We have a running joke about our hats. Since we often knit a lot of hats to be donated, we aren't making them for a specific head size. "They will fit someone," is our common refrain.

Shocking confession… we don't swatch for hats! Therefore of course our hats often don't turn out the size we intended. But you know…they'll fit someone…

We share some tips on how to make that hat fit your wearer's head.

Hat resources

Wooly Wormhead's Hat Sizing Guide

Lion Brand's Hat Sizing Guide

Knit Pick's Hat Sizing Guide

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Yarniaks podcast.
0:11.8	This is episode number 335, which we are recording on Thursday, November 14th, 2024.
0:19.3	I'm Gail.
0:20.1	And I'm Charlene. And we're back at the beautiful public library
0:23.9	and we're overlooking the oaks today. But today, there are not little termites swarming all over
0:28.5	and birds who are being any of them. So probably no hawk sighting today, but we'll see.
0:32.8	What are you wearing? I have been wearing my headland sweater.
0:38.3	It's a pullover jumper by Elizabeth Doherty.
0:42.5	And I knit this back in 2014.
0:47.3	Wow.
0:47.6	You can believe that.
0:48.7	So it is a 10-year-old sweater that I made in single- ply yarn, which has lasted amazingly well.
0:58.4	Though I have to say, I did not wear it for a couple years because of COVID.
1:03.5	So it got extra longevity.
1:06.1	It got extra longevity.
1:08.3	I'm really happy that I dug it out of my closet to wear again because I really like this
1:18.1	sweater.
1:18.7	It looks really good on you.
1:19.7	And, you know, sometimes you forget about things that are buried because we made them long ago.
1:27.6	And I often say that 10 years is about the time where my handmade items are either,
1:37.2	I don't like the style anymore, I don't like the color anymore,
1:40.0	or I don't like something about it, or it's's worn or it doesn't fit me anymore.
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