How to knit a voluminous hat with knitting needles for a woman

Voluminous hats are back in fashion, which are a great addition to your winter wardrobe. With the right choice of headwear style, you can highlight your facial features and add variety to your look.

Ready-made hats made from high-quality yarn are expensive, which is why, in order to save money, you can try knitting an original product yourself, which can be worn not only by a young girl, but also by an adult woman.

Styles of voluminous women's hats, knitted with knitting needles

Not only practical, but also comfortable, maximally warm in the cold season is a voluminous hat, with the right choice of which you can create an original image, balance the proportions of the figure. The huge advantage of this wardrobe item is that it can be combined with classic clothes, sportswear, as well as with casual style.

A wide variety of styles of voluminous women's hats allows you to choose the most suitable product for any type of face. Master classes from experienced needlewomen will help you avoid common mistakes in the knitting process.

A voluminous knitted hat for a woman (even novice needlewomen can knit a warm and practical winter wardrobe item if they strictly follow the pattern of the chosen headdress model) of any age should be made exclusively from high-quality yarn.

Style of a voluminous hat	Description
With a lapel	This style of a voluminous hat implies the presence of a lapel, the width of which can reach 10 cm. If the circumference of the head is small, then it is better to knit a headdress with a small lapel so that the finished product emphasizes the facial features, and does not make it visually even smaller. You can knit using a small pattern or garter stitch. Additionally, a voluminous hat with a lapel can be decorated with a pompom made of yarn or artificial / natural fur. The lapel should be the color of the main knitting. To give the hat an exquisite look, it can be decorated with decorative elements. For example, rhinestones, metal plaques, a logo, a patch.
Beanie	This is a universal headdress that goes well with a classic coat, a massive down jacket and a stylish sheepskin coat. A textured pattern or thick yarn will help add volume to the hat. The beanie headdress is a great addition to romantic looks. This hat looks most harmonious with sportswear, which is in demand among women of all ages.
Chunky knit hat	A large knit hat will suit not only slim girls, but also those with curvy shapes. To make a headdress, you will need yarn with a thick thread. Hats of this style can have a small lapel (up to 3 cm). At the peak of popularity this winter will be voluminous hats that do not duplicate the color of the down jacket/fur coat. Hats that combine 2 shades will look most harmonious. For example, pink + white, beige + chocolate, pink + red.
Kubanka	Even beginners can knit such a hat. The Kubanka is considered a universal headdress, as it is suitable for women of all ages. To knit a hat, you need to buy thick yarn, otherwise the shape of the cylinder will not be dense enough. If you decorate the product with winter patterns, then you can get a feminine, romantic headdress. Additional relief (arans, braids, diamonds) will help give the hat the necessary volume. The Kubanka hat looks great in different shades.
Hat with English elastic	In harsh climates, it is not the beauty of the headdress that comes first, but its practicality and heat-saving properties. That is why hats with English elastic are in great demand among residents of northern regions. Thanks to the special knitting of the loops, additional volume is created, which perfectly protects the head from the piercing cold wind. A huge advantage of this style is that the hat looks original due to the alternation of ribbed parallel strands, between which there are flat stripes.
Turban	An oriental-style hat made of high-quality yarn will perfectly complement the image of a romantic woman. The knitted turban is characterized by an original voluminous shape that maximally emphasizes femininity. Famous fashion designers recommend wearing such a headdress with discreet jackets, discreet fur coats, elongated down jackets with fur trim, and a wool coat.
Berets	Knitted berets will add French chic to the image of a fashionista. Such a headdress will perfectly fit into a winter wardrobe and will warm you up well in cold weather. Textured berets knitted from thick yarn will help to complement a stylish urban style. You can decorate the product with embroidery, beads, sequins. At the peak of popularity are single-color voluminous berets with a discreet print.

Pleasant to the touch, soft yarn allows you to give the headdress not only the necessary volume, but also a stylish look. The most common materials are: cashmere, mohair, angora, alpaca. Yarn for making a winter hat can consist of threads of different quality. Flax, cotton, bamboo, silk, artificial fibers are acceptable.

