Easiest Baby Hat Ever – Tutorial
Welcome to all the visitors from Sew, Mama, Sew! I’m so honoured to be a part of such an inspirational project. I’ve already made two things and have a long list of other projects to do. Hope you find this tutorial useful 
We all know that making our own things is good for the planet and our wallets but sometimes it’s a bit hard making things. So here’s a super easy one. Please just use this as a rough guide. It’s so easy you should really let your creative juices flow and come up with your own styles. Feel free to send me photos of any finished product!
I made a few baby hats recently. Actually a lot, I’ve turned into the mad hatter. So here’s a step by step on how to make a baby hat out of an old knit dress. You could use pretty much anything, as long as it’s a bit stretchy and warm.
Cut the bottom of the dress off at about 15cm. Sorry don’t have a pic of this, went and did something with the dress before I remembered to…
Cut up from the bottom about 15cm (for a 6 month old) along from the seam. Make sure the seam is exact on the edge before you cut.
Fold so the seam is on the outside and then sew up the side. Make sure you do the side first so the two ends are even where they join.
and along the top
so it makes a rectangle (ignore my wonky lines, I was experimenting)
Turn inside out.
Ta da!
Piss easy and super cute.
I’ve made a few out of polar fleece too. The difference was that I used one long piece and folded it over the top and sewed up the sides. I tucked under the bottom of the rim of the hat and sewed along there to keep it straight and tidy.
I also cut a couple of small strips and tied little bows on the corners to give the hat little ears.
I want one for me!
And recently I made one out of a crazy vintage 60s psychedelic shirt. And I make a matching scarf to go with it. I know it clashes really badly with what she’s wearing but how cute is that?
You can find that one in my Mintd Store!
Thanks for checking out this tutorial. I’d love any feedback from people making these hats on how easy the tutorial is to follow. Or if there’s any way to improve it.
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Hello! I work with Kristin on her Sew, Mama, Sew blog and we’d love to link to your great tutorial for an upcoming feature. Would you mind emailing me for details (I can’t seem to locate your email address)? Thanks so very much– It’s a great tutorial!
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I had a shirt given to me that I would never wear and decided to recycle the material and make a baby hat. I was in the middle of making the hat and realized I didn’t quite know how to finish the top. Thanks to you, I think it turned out adorable.
Yay! It looks great! I’m sure the wearer will look extra cute in it.
xox
this is too easy! I couldn’t believe it when I read “turn inside out” , then the next thing I read was “ta da” Too easy!
wonderful- thank you, thank you
now I’m off to raid my basket of clothing that was destined to go to the goodwill, some of it is going into my sewing pile.
yeah that was definitely the fun part of making the tutorial
Look forward to seeing some pics of your finished hats!
I’m making lots and lots of stuff the the local NICU and nursing home, and this is an absolutly FANTASTIC idea. I am so going thru my donations of clothes basket.
THANK YOU!
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Nice and simple, thanks for sharing.
very cute!
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The caps are beautiful. The child is even more beautiful than all of the caps! He can be a superstar when he grows up. His eyes are wonderful! xx
i was looking for a fast and easy hat tutorial and i found it here, thank you
um…this looks so simple it’s crazy yet…being new to sewing, i just am a little lost. is there any way you could do a youtube tutorial? where we watch you make it??? i’m a visual type of person and I’d love to start making these hats! Thanks so much!
Hello, i referred your tutorial on my blog. you can see them on: http://paneamoreecreativita.blogspot.com/2009/06/come-fare-un-cappello-per-bambini-e.html
I hope you like it.
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Hi…just passing through; found your blog on google. My favorite is the pink/green stripes. Keep up the good work!
Love the green, red, orange, blue hat. One of my favorites that I have seen lately. And its a simple design!
i made a tun of these out of sleeves! just sewing the top nad hemming the bottom. i used a tun of sweaters and hoodies that had been put into the scrap bag at the thrift store because they were torn or had holes and i only payed 1$ per bag! my family always has babies in pairs so these were handy i made like 50 of them lol.
Awesome Destiney! That’s even easier. Must keep an eye out for busted ones. xox
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