Knitting with a round loom can be great fun, as well as a good way to knit hats, scarves and other garments. The pattern included below is for a hat, ideal for keeping warm in the colder months, and can even be knitted by a beginner.

Pre-requisites:

• Round Knitting Loom
• Knitting Tool
• Yarn Needle
• 1 Skein of 4-ply yarn

Instructions:

To begin, tie a slip knot and secure the yarn around the holding peg on the side of the loom. Bring the yarn through the pegs between the first and the last peg on the loom.

Holding the loom on its side with your left hand and the pegs facing your free right hand (reverse all directions for left handed use) bring the yarn behind peg one and wrap it around to the front of the peg and back behind again.

With the yarn wrapped around the first peg, move the yarn to peg number two and wrap in the same manner. You will be working clock wise around the loom and counter clock wise around the pegs. Always wrap from the back to the front and move to the next peg at the back. When threading, let the yarn slide through your hand easily, not pulling the tension too tight. Once you have gone all the way around the loom, continue threading until you have three rows of yarn on each peg. Secure the working yarn on the holding peg by wrapping around several times.

Using the tool, begin at first peg and pick up the first yarn loop and bring it up over the top of the two remaining loops and the top of the peg.

Move to second peg and continue this process all around the loom. When you finish the last peg unwrap the working yarn from the holding peg and wrap another row of loops on each peg. Work about thirty rows for a large adult hat and twenty-five for a youth hat.

After finishing the last one over two row, now work the bottom yarn loop up over the peg, leaving only one loop on each peg. Take the working yarn off of the holding peg and measure a three-foot tail and cut. You will use this tail to take the remaining loops off of the pegs. Thread the tail onto a large plastic craft needle. Using a double thickness of tail, begin with peg # 1 and lift the yarn loop off of the peg and onto the needle. Continue this process all the way around the loom. When all the loops are on the tail turn the hat inside out and cinch the hat closed. Stitch across the closing a couple of times. Dividing the tail in half, tie a square knot and trim the excess to finish.

Good luck knitting your hat with this free round loom knitting pattern!