Today we are making a cute beanie hat, but before I want to tell you a little story.
Once upon a time a young girl lived in a small town near the woods.
It was a Sunday afternoon late in November and she decided to go pick some pine cones.
She wanted to spray them with a gold paint and use them as Christmas tree decorations.
She got her backpack ready and hit the road.
She walked this path many times in the past, but today it all seemed a bit different.
Oh look, the first pine cone!
So many beautiful pine cones were leading her of the main path and without realizing
she was walking deeper into the woods.
It was getting darker and darker and darker.
She was lost.
Hello everybody!
Since winter is just around the corner and I don't want you to get cold, I decided to
film a tutorial on how to make this cute and warm beanie.
Now don't get scared, I have absolutely no clue about sewing or knitting.
I'm gonna show you how to make this hat from scratch using bobby pins, box of cookies and
some yarn.
It's a really simple and quick DIY and it looks totally adorable, don't you think?
OK, Let's not waste any more time and let's make this before the winter comes.
To make our cute beanie hat we need some yarn, a rounded box of cookies, hot glue gun, a
knitting hook and a needle, a straw which is optional, a thinner yarn or thread, bobby
pins, scissors and a tape which is also optional.
First of all I need to eat up my cookies, these ones are so good!
I washed the box and now I am going to make a loom out of it!
You can use any rounded object for that -- for example an old bucket.
But make sure that its size is similar to the size of your head so that the hat will
fit you perfectly.
Here I am cutting the upper part of my box to get rid of that double edge so that I can
attach the bobby pins after.
OK, now I can place the bobby pins on the edge of the box like this.
I like to place two pins together and then leave a good centimeter or half an inch between
each pair of pins.
You don't need to measure the spaces in between, just make them roughly equal.
Once I covered approximately a quarter of the box, I took a hot glue gun and applied
some glue next to and over the pins on the outer side of the box.
This way they won't move when I continue placing the rest of the pins around.
As you can see I am quite generous with glue here.
It is really important that the loom is well made and firm so that it will last us for
many DIYs!
Just continue placing and gluing the pins all the way around the box.
Bobby pins will work as pegs for our knitting loom.
Once you're done you can add some glue over the pins on the inner side of the box to assure
that pins really stay in place.
You can also use some scotch tape here, but I decided not to, since my pins are already
very firmly attached.
To finish the loom just glue a final pin to the bottom of the box like this.
This is optional but quite handy as it makes the knitting much easier.
Now we need to let the glue dry -- wait for about an hour just to be sure!
And then it's time for the fun part!
Take the end of the yarn and wrap it a few times around the pin at the bottom of the
box.
Then start wrapping the yarn around the pins like so.
It doesn't really matter if you work your way clock wise or counter clock wise around
the loom.
The important thing is how you wrap the yarn around each pin.
Make sure that you always have the loop on the outer side, while on the inner side you
have this connecting line of yarn.
As you can see I am using quite a thick yarn.
With a thick yarn your hat will be very warm and soft, plus you will need to make fewer
rows to finish it.
If the yarn you have is very thin you can knit with two yarns together too and they
will work as a single thicker one.
Continue wrapping your yarn all the way around the loom.
Then push the yarn down like this and start making another row of loops above it.
Keep the loops loose as this will make your life easier afterwards when you'll be pulling
the bottom loops over the top ones.
Here you can also use the straw if you think it will make it easier to wrap the yarn around
the pins.
Thread the straw onto the yarn -- you need to do this before you start knitting of course!
Then you just hold the straw and go around the pins like me.
Many like to use the straw, but I prefer wrapping the yarn without it.
So just chose the option that works best for you.
When you've wrapped the yarn around all the pins secure your work by wrapping the working
yarn once or twice around the bottom pin.
Now start pulling the bottom loops over the top ones with the help of a hook.
Grab the bottom loop; put it over the top one and over the pin.
If you don't have a hook you can make one from a wire or you can work without it.
It will be a bit more time consuming but it's possible, especially if you make really loose
loops.
Since our loops are loose, it's way easier to grab them and pull them over the pins.
Continue to do this for all the pins and then push your first finished row down to make
space for another.
