That was really helpful!these are small details that we often underestimate their importance but knowing them really makes us confident knitters!thanks alot❤️
Thank you for the cheat sheet in the description. I was taking notes on the back of an old envelope and making a hash out of it. I appreciate being able to copy and paste a clear explanation into my OneNote knitting tips section 😅.
This was so helpful, Roxanne! The best part was that you showed different examples at the same time allowing for a comparison between the two looks. I am switching from "defined" to "subtle" as my default spiral technique.
This is incredibly useful! Thank you so much! I was actually just thinking to ask in the comments what the effect of using an ssk vs k2tog would be, and you answered it within the next minute :) I'm still somewhat new to knitting, having started a few years back now but still with a good deal to learn, so I'm still trying to get the hang of left-leaning vs. right-leaning decreases. I only just learned that the ssk gave the opposite lean to a k2tog about a month or two ago. So for the spiral crowns, I guess a good way to remember it would be to use a left-leaning decrease when you want a defined leftward spiral and a right-leaning decrease for a defined rightward spiral. Loving this series so far! I've got some yarn that I bought to make a matching hat for a sweater I made this year, and since it's only my second knit hat, I'm definitely looking for all the knowledge and tips I can find! Thank you! (Meanwhile, as someone who loves seeing all the knitting math, thank you for always presenting it! It's so helpful to have a generalised means of designing knits so that I can be more creative, which I love.)
I prefer to include the setup round in the plain row calculation. That way decreases in each column are spaced evenly, whether they are longer (above a setup decrease) or shorter (above a non-setup decrease). If you work the first decrease round immediately after the setup round you get a sharp decrease that can create a little point in your knitting.
The spiral crown is the first crown I learned how to make when I was a new knitter, and it's still the one I default to when I don't have anything specific in mind. It's easy to remember and pretty versatile. One of my favorite variants is to do four wedges, but do two decrease at the decrease points so you still get the same decrease rate as if you had eight. And that double decrease can be two the same direction, or two in opposite ones, or do a CDD all for their own variations.
I suffer from atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter! I feel your frustration and pain. When I was in Colorado, it was hell because of the high altitude. I had 4 cardiac ablation surgeries. I'm now living in Georgia and things have calmed down considerably, but I'm still having episodes. You have my sympathies.
Thank you so much for this video. I was working on a hat and wanted to figure out how to do spiral crown. With your video I’ll be able to handle it with any new hat I make!
I've been trying the subtle decreases and I really like it. I've also tried to make the line disappear by moving the K2tog to the left one stitch on the decrease row.
Do you knit shawls and scarves? If yes, I would love to learn some recipes for starting and finishing various types of shawls & scarves. Thanks. I love your teaching style.
Oh i was all set to be disappointed at a "no technique tuesday" what with the busy holidays and all… But what a pleasant surprise! And such good information. I make Ann Budd's berets for myself with my own colourwork type patterns and though she offers different crowns, i have only ever used one. But following your hat crown series, i have come to understand the 'whys' of hat crown construction. Have a lovely holiday in the snow that is heading your way. Thanks for this wonderful year of Roxanne University. Xxx X 🎄 14:43
I'm glad you added the comment about reversing the raised/subtle sprials when one uses SSK. For reasons I do not understand, I would always rather do an SSK than a knit-two-together. the former works smoothly for me; the latter, not so much. I'm a continental knitter, but that doesn't seem to be the difference. I love all of your videos! The history stuff is so fun! And the technical stuff usually adds new insights into my repertoire!
It is very interesting how where you make the decrease and what type of decrease you use affects the look of the hat. Your videos are so informative. I never really gave it much thought. Then again, I usually just follow the pattern I don't design the hats I have knitted.
That’s really fascinating. I’m not sure I every noticed the distinctions. (I also live somewhere that doesn’t have particularly cold winters, so I don’t knit a lot of hats…)
amazing thank you! Do I need to decrease during the knitting of the main part of the hat? after the ribbing and before the crown? or can I leave it to be around the same sts count as CO count. in my case it is 106 sts. I would devide it in the crown to 8 sections of 13 sts each, but I wish to maybe decrease before only if it is nessasery.
There is no need to decrease prior to working the crown, unless you need to get to a stitch count that divides evenly for the crown decreases. You'd do that as a setup round before the first crown decrease round.
@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you for the fast respond! I am decreasing a bit to do more easy to manage 20 sts pattern over 100 sts around and then I would do the crown. I have a small head so it won't take to long to figure out of it works :)
I don't know if you're going to include this but I've also done 8 decs per round divided into four sections. So 1 dec before the marker and 1 right after with different slants (but I'm sure you know this😉 Just wondering wheter you might have something new to add to how I make this, I mean it's always interesting to watch your demonstrations. And also is there something need to know about maintaining stitch patterns with this 4 sections style. Happy Holidays!
