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Reversible bucket hat

A 2-sided bucket hat sewn from a pattern, wear the print one day and the solid the next.

Reversible bucket hat
LevelAdvanced
AgesAges 13 and up
Time3 hours
Cost$12 to $25

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How to make it

  1. Step 1: Measure your head
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    Measure your head

    Measure around your forehead. Print the pattern in that size.

  2. Step 2: Cut the pieces
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    Cut the pieces

    Cut a top, side band and brim from both fabrics. That's 6 pieces.

  3. Step 3: Sew the side band
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    Sew the side band

    Sew each side band's short ends together into a ring. Press the seam open.

  4. Step 4: Add the top
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    Add the top

    Pin the top circle to the band, pretty sides in. Sew slowly around the curve.

  5. Step 5: Make the brim
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    Make the brim

    Sew each brim's short ends into a ring. Pin and sew it to the band's bottom edge.

  6. Step 6: Join the 2 hats
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    Join the 2 hats

    Put 1 hat inside the other, pretty sides touching. Sew around the brim edge, leaving a 3 in gap.

  7. Step 7: Turn and topstitch
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    Turn and topstitch

    Pull it right side out through the gap. Press the brim and stitch rings around it 1/4 in apart.

Edie's tip

Clip little notches into the curved seams before turning. The curves lie flat.

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