Take the working yarn and start wrapping it around the pins the same way as before.
Don't forget that the loops need to be facing out of the loom and that the yarn connecting
the loops must be toward its center.
When you went around all the pins, it's time to again pull the bottom yarn over the top
and over the pins.
Look how lovely is the knit fabric we're creating!
I want to make a creamy white hat with deep red stripes so I need to change my yarn now.
To do that I am simply cutting the white working yarn, leaving enough of it so I can make a
knot.
I am taking the red yarn and making a simple knot together with the white yarn.
Then I just continue knitting with the red yarn.
It's so simple!
You can make your hat of one solid color or you can even use more than two colors of yarn.
Depending on how many rows you make with each color, more or less colorful your hat is in
the end.
If you switch the color of the yarn every two to three rows, you will get many fine
stripes.
Or you can make the stripes wider like me.
This is the best part when knitting your own hat instead of buying it.
You can choose colors that look nice with your hair, your eyes or you can choose colors
that match your winter jacket, and that's what I did.
You can be your own designer!
And it always feels really nice when you make something useful and unique from scratch!
Then just continue these two steps: wrap the yarn around the pins and pull the bottom loops
over the top ones.
Here, I am again switching to the white yarn and I continue the same process as before.
Don't worry about the knots you get when switching the color -- we will hide them inside the
hat so they won't be visible.
It takes about 4 hours to finish this lovely beanie hat but it depends on how long you
want your hat to be.
If you want your hat to tightly fit your head then make less rows.
If you want it to be more beanie like then make more rows.
This will be just a perfect length for me!
When you turn your hat inside out, you can see how it will look like.
Beautiful, right!?
To finish the hat, cut the working yarn leaving about 12 inches and thread it onto the needle.
Again feel free to make a needle from a piece of wire if you don't own a huge needle like
this one.
Now take the needle and go through each loop.
This way you make sure that the hat won't fall apart when you take it off the loom.
As you do that, pull the loops off the pins.
When you thread the needle through all the loops the hat comes off the loom.
Now you end up with this cute knitted tube!
Imagine if you use a larger loom, you could make yourself a warm sleeping bag!
Wouldn't that be cool!?
To close the top of your hat, pull your working yarn and see how the hole closes.
Thread the yarn onto the needle again and make a few stitches to secure it.
I went to the inner side of the hat so that the stitches won't be visible.
If you want to attach a pom pom, leave the yarn sticking out of the hat like I did here.
But first, let's get rid of these knots from when we switched the colors.
Cut the excess yarn and then just push the knot inside the hat like this.
And there you go -- the knot disappears and the hat looks neat and beautiful.
For the first end of the yarn you need to make a few stitches and a knot to secure it.
Since our hat will automatically get this rolled end, you can easily hide the knot inside.
And this is how we've hidden all the knots inside.
The thing missing to our cute beanie is a pom pom.
Wrap the yarn about 25 times around your hand palm.
The more times you wrap around, the fuller your pom pom will be.
Trim the end and pull the yarn off your hand.
Thread a thinner yarn or a piece of thread through the hole and tie it on one side.
Turn the ball of yarn around and tie it on the other side as well.
You should end up with kind of a bow shape.
Cut through each of the two holes like this.
It's time to get your pom pom a nice haircut!
Work your way around until it's nice and rounded.
When you're happy with how your fluffy pom pom looks like, just sew it on the hat.
Make a few stitches with the yarn we have left on top of the hat to firmly attach it.
I am so happy with how mine turned out!
It looks absolutely gorgeous and I know I am going to wear it loads.
It kind of has this old fashioned feel, maybe because of the colors or stripes, but I am
totally in love with it.
Finally make one or two knots inside of the hat and we're done!
This sweet beanie hat could also be a perfect Christmas present or such a cute birthday
gift if your friends have birthdays in these cold months.
It works great for girls and boys too, so maybe you can make one for your boyfriend
this winter?
Tell me if this wasn't the easiest and the most useful DIY ever?!
Now that I know you guys will be warm this winter, we can see each other again in spring...
Bye!
Just kidding, see you next week and the week after when I'm going to show you how to make
this adorable scarf.
Love ya!