Easy Peasie Beanie tutorial!

Beanie Tutorial

Well today was one of those days, I got up thinking the sun was going to be shining (We are stationed in California so that is generally how it goes) just to look outside and see rain pouring down and massive winds. Well we don't own cold weather gear! So what did I do? I came up with a way to make a beanie in 10 minutes with literally 4 stitch lengths! That's right a ten minute hat! So here comes the directions on how to do this! 

Materials:
1/3 yard of knit or fleece, doesn't matter which or what size you are doing you will need the same yardage! 
sewing machine
rib knit or lyrca for the cuff
cutting mat
Measuring tape.
10 minutes of free time

Step 1: You will need to measure your head or the head of the person you are making your hat for and cut out a piece of fabric accordingly. Mine is 8 inches tall and 16 inches wide as the fabric is folded. This will be for my 16 month old who is in 2T clothing! (I figured it would be easier to see if I took the piece I cut out so you could see the measurements of my piece).

Step 2: Fold your fabric right sides together and sew from your folded edge down the right side of your fabric.

Step 3: Take your corners that you just created and curve them around so they meet

Step 4: Take your two corners now that they have met and tack them into place (I generally go forward about an inch, backstitch all the way back and then go forward one last time with a straight stitch)

If you flip your hat inside out you should have something that looks like this

Step 5: Measure the bottom of your hat and cut your rib knit one inch shorter than what you measured, sew your ends together and sew your cuff onto your hat with a zig zag stitch. (cutting the cuff shorter ensures a tighter fit and helps it not to fall down over your face).

Wear your hat with pride! You are done!!