Behold, my new bucket hat:

Oh and if you were wondering about the amount of fabric needed, I only had a fat quarter of the Lily fabric and wasn't sure I had enough. Turns out you CAN get a hat (or the outside at least) out of a fat quarter IF the pattern is multi-directional. And you trace before you cut!
Edited to add:
It occurred to me that if any of you are going to attempt this pattern, you might like to know the changes I made.
The modifications I made to the sizing of this pattern was to add 1cm to each end of the brim and crown pieces (when I cut the paper shapes out the brim and crown pieces seemed too short for the top circle piece. Equally if your head was a bit smaller than mine, you could make the top circle piece smaller in diameter. My head usually fits a size 59cm hat.
I also made the brim narrower by about 2cm and the crown height shorter – I did this once I had sewn all the pieces together and tried it on for fit. I guess it is about trial and error until you get something that looks ok and fits your noggin!
To assemble the hat I assembled the entire outside and the entire lining, and then sewed them together around the brim edge, right sides together, leaving a gap for turning. I then closed the gap with a line of top stitching on the brim edge.
Fabulous, just what I needed! I made the bucket hat from Lotta Jansdotter's book over the weekend but it's more like a lampshade hat. I need a nice hat for school (setting a good example and all that) so I'll give this pattern a go.
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely! I made the Lotta version too but the sizing was all wrong. I'll give this one a go.
ReplyDeleteCool hat! Ta for the tips -well done resizing, hats can be so tricky!
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It's lovely! Everyone who makes this style of hat seems to have problems with sizing and my head is enormous so I think I will leave this to the braver sewers. But OMG it looks like I offically love ALL of Joel Dewberry's fabrics! Where did you get it? That would be perfect for a beach bag!
ReplyDeleteyes VERY NICE !! queen of reversible.
ReplyDeleteLies also rocks the reversible and I am in awe. good job ladies!
-kimberlee
The bucket hat pattern file located at the following link has been moved.
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Currently there is a redirect on the file, but eventually the site will be taken down. Please update your site to reflect the new link:
http://h1.ripway.com/buckethat/buckethat.pdf
Also, I realized when I went to use the pattern that it was smaller than the hand drawn original I created. My computer version shrank. On 4/08 I published an updated version which I believe has corrected the sizing issue.
Enjoy!
Marsha
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if you could email me the pattern for this bucket hat? This would be very useful in my up coming textiles assignment and a good teaching resource.
If it is possible to see via email my email is erin.cleary@student.qut.edu.au.
Thanks
Kind Regards
Erin :o)
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