By Corrine
Flatt, midwife, Las Vegas NV
corrine@nevadamidwife.com
You will
need a piece of jersey knit (tee shirt) material, 14 inches by 18 inches. (One of Daddy’s old tee shirts will make at
least three baby hats, and a fourth can be made from the sleeves of the tee
shirt.)
If you are
using a sewing machine, set your machine to zigzag stitch. The stitches need to be narrow and tight,
10-12 stitches per inch, and 1/6 to 1/4 inch wide. If you are using a serger, set your machine up for three-thread
overlock stitch, 10 stitches per inch, and 1/6 to 1/8 inch wide/deep.
Fold your
material in half, “wrong side” out, making a 7-inch by 18-inch rectangle, and
sew up the long edge.
Turn half
of the inside of the “tube” out, so that you have a double layer tube, 9-inches
by about 6-7 inches, with the stitching on the inside of the folded tube.
Lay the
tube out flat, and with the cut edge at the top, draw (with a washable crayon)
two triangles, 3 inches across and 4 inches down, the top side being that cut
edge.
Cut out the
triangles (all layers) and discard.
Re-fold the tube 1 1/2 inches over, so that two of the edges are
aligned, and sew those two edges (four layers of cloth) together. Repeat, folding and sewing, and with the
last edge you sew, continue sewing about an inch over the top, to close any
remaining hole.
Turn the
hat so that the stitching is on the inside.
TA
DAH!! Once you get started, you will be
able to make a dozen of these in about an hour.