Tutorial: Addi Express: Making a Brim on a Hat

[@passion4patterns]

so glad to see people using my tutorial for the finished brim. thank you for doing the video, I am a bit video camera shy.... truenorthknitting

[@patshipp9195]

Thank you . I was just wondering a day ago if something like this could be done, but you worked it out for me. Very grateful 💖💖🙏🙏💖💖

[@ShellyAuen]

This is great! I've had to stop and start over several times because I couldn't bring up my yarn to make the brim. Brilliant, Margaret!!!! Can't wait to try this method. Thank you so much!

[@sheepishlysharing]

+Pebbles Walk It wasn't MY method! I learned it from the True North Knitting Blog (Maureen)! (Link is in the description box!)

[@lighthousefan5538]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I tried the other ways you mentioned and had nothing but trouble. Now I can do single layered hats with a decent brim.

[@sheepishlysharing]

Yes… lots of people like to make a brim on the machine but I find it tedious and uncomfortable leaning over the machine. You can make a lot of these then sit comfortably in your chair and finish them in front of the tv!

[@24caratcrochetCoUk]

You are so good at explaining stuff Margaret, very clear and well done. :)

[@elizabethbrignoni7448]

I didn’t know how to do this but I figured there was a way to do it. I did two brims but didn’t know about the waste yarn to guide me. It came out ok but not like yours. Now I will do it this way. Thank you!

[@sheepishlysharing]

This is an old video, Elizabeth, and yet I've still never found a better way to do it! Some people do it without taking it off the machine but I find that very tedious and it sort of pulls on the needles a bit. 🤷‍♀️

[@lindaw2418]

Thank you for such helpful videos, I’m just starting. I have the sentry to start out with. I will advance to the addi if I like this type of garment making.😊👍🏻

[@laceyrey6717]

Love your videos! Very clear!

[@mahreeortiz]

So happy i found this because I tried the other way onto my loops and threads machine and it didn’t work out. I tried it 3 times and all 3 times my stitches were jumping off. I know how to fix dropped stitches and I managed to take off the double brim from the machine and hand knit the rest of the hat with all 3 mistakes but the point of having the machine was so that i could complete the hat on it not just the brim lol. So thank you very much.

[@sheepishlysharing]

You're so welcome, Mariel! In truth, I just think this is faster and easier!

[@tiffanywoodson849]

Thank you so much for thos this video! How many rows total did you do?

[@ThePrincesslolipop]

I did it! I did it! I might be 53 but I feel 15....lol Finallly! tyvm for all your help...your videos are just the best and you are such a down to earth person. thank you for all you do.

[@sheepishlysharing]

Danielle C. I have a birthday this month and I'll be right there with you and I SOOOO get your excitement over an accomplishment! (Insert applause here!) And thanks for the kind words!

[@ellyshiller1025]

Did you do marker rows? I thought you said to only do 1

[@bijouxw1014]

Thanks for the great detailing and instructions. Really enjoy your videos.

[@sheepishlysharing]

You're very welcome! All those older videos are me simply taking you along for the ride as I discovered how to use that machine!

[@aliciabell4850]

Thank you for the information. I just ordered the king Addi machine.

[@1949chefjojo]

Lovely Hat, Margret. Thank you for sharing.

[@sheepishlysharing]

And thank you for watching and commenting!

[@kimlamberty7385]

When you use your marker yarn do you keep using the working yarn with the marker yarn so you knit with 2 strands?

[@sheepishlysharing]

yes

[@dieblondefrau]

Thx 4 this charming Tutorial. I Like Your Way to explain s'thing. 💐💐💐

[@sheepishlysharing]

Thanks for the kind words! This is a very old video but the concept still rings true!

[@florencecox2022]

I like your tutorial. Can I add a tip please. Start your project wit contrast yarn and do the few rows, now !!! Use (FINE) CROCHET COTTON (about 3m long, of contrast colour) making sure there are no joins or knots in this piece. KNIT ONE ROW ONLY. KNIT REQUIRED LENGTH WITH MAIN YARN, AT THIS RIM EDGE YOU COULD USE THE COTTTON AGAIN. WHEN YOU HAVE ALL YOUR STITCHES CAREFULLY PIC KED UP!! NOW PUT YOUR HAND INSIDE YOUR PROJECT AND PULL OUT YOUR 1st WASTE YARN, YES YOU MUST PULL HARD BUT YOU CAN WIND OFF THE WASTE YARN AN RE USE IT. ( WHEN YOU HAVE CONTINUED WITH PROJECT YARN, YOU CAN DRAW OUT THE SECOND PIECE OF COTTON YARN. MAKE SURE NOT TO CATCH, OR SPLIT THIS WHEN SEWING UP. WORKS GREAT AT THE BEGINNING OF DOUBLE HAT ??? Try it out, you will be surprised ???

