knitting a baby hat

[OHmama]

One more question..I think...btw,you guys are awesome!!

When I go to take it off the needles,do I go back and around that first stitch?Does that make sense?If that video shows,I haven't had a chance to check it out yet...Thanks!

[salmonmac]

Yes, start and finish with that first stitch:
Once you've threaded the tapistry needle with about 10inches of yarn tail, use it like the right knitting needle. Pass the stitches one by one off the left needle onto the tapistry needle and when all the sts are on the yarn threaded through the tapistry needle, pull the yarn up tightly. You can then tie a knot to secure or go back around the sts and thread the yarn through all or some of them again. As Sue suggested, you can also use this yarn end to seam the hat down to the