Abbreviations in master classes

A voluminous knitted hat for a woman (you can knit an original winter headdress in a casual style in 1-2 evenings, the main thing is to follow all the recommendations described in the selected master class) with aristocratic pale skin should be made from yarn of discreet shades.

For example, ash, light pink, muted turquoise, light blue, white. After choosing the right style of headdress, you need to figure out what abbreviations are used in master classes and what they mean.

For example:

• P – loop.
• R – row.
• LP – front loop.
• IP – purl loop.
• UB – decrease.
• PR – addition.
• KrP – edge loop.
• ND – yarn over.

Master classes on knitting voluminous hats allow you to independently make a high-quality headdress that will meet all the requirements of the needlewoman.

Voluminous hat with a lapel and lush braids

This style of headwear is recommended to be knitted from mixed yarn, in which the wool content will be within 50%. Due to this, it will be possible to avoid shrinkage of the product during washing. If the needlewoman is used to using a certain type of knitting, then you can buy yarn with mohair. The color of the hat can be any, since everything depends on the personal preferences of the woman and the style of her winter wardrobe.

To knit a hat, you need to take yarn with a density of 100 g / 240 m, knitting needles No. 3 and cast on 80 sts. As a basic pattern for the lapel, you can knit a 2x2 elastic band. Knit 13 cm in height and make 2 rows of LP. In this case, when worn, the edge of the hat will fit tightly to the forehead. Before proceeding to the main pattern, you need to pick up another 40 sts in place of the IP and switch to knitting needles No. 5.

Further actions should correspond to the following scheme:

1. 1-4 R: all P knit.
2. 5 R: Slip 4 sts onto an additional needle and hold them behind the work, 4 LP, knit 4 sts from the additional needle, then 4 LP again.
3. 6-9 R: all P knit.
4. 10 R: 4 LP, 4 P on an additional needle before work, 4 LP, 4 P from the additional needle knit LP.

The rapport consists of 10 R, which are repeated until the desired height of the product is reached. After this, you can start UB in a row with overlaps.

Next, the hat is knitted according to the following pattern:

1. 1 R: Slip 4 sts onto spare needle behind work, 4 LP, slip slipped sts onto left needle, 2tog LP, 2 LP, 4 LP. There should be 110 sts left in work.
2. 2-4 R. P should be knit.
3. 5 R: decrease P using the same technique as in 1 R.
4. 6-7 R: knit LP.
5. 8 P: in each 3 braid, knit 2 P together, make an overlap. There are 90 P in the work. The braids will become 3x3x3.
6. 9 R: all P knits.
7. 10 R: 2 LP together, 6 LP.
8. 11 R: knit LP.
9. 12 R: 2 P together, 5 LP.

At the final stage, it remains to knit 13 and 14 R: all P 2 together. Through the remaining P you need to pull the thread and tighten the top of the finished headdress.

Voluminous beanie hat with stockinette stitch

You can knit a hat from any yarn, but the most popular are: cashmere, natural wool (angora, mohair), bamboo fiber. You can knit a beanie hat only on circular or straight knitting needles, thanks to which the product can be seamless or with a seam. Even a novice needlewoman can knit a hat with a garter stitch.

For this you will need 100 g/350 m yarn and circular knitting needles No. 4.

To knit a bath hat, you need to follow the following procedure:

1. Cast on 132 sts and join them into a circle.
2. Knit LP in a circle. The height of the product should be within 22-24 cm.
3. Form the crown of the headdress by dividing all the sts into 4 wedges. Mark each section, consisting of 33 sts, with markers.
4. The first R of the crown + all odd R are knitted as follows: 1 LP, 2 P together behind the back wall, LP to the last 2 P of the wedge (1 of them must be removed, and the second knitted with the front surface and passed through the unknitted P). Each wedge is processed in this way.
5. The second R of the crown + all even Rs are knitted LP without UB.
6. The last 3 stitches need to be pulled together with the working thread and secured on the wrong side of the product.

A voluminous knitted hat for a woman (you can knit a durable, practical headdress from yarn with sequins if the knitting needles are 2-3 units thicker than the thread) over 55 years old should not be made in an acid color. A beanie hat in pastel shades will look most harmonious.

