Flat top hat?

#1

I want to end my hat with a pretty flat top. I’m not sure how to transition? Any ideas from you designers out there?

#2

Define flat…so it is shaped like this (in a profile view)?

#3

Yes, not quite as drastic a decrease on the main part, but the top flat like that yes.

#4

Do you have the Knitter’s Handy Book of Patterns by Ann Budd? There is a section on tams which have fairly (but not completely) flat tops.

#5

No I don’t. Tams, huh? I can look up some patterns now that I have a better idea what to look for.

#6

I am so lazy. I don’t wanna look for patterns online. WHAAAAAA! Oh well, I’m not there yet, so it isn’t that important.

#7

Here’s one I happened to have bookmarked. Haven’t knit it, but it looks pretty flat on top.

#8

I can’t always count on you ladies to enable my laziness!

#9

http://www.thedietdiary.com/knittingfiend/Hats/HKBeret.html

Here’s another one!

#10

If you were knitting in the round, I think when you start flattening the top, you just need to make sure your decreases result in a flat circle instead of a very concave one…(like K2tog, K3repeat. I just made that up…)

If you were knitting flat, maybe you could knit a circle (flat or slightly concave - with a larger radius of curvature) separately and then join it on to the base of the hat you’ve got now. (Like the Tam style).

Hope my comment is helpful!!?

#11

I’m going to have to try a few different things, I think to figure it out. Thank you all so much for the ideas!