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Tietze Hat
This hat is designed specifically for beginner knitters, and will help build your skills from knitting flat to knitting in the round, adding in purl stitches and then decreases.
I named this hat after one of my favorite people, my kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Tietze (pronounced TEE-tsee), who was an endless fount of imagination and patience.
This pattern originally appeared—and is still available—as part of the “How to Teach Beginning Knitting” teaching module. The teaching module gives a guide to teaching a three-part beginning knitting course, and offers this pattern as one that can be used as a first project for beginner knitters.
The smaller hat will fit older children and adults with head circumferences of 20– 22” / 51–56cm. The larger hat (pictured) will fit adults with head circumferences of 22–24” / 56–61cm.
Materials
- Malabrigo Twist (100% baby merino wool): 1 skein (150 yds / 137m), shown here in #618 / Liquid Ambar
Or substitute 150 yds / 137m of another Aran-weight wool yarn (that is, yarn that has a typical gauge of 4 sts/in).
Good substitutes include: MadelineTosh Chunky, Manos del Uruguay Wool Clasica, Berroco Jasper, Lorna’s Laces Lion & Lamb Multi, Noro Kureyon, Noro Silk Garden, Plymouth Boku, Araucania Aysen.
Choose a light color so that you can see what you are doing as you learn to knit.
- US 8 / 5mm needles (or size needed to get gauge) in ALL the following types; if you are a beginner, needles made with bamboo are recommended:
straight needles
16” or 20” circular needle
24” circular needle
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8 stitch markers
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scissors
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measuring tape or ruler
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