Ken Loom Hat

I've been experimenting with looms and still need to get beyond my basic practice lessons. However these little doll projects are a great way to try out the skills I do have.

Living in New England I like adding winter clothing to the doll donations when possible. I just recently made some small Ken sized crochet hats for some skeletons and honestly I wasn't looking forward to making another set.

I thought about putting off the challenge until Spring but I saw Michael's had a Mini Loom Set. It has a 2 inch, 3.5 inch, and a 5 inch loom as part of the set. I was most interested in the first and the last. I hoped the smallest would work for my Barbie collection and I was hoping the largest would be a solution for my Blue Knifty Knitter which has some lose pegs. I don't plan on dumping it but I suspect if over used it will not be with me forever. Having alternatives was not a bad choice. I was fortunate to find coupons which made the purchase reasonable for my experiment.

Notes:

The gauge on these is similiar to my Knifty Knitter looms and requires thicker yarn or I suspect double worsted 4 to get the project to work.

I had scraps from Premier Puzzle Yarn so I decided to play with that to see if I could get a Barbie sized hat for one of the dolls. I eventually settled on Ken to start with because his hair is molded to his head making it easier to get on and off.

I learned with the 2 inch 10 peg loom that I couldn't make the traditional e-wrap brim pattern as it was just too tight to make it around the doll's head. However, if I e-wrapped the hat without the brim it fit. This was an experiment in how long to make the hat. It is a bit longer than I thought it would be when I was looming it. I'd go with fewer rounds for my next attempt.