Chunky knit hat

Even a beginner knitter can make a voluminous headdress of large knitting in a few hours. But to work with thick yarn, it is necessary to choose the right knitting needles, which should correspond to the thickness of the threads used. Otherwise, the loops may become too tight.

If the knitting needles are too large, the product will be loose and will not hold its shape. Among the variety of patterns, one can note the garter stitch, classic elastic (1x1), Rice and Confusion patterns. Many needlewomen prefer to decorate the front of the hat with knitted braids.

A voluminous knitted hat for a woman (it is not difficult to knit a warm headdress from high-quality thick threads if you correctly calculate the number of required loops, as well as choose a suitable master class with a detailed description and a diagram of actions) of any age can be decorated with a Royal braids pattern.

For work, it is better to buy natural yarn in a skein of 100 g / 40 m. Additionally, you will need circular knitting needles No. 10.

The following master class will be useful for women whose head circumference is between 54 and 56 cm.

Knitting stages:

1. Cast on 37 sts and close them into a circle. Continue knitting with English rib with a turn-over until the desired height is reached.
2. The headdress pattern consists of a rapport (part of the pattern that is periodically repeated in width/height) in 6 P: 1 LP, 1 IP, 3 LP, 1 IP. In this way, you need to knit 4 R.
3. 5 R: LP, IP. Insert the needle into the 4th lower R in the middle of 2 columns (the second LP according to the rapport) and carefully pull out 1 P. Knit 3 LP, insert the needle into the same place and pull out another 1 P, 1 IP. Knit in a similar way to the end of the R.
4. 6 R: LP, IP. You should transfer the unknitted stretched P, knit 3 LP, transfer 1 P, 1 IP. Similar actions are performed until the end of the R.
5. 7 R: 1 LP, 1 IP. Turn the stretched P and LP, knit them together. Knit 1 LP, knit together the stretched P and LP, 1 IP. Repeat the actions until the end of the R.
6. 8 R: knit the hat according to the pattern described in step No. 2.
7. From 9 to 12 R repeat all the actions described in the master class from 5 to 8 R. If the desired height of the product is not achieved, then the actions must be repeated again.
8. Proceed to UB. Remove 1 LP, turn it around and knit together with IP. Next, knit together 2 LP. Again, LP needs to be turned around and knit together with IP. Similar actions are performed until the end of R.
9. All P knit 2 LP. In the last R you need to tighten the remaining P, passing the working thread through them.

In order for the hat to be not only warm, but also beautiful and durable, you need to immediately purchase the required amount of yarn. Otherwise, it will be difficult to guess the color and structure of the thread if the available yarn is not enough to complete the headdress.

Stylish Kubanka hat

The voluminous winter Kubanka hat is unique in that it looks equally good on women of all ages. This headdress completely covers the forehead, ears, and back of the head, keeping you warm even in the coldest weather.

To knit a discreet warm item in a classic style, you need to buy 100 g of light gray, 100 g of blue yarn (acrylic + wool). For work you will need knitting needles No. 6, a set of double-pointed knitting needles No. 6, waste thread of a contrasting color, a thick needle and safety pins.

The first thing you need to do is knit the crown of the future hat, following a clear pattern of actions:

1. Cast on 31 sts with waste yarn in a contrasting color. The first 2 rows should be knitted in stockinette stitch.
2. Knit with prepared yarn in 5 folds (3 threads of light gray color and 2 blue), leaving at the very beginning of knitting from 80 to 90 cm of thread to make a neat seam. To correctly calculate the knitting density, you need to multiply the total number of P of the braid pattern by the number of R. You need to knit a fragment measuring 10x10 cm.
3. Initial R: KrP, 7 IP, 2LP, 2IP, 18 LP, KrP.

Next, you need to knit according to the pattern. The total length of the element should be within 118 lines. The working thread is not cut.

It is necessary to unravel all the initial R's made with waste thread in order to sew the finished crown piece into a ring with a knitted stitch (loop to loop), using the unused piece of yarn left at the very beginning.