[@laverneb2372]

Thank you for this, connecting the brim on the machine is a pain in the neck, literally! And if you want to save your waste yarn and re-use, find the beginning tail and tug on it, like you would do for closing in the top of a hat. You will see that strand tightening up along the bottom of the work. Just go around and pull it out of the stitches for 1 round then you can just unravel all the way around.

[@imanebenchekroun6247]

thanks for this clear vidéo i Will try to do it have a nice day

[@sheepishlysharing]

Thanks, you too!

[@carmelrushe4867]

HI MARGARET,CAN YOU USE ARAN WEIGHT ON THE ADDIE,LUOVE YOUR TUTORIALS,YOU'RE A SUPER TEACHER

[@sheepishlysharing]

It totally depends on the yarn. This video talks more about yarn choices: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqKQZ2qtqNmKpbM

[@Madmen604]

It works but depends on the wool how it looks. I am going to try this.

[@wrenboatwright1036]

Wonderful tutorial

[@sheepishlysharing]

Thank you, Wren! It's an old video but but the technique is solid!

[@sonjathomas6084]

can you detach the stitches and put them on knitting needles then make a brim or even decrease to finish the hat instead of pulling it shut?

[@sheepishlysharing]

Yes. (At the time of this video, I didn’t know how to knit!) I have difficulty matching the machine’s gauge so play around with different needles to see what you like best.

[@brendaw6319]

Hello What else have you made on the addi kingsize besides hats and scraves?? What other things can you make?? thank you

[@sheepishlysharing]

That's all I've made but I've provided links in the past of people who can make anything. (Like the Fiber Factor) Once you master flat panels, there's no stopping you. Do some research! You'll be impressed!

[@jennywitcher5524]

HI MARGRET!!!! You encouraged me to get my addis. I wanted to share with you. I successfully brimmed the hat on the addi. I'll make a video for you :)

[@sheepishlysharing]

Do! I'd love you to! jenny rodriguez

[@jennyrodriguez8837]

Margaret Olander im still jenny i just made a new account. ill make you the video next week. i needed a tripod for my camera. i just bought one and it should come monday :)

[@sheepishlysharing]

Yay! Looking forward to it!

[@DavidNBerg]

I have not started to try the Addi Express yet, but have been contemplating what I could do. Do you think it would be possible to start a circular hat, then cast off the middle of the hat and work the two ends as flat panels, then after leaving enough room for a face, cast on the empty needles and continue to complete the hat, thereby creating a helmet? I am not sure how one would bind off the middle stitches except by putting them on scrap yarn and then crocheting them off.

[@sheepishlysharing]

I'm not quite following your method (so hard to translate knitting into words sometimes) but there are lots of ways to make a helmet liner or balaclava. Here's a super simple version I did on the Addi: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZjQhGOPrLxsaNk

[@DavidNBerg]

Thank you so much for the reply, Margaret. I guess not being a knitter I am not clear in what I am saying. My idea was where you cast off on waste yarn to bind off those stitches and then flip the switch to straight knitting for the ones still on the machine, knit a flat panel for a few rows and then go back to circular knitting casting on new stitches on the now empty needles so that the opening was more of an opening and less of a slit. I have no idea if one can switch between circular and straight knitting on the same piece on an Addi.

[@aliciabell4850]

I am new to this Addi machine and this type of knitting. I want to know if this king size makes different sizes of hats? I make sizes to fit a child age 3-4 up to adult. I donate to the homeless shelters and schools. It would be so much faster for me with this knitting machine. Thank you.

[@sheepishlysharing]

Alicia Bell I'm a charity knitter/crocheter, too! Here's a video you might find helpful... I answer all the frequently asked questions: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaKWm2mceJl1hpo

[@boudjyasmine3194]

hello is what you could show me how to make a scarf with small addi express thank you

[@sheepishlysharing]

Boudj Yasmine Sounds like what you really need are the basic Addi Express skills. Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppS9n4l7Ystgoqc Once you have these down you can make a scarf and all sorts of things. Check my channel for special scarves like a Snake Scarf, a Santa Scarf, a Snowman Scarf and a Nutcracker Scarf!

[@brendaw6319]

Hello Would you please provide links for me of people who can make things on the Addi Kingsize other than hats and scraves??

[@sheepishlysharing]

Sorry, Brenda. I don't have links readily available since I haven't had much interest in doing anything but hats/scarves. Google the Addi pattern book and search KZbin for The Fiber Factor challenge 4 (I think that was the challenge number.) Basically, anything you can knit with stockinette can be worked on the Addi.

[@1949chefjojo]

A Russian knot is very useful in case a need to conceal an extended join of yarn. It is perfect. Find it on the KZbin video. Happy Addi Knitting.

[@sheepishlysharing]

Yes, I'm familiar with Russian knots... not as easy to do with most acrylics (which is what my charity hats are done with) but so pretty!

