Welcome to Reader Tutorial week here at Sew Sweetness! Each day this week will feature a wonderful step-by-step sewing tutorial from one of my readers. Today’s guest post is from Rachael at Imagine Gnats. I have to admit that my favorite thing about Racheal’s site is her embroidery work and Etsy shop! Check out this cool Valentine that she designed, too! Thanks Rachael!
hi! i’m rachael and i post my crafty ramblings at imagine gnats. i’m so excited to be posting here today!! you can read more about me here, if you like, or check out some of the other things i make and sell here on etsy. i first stopped by Sew Sweetness for an echino swap (hmm… still need to do something with those squares), and i stuck around because i just think that Sara is so sweet and genuine. i’m wowed by her talent, and i feel pretty honored to be posting here today.
see that silly hat on my head? well, last winter we found ourselves with a 2yo that refused to wear a winter hat (no matter how cold it was) and we simply could not find a solution. when i started seeing funky animal hats pop up all over the place, it seemed the logical thing to try my hand at making one.
spoiler: she didn’t like this one either. this year, though, she’s suddenly fine with hats. *sigh*
all that you need to make your own owl hat is a random selection of ill-fitting or otherwise unwearable sweaters, a few pieces of felt, scissors, and thread.
1. lay sweater flat and cut out two squares. this will be the main part of your hat. the size that you’ll want your squares to be is really going to depend on both the stretchiness of the material you’re using and also how large you want the final hat to be. assuming about a 1/2″ seam allowance, here are my suggestions for sizing:
toddler: 6-6.5″ square main material
children: 7-7.5″ square main material
adults: 8.5-9.5″ square main material
11. turn your hat right side out (you may want to add a little “hoo hoo” here, unless someone is around). cut a band of ribbing. the size of your band will depend on the material and desired hat size. here are some general suggestions:
toddler: 2-2.5″ wide and twice as long as main material minus .5″
children: 2.5″ wide and twice as long as main material minus .5″
adults: 3″ wide and twice as long as main material minus .5″
adorable So cute
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Susan
LOL, very cute
thanks, guys 🙂
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FANTASTIC 🙂 x
love this!
Kinda feel like I have seen that hat before, somewhere else.