To tie or purchase a hat of the right size for your child, you must know the parameters and the volume of the baby's head. This article offers simple measurement methods and understandable tables for calculating the size of a child's headgear.
Contents
- How to measure head size for caps?
- How to determine the size of caps for a child: table
- Sizes of hats for newborns by month: table
- Table of sizes of children's hats for knitting
- How to measure the size of the cap?
- Video: "We knit a hat, take measurements from the head"
How to measure the size of the head for the cap?
To associate a sizeable knit article, , you should know the volume of the head .Such parameters will allow to make correct calculations in loops, that the cap, for example, was not small or too large.
The head size is measured, like the whole body, in centimeters. You can do this in two proven ways:
- Using a special centimeter for the tailor( "tailor's centimeter"). It's very easy to use it: find the middle of the forehead, fix the point with your fingers and wind the centimeter around the head. The soft material of a professional centimeter will take any given form and clearly show you the meaning. Keep in mind that to the result you should add one or two centimeters, so that the knitted article is not tight.
- With a conventional ruler and thread. This method is suitable for those who do not have a professional centimeter at hand. To do this, you should take absolutely any thread and, according to the principle described in the previous advice, wrap your head around. The thread is fixed or cut off when it completely closes. The cut piece of thread should be measured with a regular ruler on a flat surface. Just add one or two centimeters to the measured value when knitting.
Measuring the child's head with the tailor's centimeter 
How easy is it to measure the child's head volume?
Scheme for removing the head measures for the head How to determine the size of the head for the child:
table You can determine the child's head size in two ways:
- Using a centimeter or thread with the
- ruler Using the
special table The first method is more reliable only because it is orientedonly on your individual parameters. The second method offers only standard standards and standards , focused on the age of the child and its gradual development.
IMPORTANT: Do not forget that the values of the tables are not exact , they indicate the average value that is most often suitable. Each child grows individually and has its own specific characteristics.
The sizes of children's hats 
The sizes of various children's hats in centimeters The sizes of caps for newborns on months: table
The development of the newborn child, basically, occurs according to the generally accepted norms. Depending on this, a table was created that allows to determine the size of the newborn's cap by months.
Such a table can come in handy when buying for a child if it is impossible to measure the volume of the head in centimeters in a timely manner. It will also be useful for needlewomen, knitting handmade products for sale.
Detailed size table of children's hats by months Children's sizes table for knitting
A size chart for children's hats, crocheted, allows each needlewoman to calculate the exact number of loops , intended for a certain age.
Such a table should give four main parameters:
- Child's head volume
- Diameter of the "bottom" of the cap
- Depth of the cap
- Estimated child's age
Scheme for calculating the size of the caps 
Table of sizes of children's hats for knitting How to measure the size of the cap?
There are situations when you find the desired product in the store: a hat, a beret or another headgear. You can not buy it right away because the does not know exactly the size of the child's head and is afraid to lose it.
There are two basic ways to calculate the size of the header:
- Fold the cap flat, closing its edges and measuring the with a ruler. The resulting value must be multiplied by two and added to it another centimeter. The total number of centimeters is the estimated volume of the child's head.
- Pay attention to the size of the cap. Such information, as a rule, is written on the label inside or outside the product. This can be an exact centimeter volume or a simple designation, for example: 2M - two months.