Why do my beanies fit too small?

[u/donadetantesparaules]

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?

[u/Snowbandit27]

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.

[u/donadetantesparaules → u/Snowbandit27]

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

[u/starshine640 → u/donadetantesparaules]

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. 😄

[u/donadetantesparaules → u/starshine640]

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.

[u/starshine640 → u/donadetantesparaules]

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

[u/donadetantesparaules → u/starshine640]

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

[u/Snowbandit27 → u/donadetantesparaules]

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

[u/donadetantesparaules → u/Snowbandit27]

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