It didn’t take me but 30 minutes, but I say an hour to be safe. This hat idea came from a day that I had forgotten my daughter’s hat at home. It was really windy out and she wanted to play outside, but really needed a hat. I was at my parent’s, so I grabbed a piece of fleece, cut it, sewed up the edge, and she had a cute little hat. I really wanted to get a good pic of her, but she would have none of that today. Also, this is a preview of the next Handmade Christmas Present Idea.
Materials:
-Fleece (depending on size of head and desired length, but typically a 1/4 to a 1/2 yard)
-Yarn Pom Pom (see tutorial below; or if you want, you can buy a fuzzy pom pom at a store)
Step 1: Measure head circumference
Step 2: Cut rectangle that is ____ inches (head measurement) wide and 12.5 inches (can be shortened or lengthened) long.
Step 3: Fold rectangle in half and cut at a curved triangle angle
Step 4: Unfold and hem the bottom (but, you don’t really have to)
Step 5: With right side of fabric facing, fold in half again and sew up the side. Finish the seams.
Step 6: Turn right side out and sew on pom pom
Stephanie Land says
December 10, 2008 at 11:29 pmJust wanted to thank you for the directions. I made my hats a bit different but I appreciated the starting point your blog provided! My son got a “Christmas dinosaur” hat (like a traditional Santa hat but with white and red dino spikes LOL) and my daughter got a pink and purple crown hat with tied tassels.
Thanks again!
Steph
Happy Together says
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Happy Together says
December 11, 2008 at 6:40 pmOkay, so I take back saying they sound cute, because I went to your blog and saw the pics and say THEY ARE SO CUTE! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Home of Creative Treasures says
July 9, 2009 at 6:06 amJessica what a great idea for a fleece hat. I am going to include this tutorial in a post of “Friday Link Sharing” on my blog tomorrow with a photo credited to you, as stipulated on your profile. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas with us who visit you. 🙂
Amber says
November 11, 2009 at 1:24 pmVery cute! I’ll have to make some of these! My girls are always losing their hats. TFS!