The crown of the warm Kubanka hat is knitted as follows:

1. Cast on 60 sts along the top edge of the crown using double pointed needles, knitting 1 st from each braid. Separate 15 sts onto each needle to knit 3 rows of stocking stitch.
2. In the 4th row, UB is performed: 3 LP, 2 P are knitted together with the front surface. Similar actions should be repeated until the end of the row. The next 2 rows should be knitted without UB.
3. 7 R: 3 LP, 2 P knit together in stocking stitch (repeat the steps to the end of the R). Without UB knit 8, 9 R.
4. 10 R: 1 LP, 2 P knit together with the front surface. Knit the hat in the same way to the end of the R. With the remaining 10 P, you need to knit another 2 R without UB.

At the final stage, it remains to cut the working thread, leaving 10 cm, remove the open P and pull the product tightly. The thread is securely fixed on the back side.

Voluminous beanie hat with turn-up

For work you will need circular knitting needles. The pattern can be any. For example, cables, elastic, braids, honeycombs, diamonds. You also need to prepare yarn (100 g / 500 m) and knitting needles No. 5. The size of the finished hat is 54.

The most common pattern for a beanie hat is the English rib, which is knitted according to the following pattern:

1. Cast on an odd number of P's.
2. 1 R: KrP is removed, 1 LP behind the front wall, ND. The next P is removed, LP behind the front wall, ND, 1 P is removed (the entire R is knit in this way).
3. 2 R: Slip 1 KrP, ND, slip 1 P. Both of these P should be knitted in stockinette stitch.

The described steps must be repeated to obtain an English elastic band.

The process of knitting a beanie hat with a turn-up consists of several stages.:

1. Cast on 70 sts and close them into a circle.
2. Knit 33-37 cm with English elastic to create a lapel.
3. Continue knitting the hat with a regular elastic band (4 cm): 1 LP, 1 IP. You need to make sure that the pattern is not disturbed.
4. To form the crown, 2 P are knitted together. The next R is knitted as follows: throw the working thread behind the P, remove 1 P unknitted, knit the next 2 P into one. In this way, the hat is knitted until 18 P remain.

The remaining P's need to be pulled together with a working thread and secured on the inside of the headdress.

Voluminous classic turban for beginners

When calculating P, it is necessary to take into account that the width of the product should be within 11 cm. If you follow this master class, then in the end there will be 19 P. You can knit a sample from the prepared yarn, taking into account that the final number of P should correspond to 6 (+1).

The elastic band is knitted like this:

1. 1 R: 1 IP, 2 LP. The entire R must be repeated alternating P.
2. This R + all other even R must be knitted according to the pattern.
3. 3 R: 1 IN, 1 LP behind the back wall and without removing it from the needle, knit 1 LP behind the front wall. The entire R is knitted according to this pattern.
4. 5 R: all actions correspond to 3 R.

You should get a 4 cm elastic band. In each front R you should make 5 PR. For example, in R 1 after 2 LP (5 PR), in R 3 - before LP and 1 IP (5 PR). For uniform expansion of the product, the PR options should be alternated.

To avoid gaps, it is recommended to do PR before IP. PR must be done until there are 6 IP left on the outer lanes. PR stops being done on other lanes when 11 IP are formed (KrP are not included in the calculation).

From 5 to 6 cm of the future turban are knitted without PR, and only then proceed to UB: in the front R, knit 5 times 2 IP. To prevent the product from skewing, all UB should be placed in turn. For example, first before LP, and then after them. UB are done until there is 1 IP left on each track (except for the middle track, which should have 2 IP).

At the final stage, divide the P into 10 pieces. Each half is knitted for 29 cm. The resulting 2 halves are placed crosswise and the ends are sewn along the edges. After this, the finished product can be worn.

A voluminous hat is an undoubted trend of winter fashion, as such a thing is not only practical, but also universal, because it suits not only young girls, but also adult women. A correctly selected headdress allows you to correct the shape of the face.

Detailed master classes and patterns allow you to save money on buying a ready-made warm hat, since you can knit an exclusive item to protect yourself from wind and cold.

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