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Step 4Cut & stitch the band
It's mostly done now, and already wearable. But I like to finish off the bottom edge nicely.
Try the hat on to see how much too long it is. Mark a line you like as the bottom edge (I used pins but you can also use a pen; you'll be cutting it off). Take the hat off and cut along your marked line.
Remember your head measurement from step 1? If not, measure again, it won't have changed significantly. Using any of your fabrics (or a fifth! or a sixth!) cut a rectangle a little longer than your head measurement, and about 3 inches wide (for a band about 1.5 inches).
Stitch the ends of the band together to make a circle. Then fold the circle lengthwise with the raw stitched edge inside. Slip the hat inside the band with all the raw edges matching up. Put in a few pins to keep them all together and stitch. If the lengths aren't exactly right, it doesn't matter, just stretch the shorter one to fit. Knit fabrics are good that way.
Try the hat on to see how much too long it is. Mark a line you like as the bottom edge (I used pins but you can also use a pen; you'll be cutting it off). Take the hat off and cut along your marked line.
Remember your head measurement from step 1? If not, measure again, it won't have changed significantly. Using any of your fabrics (or a fifth! or a sixth!) cut a rectangle a little longer than your head measurement, and about 3 inches wide (for a band about 1.5 inches).
Stitch the ends of the band together to make a circle. Then fold the circle lengthwise with the raw stitched edge inside. Slip the hat inside the band with all the raw edges matching up. Put in a few pins to keep them all together and stitch. If the lengths aren't exactly right, it doesn't matter, just stretch the shorter one to fit. Knit fabrics are good that way.
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