T-shirt to baby beanie tutorial

After making these baby leggings I still had some fabric from my t-shirts left, so I decided to turn them into some matching hats. James was bald for over a year so hats were kind of a must for him. If this baby is as bald as James he will have plenty of options to keep his little noggin warm.

So here is how you make a baby hat. It is even easier than making baby leggings, which is saying something.

1. Grab the arms from the shirt you cut up to make your baby leggings. (This only works with long sleeves or 3/4 length). Cut them along the seam so you have two pieces that look like this. 

2. Download and print this pattern and pin to your sleeve.

 3. Cut out your hat pieces so you have two pieces that look like this:

        * This pattern makes a hat for an older baby, maybe 6-12 months? I cut a little fabric (maybe 1/2 inch) off the sides of the hat part, but not off the knot part (skinny tail at top), so that it would fit a newborn, especially since this fabric is pretty stretchy.

4. Lay your two hat pieces right-side together and using your double needle, stitch all the way around your hat, except for the bottom--which will become the head opening. Trim off the excess fabric. Turn inside out, then tie a knot, leaving a little tail at the top.

5. There are a few ways you could finish off your hat. But if you're like me, you will choose the easiest way possible. For this hat, I simply folded the bottom up twice and left it like that. Super easy.

You could also cut the bottom off the hat and sew a seam around the head opening--that's what i did on the black a white striped hat. Or you could cut off the bottom of the hat and add a band to the bottom. This is what I did on the grey and white striped hat using this tutorial.

Have fun making your baby leggings and beanies. I can't wait to put our little boy in these in less than two months!