{"id":9174,"date":"2022-07-31T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T08:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/?p=9174"},"modified":"2022-11-14T23:22:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T21:22:36","slug":"head-size-chart-for-knitting-hats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/blog\/head-size-chart-for-knitting-hats\/","title":{"rendered":"Head size chart for knitting hats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

These measurements are the average head circumference measures gathered from different sources (e.g. knitting books & websites). You can use the measurement as a basis when you are grading your hat design or when you are knitting a hat as a gift. However, there is no chart that works for everyone so it\u2019s always better if you are able to measure the head<\/a> you are going to knit the hat for. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The finished hat circumference depends on how stretchy the stitch pattern you choose for your hat is. As a rule of thumb, a stockinette or ribbed hat should be made with approximately 10% to 15% of negative ease. This means that if according to the table the head circumference is 22″ the hat circumference should be from 18.7″ to 19.8″ but for instance, colorwork hats should have less negative ease because the fabric is not nearly as stretchy as stockinette stitch. Less negative ease means simply that the hat circumference and head circumference should be closer to each other. In this article I have explained how to figure out how many stitches to cast-on for a hat.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically you would also want to add some positive ease to your hat length. For teenagers and adults the hat is usually knitted 2-3″ (5-8 cm) and for babies and toddlers 1-2″ (2.5 – 5 cm) longer than the measurement from crown to base of ear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head size chart in inches<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Age<\/td>Head circumference<\/td>Length from crown to base of ear<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Preemie<\/td>12″<\/td>4.25″<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Newborn<\/td>14″<\/td>5″<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
6 months<\/td>16.5″<\/td>5.75″<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12 months<\/td>18″<\/td>6.5″<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Toddler<\/td>19″<\/td>6.75″<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Child<\/td>20″<\/td>7.25″<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Teenager<\/td>21″<\/td>7.75″<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Woman<\/td>22″<\/td>8.25″<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Man<\/td>23-24″<\/td>9.25″<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Head size chart in cm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Age<\/td>Head circumference<\/td>Length from crown to base of ear<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Preemie<\/td>30 cm<\/td>10.5 cm<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Newborn<\/td>35 cm<\/td>12.5 cm<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
6 months<\/td>40 cm<\/td>14.5 cm<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12 months<\/td>45 cm<\/td>16.5 cm<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Toddler<\/td>48 cm<\/td>17 cm<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Child<\/td>51 cm<\/td>18.5 cm<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Teenager<\/td>53 cm<\/td>19.5 cm<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Woman<\/td>55 cm<\/td>21 cm<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Man<\/td>56 – 61 cm<\/td>23.5 cm<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These measurements are the average head circumference measures gathered from different sources (e.g. knitting books & websites). You can use the measurement as a basis when you are grading your hat design or when you are knitting a hat as a gift. However, there is no chart that works for everyone so it\u2019s always better […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[309,16],"tags":[],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",1616,1616,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern-300x300.jpeg",300,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern-768x768.jpeg",768,768,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern-1024x1024.jpeg",800,800,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern-1536x1536.jpeg",1536,1536,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",1616,1616,false],"xl":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern-1600x1600.jpeg",1600,1600,true],"xxl":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",1616,1616,false],"xxxl":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",1616,1616,false],"xxxxl":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",1616,1616,false],"xxxxxl":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",1616,1616,false],"wcpr-photo-reviews":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",500,500,false],"woocommerce_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",300,300,false],"woocommerce_single":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",600,600,false],"woocommerce_gallery_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/top-down_double_brim_hat_knitting_pattern.jpeg",100,100,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"knitgrammer","author_link":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"These measurements are the average head circumference measures gathered from different sources (e.g. knitting books & websites). You can use the measurement as a basis when you are grading your hat design or when you are knitting a hat as a gift. However, there is no chart that works for everyone so it\u2019s always better…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9174"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9174"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9208,"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9174\/revisions\/9208"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.knitgrammer.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}