, and the fabric will be excessively rough and dense.

Jacquard stocking hat knitted (knitting pattern)

A simple version of knitting a men's stocking cap

First, let's look at how a men's stocking cap is knitted. This pattern is knitted quite simply, so even a beginner knitter can try to knit this product. As a result, you will get a warm and at the same time fashionable headdress for your man.

This stocking cap is knitted for sizes S - M and M - L, for a head circumference of fifty-four - fifty-six and fifty-six - fifty-eight centimeters.

For the process, you need to prepare the following set with materials and tools: yarn of a certain shade, consisting of wool and polyamide, in a percentage ratio of 75:25 (fifty grams per one hundred and fifty meters). In total you will need fifty grams. Also in your work you should use circular knitting needles (forty centimeters) of three and two and a half millimeters.

This stocking cap has the following knitting density: twenty-four loops (p.) by thirty-two rows (r.) = ten by ten centimeters.

The proposed men's stocking cap is knitted in the round.

First of all, at the first stage, loops are cast on in the amount of one hundred and fifty-eight to one hundred and seventy pieces. Use two and a half millimeter circular knitting needles for this. Next, you need to knit an elastic band one by one to a height of about four to five centimeters. Then, you should proceed to a simultaneous uniform decrease of thirty - thirty-four points ( = from twenty-eight to one hundred thirty-six points).

At the next stage, three-millimeter knitting needles are put into work and knitting continues on the basis of the stockinette stitch until a height of seventeen to nineteen centimeters is reached. Loan, you will need to make eight marks with markers every sixteen to seventeen stitches, and then continue knitting the front stitch. Decrease one stitch at a time to all marks (= eight decreases). Decrements are repeated in each circle, for a total of fourteen times (= sixteen = twenty-four sts).

In the next roundabout. Everyone knits and sings in twos (= eight = twelve stitches).

The stocking cap is almost complete, all you have to do is cut the thread, pull it through the remaining loops, tighten and fasten. This men's hat model has a height of approximately twenty-six to twenty-eight centimeters.

Video: Knitting a “Beanie” hat for a man

Model with “pearl” stripes

This option is also quite simple to implement. When creating a model, alternate sections are knitted with front and back stitches, as well as with a pearl pattern. Description is given for circular needles No. 4 and yarn thickness 150 m/100 g:

1. Cast on 88 stitches on circular needles and close into a ring.
2. 1-6, 10-12, 16-18, 30 rub. - all purl.
3. 7-9, 13-15, 19-29 r. - all facial.
4. Next, knit 6 rows with a pearl pattern, 1 row of purl stitches, and then perform a section of stockinette stitch in 15 rows.
5. Repeat step 4.
6. Work 3 more rows using purl stitch.
7. Then we knit to the end, alternating 3 rows of knit and purl loops, at the same time evenly making decreases to form the crown. To do this, in the 2nd row knit together every 13 and 14 p., in the 10th - every 6 and 7 p., in the 16th - every 3 and 4 p., in the 21st - every 2 and 3 p. ., in the 25th - every 1 and 2 p.

Cut the thread, pull through the remaining loops and pull off the crown. Fix the end of the thread and hide it from the wrong side.

The fabric of the hat is textured

Models of hats with knitting patterns (models winter 2020-2021)

Knitting option No. 1: stocking hat

The ideal yarn for knitting a fashionable stocking cap is wool with a 20% polyamide compound. The natural animal wool base provides excellent warmth in any weather, and a small percentage of artificial polyamide will improve the performance characteristics of the finished product. In addition, if regular washing is necessary, the hat may become deformed, but polyamide fibers resist such negative changes.

Men's stocking cap

For a hat measuring approximately 54-58 head circumference, you need to choose a 50 gram skein of yarn, circular knitting needles (flexible, 2.5 and 3 mm in size). There is no need to sew the finished product, since you can knit a seamless hat (in the round) with circular knitting needles.

First, cast on 175 stitches and knit a simple rib: 2 purl stitches and the same number of knit stitches, alternating (approximately 5-7 cm high). When you decide that the elastic is enough, replace the knitting needles with 3 mm ones. Cast on stitches in stockinette stitch approximately 17 cm high. After 17 stitches, place 8 markers and continue knitting in stockinette stitch. With each row, decrease the same number of loops from the edge (1 each for a total of 8 decreases). The total difficulty of decreases should be 14 times (8-12 points).

Video with step-by-step instructions on how to knit a men's stocking cap

Knitting option No. 2: jacquard pattern

A fashionable men's patterned winter hat with deer or various abstract, but clear patterns is a fashion without competition. Scandinavian motifs - this is the name of the most popular fashion for knitted patterned winter hats for men.

For knitting you will need (for a circumference of 52-58 cm):

• 100 g skein of wool threads of the same color (for example, the main color of the product is dark blue);
• 50 g of contrasting white wool;
• circular flexible knitting needles 2.5 and 3 mm;
• markers;
• needle with thread.

