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How to check the size of your hat midway

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By the time you've worked about 6 in./15 cm of your beanie, the width is usually established and you can find out if your hat is going to fit or not.

So this is a good time to try it on. 

If the hat feels a bit loose, you can tighten up the fit in the next inch or so. 

If it's too tight -- or a lot loose -- you'll have to rip back to the increase rounds and make adjustments there.   

If you're making the hat for someone  who isn't around, check the width with a ruler. 

I also advise checking the fit of a brimmed hat before you begin widening for the brim.  Then, if the fit's not perfect, you'll only have to rip out a little instead of a lot.




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A depth of 6 inches (15 cm) seems to be the magic number in a midway hat check.

Checking the size of your hat as you go

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I often check the size of a hat -- even before I reach the magic 6-in. mark.

However, before reaching a depth of 6 inches, the hat has a curved bottom edge, so I use a flexible ruler or a tape measure to "walk around" the flattened hat. 

​This measurement is half of the circumference, so just multiply by 2 to get the total circumference.