I am so totally proud of this! This is my first ever preemie hat. I made this pattern using basic looming stitches mostly. Most of the time I have found that people prefer gathered method tops, but I find this to be much better for this type of hat. Here is the top of the hat:

I did this hat using a garter stitch, a knit stitch, and a purl stitch. I did this on the blue Knifty Knitter loom (KK). The closure is not mine though. I used a drawstring method created by Brenda Myers for her easter egg pattern. You can find instructions for that closure at http://loomlady.blogspot.com/ plus tons of other stuff to try. I will be adding more of these hats soon. I am participating in another charity event for my Yahoo knitting group, Looming Angels.

Loom knitting is a very old art form that is making a huge comeback. Every day I find new patterns to do on the looms. Also regular needle knitting can be converted to the looms. I have not ventured into that territory yet since I am still quite new to loom knitting.

People ask me why I choose to loom knit when I could do all kinds of other needlecrafts. Obviously they don't understand my ineptitude at all other needlecrafts. I am totally a needle knitting dummy. I am also a crochet dummy! But with loom knitting I find that I am very proud of my work and that I work very hard at it. I hope it shows.

See you around the loom next row.