Depending on the desired pattern, the knitting technique will depend. There are special patterns for jacquard patterns that allow you to create precise modifications of popular patterns.

Procedure (description):

• Cast on 128 stitches on flexible needles (2.5 mm);
• knit an elastic band about 5 cm;
• 1 row l. p., remove 8 loops (remainder – 120 p.);
• then knit according to pattern 1

  
  Jacquard pattern pattern

• go once according to pattern “2” vertically;
• when knitted 20 cm, insert 10 markers (at a distance of 12 loops);
• knit the next rows 2 loops together (after the marker);
• repeat decrease strictly in every 2nd row 9 6 times in total);
• after this there should be 10 stitches left, they need to be tightened by pulling the thread.

Video description of the process:

Knitting option No. 3: voluminous squares

The most common design option for hats for men in the coming season is the “Volume Square” pattern. There can be a huge number of design options; you can successfully combine colors, textures and yarn thickness.

Drawing “Volume squares”

For work you will need (for a head circumference of approximately 56-61 cm):

• knitting needles 3.5 and 4 mm;
• marker;
• yarn 100-150 grams (better, let it remain).

Description : Cast on 105 stitches (3.5 mm) and place a marker at the beginning of the circle. 6 rows with an elastic band, then change the knitting needles to 4 mm and knit the pattern itself in squares:

• 1st row: 2 out. + 3 persons;
• Row 2: 2 out. + 1 person + 2 combine with facial ones;
• 3rd row: 2 out. + 2 persons;
• 4th and 5th rows are all purl;
• Row 6: 2 together, k2, repeat until the end;
• 7th row: 1st. + 2 persons;
• 8th row: 1st. + 2 p. knit together;
• 10 and 9 are all from.;
• 11:1 out. + 5 persons;
• 12:1 out. + 2 persons together. + 1 person + 2 persons together;
• 13:1 out. + 3 persons;
• 14: 2 together from.;
• 15: purl all;
• 16: 2 knits together.

This model of men's hat is suitable for strict men and young students. The length and size can be adjusted depending on your needs.

Option number 4: knitted hat with moved loops

The external design of the hat is a pattern with displaced loops. The hat size is approximately 56 head size. Initially, cast on 152 loops using the Italian cast-on. Knit with a double elastic band of any type, 4 cm long. The length of the pattern will be about 13 cm. The number of loops is a multiple of 23 + 6 loops and 2 more edge loops. Starting from the sixth row, repeat the pattern from the 2nd row. After the 13th row, make uniform decreases in each front row. Gradually work into decrease and purl rows. Then knit 2 knit stitches until only 10 stitches remain. Do the ending as in all previous options. A more accessible scheme for mastering technology -

The technique of knitting a hat is the same for both women's and men's accessories. The main difference is the choice of colors and format. Children's hats for boys can be additionally decorated with unusual eyes or beads. The main secret is the love put into every stitch.

Stocking hat with short rows

Not all beginning knitters know how to handle stocking and circular knitting needles. Therefore, there is a way to knit a headdress using ordinary tools.

This cross-cut knitted stocking cap is similar to the classic English beanie hat.

For the described model, needles No. 4 and yarn with a thickness of 130 m/100 grams were used, the work was done in garter stitch. Here's how to knit such a headdress:

• Cast on 50 stitches on straight needles.
• 1 rub. – knit only 45 stitches, and leave 5 unknitted.
• 2 r. – unfold the fabric and knit according to the pattern until the end of the row.
• 3 r. – 46 knit stitches, leave 4.
• 4 rub. = 2 rub.
• 5 rub. – 47 knit stitches, leave 3.
• 6 rub. = 2 rub.
• 7 rub. – 48 knit stitches, leave 2.
• 8 rub. = 2 rub.
• 9 rub. – 49 knit stitches, leave 1.
• 10 rub. = 2 rub.
• 11 rub. – knit all stitches completely.
• 12 rubles = 2 rubles
• Repeat the previous steps until the height of the canvas is equal to the circumference of your head. This usually amounts to 5-6 wedges.
• Cast off all the loops at once and sew the back seam on the wrong side of the hat.

You can try tying an elastic band in the form of a braid

Stocking hat knitted for women

A stocking cap with Italian elastic for beginners is knitted very easily, using knitting needles No. 2. The work requires 100 grams of mixed yarn. Handicrafts are made using patterns such as Italian ribbing, knit stitch and purl stitch. Having cast 132 loops, we knit 5 cm with Italian elastic with displaced loops according to the following pattern:

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Then you need to knit, alternately alternating 5 rows with front stitch and purl stitch until the desired length of the fabric. At this stage, you need to start reducing the number of loops. We make this reduction in a row, knitting 2 loops together every 11 loops. We repeat this reduction every other row until there are about 6 stitches left on the knitting needles. Then we gather the remaining loops onto a thread, pull them together, and fasten the thread to the wrong side of the work. Now all we have to do is sew a seam on the back of the fabric, and the stocking cap can be put on.