HOW TO INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE LOOPED HAT

APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS;

INFANTS (6 TO 12 MONTHS) 10-12" X 16-19"
CHILD (1 TO 3 YRS.) 11-12" X 18-20"
CHILD (4 TO 12 YRS) 13-14" X 20-22"
TEEN/ADULT (FEMALE) 13-15" X 21-23 1/2"
TEEN/ADULT (MALE) 14-16" X 22-24 1/2"

CUT A PIECE OF FLEECE 11" (HEIGHT) X 19" (CIRCUMFERENCE)
MAKE SURE THE STRETCH/GIVE OF THE FABRIC IS GOING IN THE DIRECTION OF YOUR 19" THIS WILL BE YOUR CIRCUMFERENCE, OF THE HAT SO YOU WANT THE GIVE TO GO AROUND THE HEAD.

FOLD IN HALF RIGHT SIDES TOGETHER AND STITCH (FORMING A TUBE 11" X 9 1/2")

NOW FOLD UP ABOUT 2 1/2" (CHILD) 3" FOR OLDER - MAKE SURE IT IS EVEN ALL THE WAY AROUND

NOW FOLD BACK UNDER ABOUT 1/4" STITCH ALONG ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE CLOSE TO EDGE OF CUFF


NOW STITCH TOP OF HAT CLOSED STITCH CLOSE TO EDGE
TURN HAT RIGHT SIDE OUT - TURN SO THAT SEEM IS CENTER OF BACK OF HAT
MAKE SURE CORNERS ARE COMPLETELY PUSHED OUT

GRAB ONE CORNER OF HAT

(SO THAT SEEM IS FACING UP)
AND BRING POINT TO CENTER OF HAT
(CENTER SHOULD BE YOUR BACK SEEM)

STITCH

(YOU CAN HAND SEW OR IF YOU FEEL REAL CONFIDENT YOU CAN MACHINE SEW)

REPEAT WITH OPPOSITE CORNER

(THE POINTS OF EACH CORNER SHOULD MEET AT YOUR CENTER SEEM)

IT SHOULD LOOK LIKE THIS AFTER YOU FINISH THIS STEP
(SORRY IT'S NOT THE BEST PICTURE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL I WAS DONE)

TO MAKE THE POM-POM FOR TOP OF HAT

CUT A STRIP OF FLEECE 3" WIDE BY 9" LONG

AGAIN THIS IS WHAT I USED, MAKING HAT FOR A 3 YR. OLD. IF YOU MAKE THE WIDTH LARGER YOU WILL HAVE LONGER LOOPS, IF YOU MAKE THE LENGTH LARGER YOU WILL HAVE A LARGER DIAMETER POM-POM.

I WOULD RECOMMEND;

3" WIDE BY 9-12" LONG FOR CHILD HAT

4" WIDE BY 20-24" LONG FOR TEEN OR ADULT HAT

FOLD IN HALF AND SEW LONG EDGES TOGETHER MAKING A TUBE

* NOTE * (WRONG SIDES TOGETHER FOR THIS ONE, YOU WILL NOT BE TURNING IT INSIDE OUT)

NOW START CUTTING YOUR STRIPS (JUST LIKE FOR SCARF) ABOUT 1/2" OR LESS APART, AND DOWN TO ABOUT A 1/4" AWAY FROM STITCHING.

NOW START ROLLING UP STRIP, HAND STITCHING AS YOU GO

(YOU ARE JUST TACKING IT FROM OUTSIDE EDGE THROUGH TO INSIDE EDGE)

YOU WANT TO KEEP THE CENTER FROM PULLING OUT WHEN COMPLETELY ROLLED UP.)

WHEN COMPLETELY ROLLED TO END, RUN SOME STITCHES ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE ROLL. THEN WRAP THREAD TIGHTLY AROUND BOTTOM EDGE AND PULL UP TIGHTLY.

NOW ATTACH THE POM-POM TO THE CENTER TOP OF THE HAT

VIOLA !

SO CUTE ! ! !