Where do you get the head forms? I've been looking for children's sizes and have only found infant and adult? Will you include the best way to decrease 1x1 ribbing to maintain the ribbing pattern, please? I am struggling with it. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge either us. You have helped me immeasurably.
Thanks so much for this series. I love to make hats and this has really helped me to understand what to do when I need to alter the pattern. Also, what needles are you using?
Roxanne, when you use an SSK at the beginning of a section, did you use slip as if to knit twice, or slip as if to knit and slip as if to purl? Wonder how the look of each compares?
The bottom stitch (the one that you can't see) will be twisted if you slip the second one as if to purl. If you work some swatches, you can compare the results and determine whether or not you notice a difference and which one you prefer.
The yarn is I think Ella Rae Classic or Heathers, so it's considered a worsted weight, similar to Cascade 220. I need a US 6 these days to get 5 sts/in on a size 6, when I knit continental. (I tend to knit tighter with my English knitting style, so I would use a size 7)
The Hat Techniques playlist, which shows on the end screen, and which is linked down in the video description, includes videos on how to measure a head for a knitted hat, as well as how to knit a hat without a pattern, so that you can understand how the whole process works, and knit yourself a hat using whatever yarn you have, and whatever gauge you're knitting at.
That was really helpful!these are small details that we often underestimate their importance but knowing them really makes us confident knitters!thanks alot❤️
You’re such a good teacher, Roxanne. Clear instructions, well-planned demos. Thanks!
Hi, Thank you for your spiral crown demonstration. I appreciate your teachings.
Thank you for the cheat sheet in the description. I was taking notes on the back of an old envelope and making a hash out of it. I appreciate being able to copy and paste a clear explanation into my OneNote knitting tips section 😅.
Your crown series are so helpful and well thought out! Thank you!
This was so helpful, Roxanne! The best part was that you showed different examples at the same time allowing for a comparison between the two looks. I am switching from "defined" to "subtle" as my default spiral technique.
This is incredibly useful! Thank you so much! I was actually just thinking to ask in the comments what the effect of using an ssk vs k2tog would be, and you answered it within the next minute :) I'm still somewhat new to knitting, having started a few years back now but still with a good deal to learn, so I'm still trying to get the hang of left-leaning vs. right-leaning decreases. I only just learned that the ssk gave the opposite lean to a k2tog about a month or two ago. So for the spiral crowns, I guess a good way to remember it would be to use a left-leaning decrease when you want a defined leftward spiral and a right-leaning decrease for a defined rightward spiral. Loving this series so far! I've got some yarn that I bought to make a matching hat for a sweater I made this year, and since it's only my second knit hat, I'm definitely looking for all the knowledge and tips I can find! Thank you! (Meanwhile, as someone who loves seeing all the knitting math, thank you for always presenting it! It's so helpful to have a generalised means of designing knits so that I can be more creative, which I love.)
I prefer to include the setup round in the plain row calculation. That way decreases in each column are spaced evenly, whether they are longer (above a setup decrease) or shorter (above a non-setup decrease). If you work the first decrease round immediately after the setup round you get a sharp decrease that can create a little point in your knitting.
The spiral crown is the first crown I learned how to make when I was a new knitter, and it's still the one I default to when I don't have anything specific in mind. It's easy to remember and pretty versatile.
One of my favorite variants is to do four wedges, but do two decrease at the decrease points so you still get the same decrease rate as if you had eight. And that double decrease can be two the same direction, or two in opposite ones, or do a CDD all for their own variations.
Happy holiday season, best wishes to you, your family and all your loved ones. Health, Joy, Peace and lots of time to knit. 🧶🎄
I suffer from atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter! I feel your frustration and pain. When I was in Colorado, it was hell because of the high altitude. I had 4 cardiac ablation surgeries. I'm now living in Georgia and things have calmed down considerably, but I'm still having episodes. You have my sympathies.
Thank you so much for this video. I was working on a hat and wanted to figure out how to do spiral crown. With your video I’ll be able to handle it with any new hat I make!
I would like to see a tutorial on how to maintain color pattern doing decreases in Fair Isle knitting.
I've been trying the subtle decreases and I really like it. I've also tried to make the line disappear by moving the K2tog to the left one stitch on the decrease row.
Do you knit shawls and scarves? If yes, I would love to learn some recipes for starting and finishing various types of shawls & scarves. Thanks. I love your teaching style.
This tutorial has helped me so much. The instructions were very clear and I really appreciate the PDF.
Oh i was all set to be disappointed at a "no technique tuesday" what with the busy holidays and all… But what a pleasant surprise! And such good information. I make Ann Budd's berets for myself with my own colourwork type patterns and though she offers different crowns, i have only ever used one. But following your hat crown series, i have come to understand the 'whys' of hat crown construction.
Have a lovely holiday in the snow that is heading your way.
Thanks for this wonderful year of Roxanne University.
