Hi!

I have only been knitting a few weeks, but am tired of just knitting a scarf. I only know basic knit/purl, cast on and cast off.

I would like a simple hat pattern with clear instructions. I prefer to use straight needles or dpn (as that is what I have available).

Can someone guide me?!

Thanks!
Robin <--ready for a new year challenge!

Here's a link where someone asked the same question. There are a bunch of 2 needle hats linked here. ;)

http://www.knittinghelp.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70523

Eventually you'll want to make a seamless hat. To knit a hat seamless you'll need to use either DPNs, two circular needles, one long circular needle for Magic Loop, or a 16 in circular needle. These methods are all explained in the videos at the tab at the top of the page.

I would like to use DPNs...I hate seaming!

thanks for the link

Here's a handful of my favs

http://www.crumpart.net/patterns/chocribhatpattern.htm

http://allisonmariecat.blogspot.com/2006/05/free-pattern-snow-queen-hat.html

http://zona.livejournal.com/118826.html

http://www.allfreecrafts.com/knitting/hat.shtml

http://www.needlebeetle.com/free/seacap.htm

http://www.redlipstick.net/knit/martext.html

http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/kpatt07.htm

Happy hat hunting!

I would like to use DPNs...I hate seaming!

thanks for the link

Is this an adult hat or child's hat? If you are doing an adult hat there will be quite a few stitches on each needle, but it's not impossible. Here are some basic hat patterns.

http://tiajudy.com/ribcaps.htm
http://www.hjsstudio.com/hat.html
http://www.mielkesfarm.com/bsic_hat.htm