Time for Crafts: How to Loom Knit A Velvet Hat with Wambui Made It

Today I am working with some luscious, soft velvet yarn. I demonstrate loom knitting a luxurious velvet hat using velvet yarn.

The ROYAL VELVET YARN I USED in the hats was purchased at Michale's Craft Store.

There is only ONE type of stitch used in the entire hat. Therefore, it is a good beginner project. The stitch that is used is the loom knit E wrap stitch. The hat is made a fold-over brim so we don't have to worry about the hat rolling up on the ends.

The cast off with the velvet yarn gets a little tricky. The velvet yarn was easy to work with while loom knitting. However, the velvet yarn was not easy to work with during the cast off. 'Sliding" the velvet yarn through loops was not easy. The yarn was causing friction and -- instead of sliding through the loops, the velvet yarn was getting stuck on itself.

However, I have come up with what I believe is a perfect solution to this challenge. The solution is this: When the hat is finished - just before threading the yarn needle for the cast-off, switch out the velvet working yarn to a regular knitting yarn of similar color and weight. The regular wool or acrylic yard will glide through the velvet loops easily.

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