Step 2: Construct the sides
Stitch each of your long strips together end to end to make two fabric rings. I zigzagged over the flattened seam of the outer one because I did not want to wait for the iron to heat up to iron it.
Turn one right-side out and place it inside the other so the right sides are together. It's tidy but not essential to match up the seams. Pin if you like, and stitch around the long edge.
Turn this right-side out now, so the seam is folded to the inside. I find it helpful to stitch the other long edge together at this point. This time the wrong sides are together.
Turn one right-side out and place it inside the other so the right sides are together. It's tidy but not essential to match up the seams. Pin if you like, and stitch around the long edge.
Turn this right-side out now, so the seam is folded to the inside. I find it helpful to stitch the other long edge together at this point. This time the wrong sides are together.
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I'm so happy to have found this pattern! Although i'm still finding it a bit hard when I have to sew the crown to the band. Also I'm doing a size 21 5/8, which is about a small or really the average ladies size head. How do i make a bigger size eg. 23inch or 24inch for example? I want to make at least three different sizes but don't know how to do that. I would appreciate some ideas. Again, so excited about this online help.
Thanks
Crystal x
To increase the size of the hat, make the band longer by the amount you want to make it bigger. Increase the size of the crown pattern so that the seam line (not the cutting line) is the same length as the new length of the band. You can use a regular cloth measuring tape to get a sense of the new larger crown shape; and it doesn't have to be EXACT, because there's some bias in the oval so you can stretch or ease it a little as you sew.
I'd love to see pictures of your results!