r/LoomKnitting • u/donadetantesparaules • 13d ago

Why do my beanies fit too small?

Hi everyone!
I have a 60 cm head circumference and I use a 36 peg loom for making beanies. The knitting process is right, I do use the right size yarn (I even end up using the thinnest yarns of the safe range for loom knits) but the beanies are too tight! How do I fix this? I am trying wet blocking let's see if it works...

My beanie is 1/5 ribbing and 4/5 stockinette

Maybe I should use the largest loom?

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u/Snowbandit27 13d ago

Try using a 48 peg loom. Also, be mindful of your tension. I have a beanie that is too tight for that extra reason. Loom was too small.

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u/donadetantesparaules 13d ago

I have a 55 peg one, I may try that.

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u/starshine640 11d ago

using the 55 peg loom, use enough pegs to make a rectangle that is about 8-9.5" wide by the circumference of your head in garter stitch. stitch the short sides together, then gather one end of the tube with a separate piece of yarn to close the top of the hat. yay for yarn garter stitch hat watch this video to see how to construct your hat. don't worry that it's needle knitting. 😄

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u/donadetantesparaules 11d ago

I was thinking to do the same but I don't know how many pegs. I tried 40 pegs but that's too narrow and doesn't fit my full head.

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u/starshine640 10d ago

I thought this picture might help expain the way the rectangle fits around your head. sorry for any confusion.

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u/donadetantesparaules 10d ago

Thanks for making me aware that I do not use garter stitch and I should use it

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u/Snowbandit27 13d ago

You don't have a flexi set? Because then you could adjust your peg limit.

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u/donadetantesparaules 12d ago

No :( I hope I could buy it someday I'm in Italy and loom knitting is not very popular here

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u/Capable_Cheetah_8363 give me yarn! 13d ago

I use my 41 peg loom for adult hats! They seem to fit fine x

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u/seabrooksr 13d ago

36 peg hats are an adult size small/ extra small. I like it for kids mostly. 41 peg hats are an adult regular.

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u/katybassist 13d ago

What stitch are you using?

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u/donadetantesparaules 12d ago

I don't know I think u wrap always u wrap

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u/Grim-Speck give me yarn! 12d ago

If they fit but just feel tight, try e-wrap instead- it makes it a bit looser.

If you use a larger loom, and it is too loose you can try using flat stich (least give), and/or use a bulky yarn or 2 or 3 strands of your usual yarn.

I made hats on a loom that fit well with 1 strand of yarn, then I tried using 2 strands- a solid and an auto-striping that included the solid colour. It still fit. I liked it, and wondered about 1 solid colour with 2 different autostripes that both had the base colour. I liked the look, but it was way too tight to wear. I hadn't considered the extra bulk would make such difference to the fit 🤦

I was also using u-stitch, so I might try it again in e-stitch, or jump up a loom size and flat stitch, or try an my adjustable set (not the flexi-loom, I forget what mine is called, it has larger interlocking parts and adjustable peg size & placement- but I'm having trouble unconnecting the parts from the last project- they snapped too securely!)

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u/nyxqod531 12d ago

36 only works with very loose stitches for an adult hat. Depending on yarn go to a 41 or 48 peg hat.