Xxx
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🎄 14:43
Thank you for giving such great instructions.
This was very clear and easy to understand, thank you so much!
I'm glad you added the comment about reversing the raised/subtle sprials when one uses SSK. For reasons I do not understand, I would always rather do an SSK than a knit-two-together. the former works smoothly for me; the latter, not so much. I'm a continental knitter, but that doesn't seem to be the difference. I love all of your videos! The history stuff is so fun! And the technical stuff usually adds new insights into my repertoire!
Thanks for this video! I'll definitely try this technique on the next hat I make. So clear and easy to understand.
It is very interesting how where you make the decrease and what type of decrease you use affects the look of the hat. Your videos are so informative. I never really gave it much thought. Then again, I usually just follow the pattern I don't design the hats I have knitted.
Thank you Roxanne. Such a helpful tutorial. 😍
Thank you for sharing
Thank you!😊
Brilliant video, thank you! This series is terrific!
Thank you for this. I learn so much from you!
So amazing on the tutorials. Thank you so much!!
Wow another great video!! The differences are so subtle. Looking forward to another. Your a good teacher. Have a great Holiday Merry Christmas
That’s really fascinating. I’m not sure I every noticed the distinctions. (I also live somewhere that doesn’t have particularly cold winters, so I don’t knit a lot of hats…)
Awesome, as always! Have a wonderful Christmas. 🎄🎄🎄
Is there a increase method for top down hat to have a spiral
😀💕🎄xx thanks Rox. Another beautiful and easy hat. I’ll definitely use this one. Happy Christmas.
Thanks! I always learn from you. Happy New Year!
Glad to hear it!
Great series!
Thank you so much so appreciate you❤
Thank you
Thanks!
You're welcome! :-)
amazing thank you!
Do I need to decrease during the knitting of the main part of the hat? after the ribbing and before the crown?
or can I leave it to be around the same sts count as CO count. in my case it is 106 sts.
I would devide it in the crown to 8 sections of 13 sts each, but I wish to maybe decrease before only if it is nessasery.
There is no need to decrease prior to working the crown, unless you need to get to a stitch count that divides evenly for the crown decreases. You'd do that as a setup round before the first crown decrease round.
@@RoxanneRichardson Thank you for the fast respond!
I am decreasing a bit to do more easy to manage 20 sts pattern over 100 sts around and then I would do the crown. I have a small head so it won't take to long to figure out of it works :)
I don't know if you're going to include this but I've also done 8 decs per round divided into four sections. So 1 dec before the marker and 1 right after with different slants (but I'm sure you know this😉 Just wondering wheter you might have something new to add to how I make this, I mean it's always interesting to watch your demonstrations. And also is there something need to know about maintaining stitch patterns with this 4 sections style. Happy Holidays!
I'll be doing vertical decreases in the next video. :-)
Where do you get the head forms? I've been looking for children's sizes and have only found infant and adult?
Will you include the best way to decrease 1x1 ribbing to maintain the ribbing pattern, please? I am struggling with it.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge either us. You have helped me immeasurably.
You can get styrofoam wig heads from beauty supply stores. I got my other one from a surplus store that had a bunch of heads.
Thanks so much for this series. I love to make hats and this has really helped me to understand what to do when I need to alter the pattern. Also, what needles are you using?
Information on the needles is in the video description. :-)
Roxanne, when you use an SSK at the beginning of a section, did you use slip as if to knit twice, or slip as if to knit and slip as if to purl? Wonder how the look of each compares?
The bottom stitch (the one that you can't see) will be twisted if you slip the second one as if to purl. If you work some swatches, you can compare the results and determine whether or not you notice a difference and which one you prefer.
What's the purpose of the plain rounds?
It provides length to the crown.
I noticed your new device a few episodes ago! What brand of tablet are you using? Any particular software apps?
It's an ipad Pro. The app I'm using is Procreate
@@RoxanneRichardson Seamless flow with your videography! Excellent choice.
Are you using DK weight with size 6 needles?
The yarn is I think Ella Rae Classic or Heathers, so it's considered a worsted weight, similar to Cascade 220. I need a US 6 these days to get 5 sts/in on a size 6, when I knit continental. (I tend to knit tighter with my English knitting style, so I would use a size 7)
@@RoxanneRichardson you are an unadulterated Christmas ANGEL!
Do you have a pattern for this hat that you are willing to share? I'm new to knitting and need a pattern to support me! Thanks!
The Hat Techniques playlist, which shows on the end screen, and which is linked down in the video description, includes videos on how to measure a head for a knitted hat, as well as how to knit a hat without a pattern, so that you can understand how the whole process works, and knit yourself a hat using whatever yarn you have, and whatever gauge you're knitting at.
I'll knit a hat with my own pattern...someday..
will this work on a 1x1 ribbed hat with 104 stitches?
Divide into equal sections, and use a defined spiral decrease where the decrease is done in one of the original knit columns.