Simplicity S9368 Sew Along
Who knew I would take a good look at those fall Simplicity crafting patterns with a fine tooth comb to find a great pattern for hats! This coming from someone who doesn’t know where the heck is her hat. So why not make one! You can purchase S9368 pattern on Simplicity’s Website
Some thing to note especially if this is your first time making a hat, there is a correct way to measure the circumference of your head so you get the correct fit for THIS pattern. Most adult heads are 23” but we all know there are some folks with smaller heads and others with bigger ones, so make sure you grab a measuring tape and measure your noggin’.
Instead of measuring your head with the measuring tape level, you have to make sure you place the measuring tape at a slight angle. The beanie hat that we are making sits at an angle (and the rest of the hat views on this pattern do too) so make sure you measure your head with the measuring tape at a slight angle.
The measuring tape is at a slight angle and NOT level!
Make sure you measure your head correctly, too small and the hat will not fit or be too tight, too big and it will fall over your eyes!
I used a wool blend of Wool and cashmere from Minerva You can also use fleece (if you are making this hat for kids… use a fun fleece print!), which I actually think it will be quite nice. I just needed something that is warm and will be water repellant (we get lots of snow!) which wool surprisingly is. Remember if you use wool you have to pre treat the fabric, what does that mean? You have to pre shrink it before you cut your pattern pieces. You can pre-shrink your wool by using lots of steam from your iron, or throw it in the dryer with another garment that is wet (a little more wet than just damp… you want it to steam in the dryer).
For the lining I used a soft cotton lawn fabric with lots of colors. Have some fun with the lining, you can go classic with a silky lining or you can even use a sherpa fleece for pattern piece number 2 on your lining, that will keep your ears rather warm.
One thing to note on the pattern, it calls for interfacing all pieces on the pattern. I interfaced my pattern pieces, HOWEVER when I turned my hat and tried it on, it was a little stiffer than I would have liked, so I removed the interfacing from pattern piece number 3 and 4 ONLY. I kept the interfacing in pattern piece number 2. Again, this depends on what fabric you use for this pattern.
Have some fun with this one. This is a great pattern and perfect for the holidays if you want to make hats for your family or give them as a gift. You can make all different views for everyone in the family or friends. Lastly, you need very little fabric for this one, so all those remnants and fabric scraps that you have been saving…. this is the pattern to use them on! Happy Sewing!