[@florencecox2022]

Just a tip if I may. If you use CROCHET COTTON OF A CONTRAST COLOUR. ONE ROW AFTER YOUR WASTE YARN AND THEN KNIT YOUR LENGTH FOR THE RIB. KNIT ONE ROW WITH CROCHET COTTON TOG WITH MAIN YARN., KNIT TO LENGTH REQUIRED AND FINISH OFF ( I DOUBLE MY YARN WHEN I PICK UP THE STITCHES FROM THE MACHINE. ⁰I FEEL IT IS MUCH STRONGER WHEN WE PULL THE TOP TOG. 80 yr old crafter.

[@conniealman3237]

I think it would be a lot easier to do a brim now that we have been showed how to do a E wrap on the addi to cast on. Those stitches will be very easy to be able to be pick up and added to the stitch on the machine. The stitches are longer. Just a thought.

[@Jrock32464]

Does anyone know of a tutorial for making a rasta beanie?

[@sheepishlysharing]

Have you done a KZbin and/or Google search?

[@poetspice]

Cool machine! Great to know the brim.

[@sarahendow1203]

What about other patterns other that hats, scarfs

[@sheepishlysharing]

+Sarah Endow I'm in a rush because we're in the middle of a move right now so I don't have these links handy but search KZbin for my "FAQs about Addi Express" video and join the Facebook group run by Suzy called "Addi King Loomers and Knits." Lots of creative people!

[@dutchcrochetbymdk1188]

So clever

[@sewlove]

I don’t know is you found a better way so look for crafty ginger. She has a really good tutorial.

[@sheepishlysharing]

Ooo…. This video is from 2014 (I think) so I’ve probably tried a gazillion different methods since then but I’ve learned that I do prefer this method to the awkward version of doing it on the machine. (I like that I can do a bunch and then later sit in my comfy chair and complete them rather than leaning over the machine!)

[@gaberowan2011]

I love your videos ven though I don't have an addi when I get one I will be

[@jacquielast1401]

my addi does not like thin yarn atall but im gonna try this

[@sheepishlysharing]

+Jacquie last Good luck!

[@auntgranny]

My big addi is sticking . I have to give a yank to turn the handle in the same spot each round. Any one else have this problem.

[@sheepishlysharing]

I haven't had this problem but Suzy Notting has told me you can remove the needle (look for videos showing you how to replace a broken needle) and drop some silicone based lubricant in there. Apparently silicone is key because it won't damage plastic parts. Let me know if it solves your problem!

[@1949chefjojo]

I hope that Addi will manufacture a machine that will coordinate with a punch card or USB. Would that be neat ti have many designs. Anything is possible.

[@sheepishlysharing]

I'd just be happy if they'd invent a motorized one!

[@1949chefjojo]

I agree. Why does the Addi have to be plastic ! What happened to steel kniiting machines? Are they outlawed?

[@sporgy8135]

That's so cool

[@oughtyhalima4272]

Hi margaret, i hear that it doesnt work for u to make a brim on the machine, its not hard, try this....... make about 25 rows, then it will be long enough to bring the loops up and put them over the hooksu will get a brim of 5 cm/3 inch ? let me know if it works for u :)

[@sheepishlysharing]

I've tried it. Oughty. I just find it rather tedious! (This is a very old video, btw) These days, I seem to make reversible hats most often on the Addi. It's time for me to get it out again and make use of the scraps and open skeins I've acquired over the year!

[@oughtyhalima4272]

Margaret Olander , yeah but i love ur videos they are verry helpfull, aww well by hand it works just as good, the only thing ive noticed is when i sew the brim that the yarn wont let you widen the hat alot( my english is not verry good so i hope u understand me :) ) do you have some tips or tricks, because if i make the brim on the machine it strech with the hat, but some how i dont get the same result by hand

[@sheepishlysharing]

Your English is wonderful! And yes, it does seem to have stretch problems by hand. I'm sure there is another stitch I can learn to alleviate this problem.

[@oughtyhalima4272]

aww thank you !, yes you would think so, well...thank you so much for ur quik reply, i really appreciate it, and thanks again for all the video's they are great :)

[@najibasabir5523]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Hookingforhounds]

Thank you for the video :)

[@gaberowan2011]

Oops! Educated on how to do it! Thanks Margaret.

[@jessiesmith1695]

Hi Mrs. Olander, here is another video for the Addi Express to make a brim. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6SxiaqOi9iYi68

[@SifPia]

Jessie Smith Thats right :) So easy and simple it can be done :)

[@vikivictoria7343]

Thanks!

[@ThePrincesslolipop]

Ok got my Addi King yesterday. followed your tutorial for making the hats and made 4. Yea me.......then..... I tried making one w/a brim from someone else's video and ruin a skein 1/2 of yarn. Then I found yours....tried that but thankfully when this one bombed too it was only Red heart I was throwing away and not expensive. Grrrrr me and brims are not coordinating...lol Oh well....as the old saying goes...back to the drawing board or in this case, the knitting machine. lol

[@sheepishlysharing]

Danielle C. It's a process... practice, practice!