Uploaded January 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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This video demonstrates how to shape the crown of a hat with vertical lines of decreases, which can be very visible and decorative, or subtle.
This video is part of a series on hat crown shaping.
Playlist of Hat Techniques: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1AZxTfSCe2feGta0fXVVSFYQVqmINyEw
Vertical Decrease Planning sheet: tinyurl.com/4khkjk4e

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0:00 Introduction
0:26 Overview
1:55 Planning and Calculations
4:28 Example - Two-stitch Decrease Line
9:00 Example - Subtle Decrease Line
11:59 Example - Central Double Decrease Line
15:05 Maintaining Stitch Patterns


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