Finishing your knitted hat the right way
The crown of your hat after all the decreases are finished.
We’re finally ready to finish up our Top This! hats. Finishing
your knitted hat is the last step, and involves sewing up the
top of the crown, weaving in any other loose ends of yarn,
and in this case, attaching the cute little animal topper that
comes with the kit.
Use a yarn needle to thread the working yarn through the
remaining stitches.
Sewing up the top.
Don’t forget to attach the fun topper!
When you’ve completed all the decreases, remove any stitch
markers you were using (they’ve finished their job now!) Cut
your working yarn, but leave a long tail of at least 8" if not
more.
Thread the end of the yarn onto a yarn needle, and thread
the needle through the remaining stitches while they're still
on the knitting needle as in the photo. Remove the knitting
needles as the stitches are threaded. When you’ve got all
remaining stitches threaded onto the yarn, pull it snug and if
you wish, thread the yarn through the stitches again for extra
security (next photo below). When you’re satisfied they are
secure, pull the needle through to the inside of the hat and
weave the yarn through a few stitches on the wrong side of
the work. Tie a knot and cut the yarn, leaving a short end.
Now these little cuties are all finished up and ready to be
worn or saved as gifts! If you’re like me and want to keep
up your knitting all year round, but don’t like big projects
taking up space in your lap during the summer, then knitting
hats are a nice way to keep some small projects in the mix. If
you can add to your gift knitting pile then that is almost like
having money in the bank! Finishing your knitted hat is the
last step in this quick and satisfying process.
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