DIY Hats

Tam-o'-shanter or French-style Beret

• 1

  Draw a 13-inch circle on paper. This is the pattern for the top of the hat. Cut it out.

• 2

  Trace the circle on another sheet of paper and draw a line 3 inches from the inside edge of the circle. Cut out the both circles to make the pattern for the bottom of the hat.

• 3

  Use the patterns to cut a hat top and hat bottom from fleece or double knit fabric.

• 4

  Place the top of the hat right side up on a table and place the bottom of the hat on top of it with the right side down and all the edges aligned.

• 5

  Sew the top of the hat to the bottom by stitching 1/2 inch from the edge.

• 6

  Clip the curves by cutting the seam allowance, the fabric that extends beyond the seam every 3/8 inch. Cut perpendicular to the seam and close to the seam without cutting the stitching.

• 7

  Turn the hat right side out. If desired, sew a pompon to the middle of the top of the hat to make a tam-o'-shanter.

Oval Beret

• 8

  Draw an 11-inch-wide, 14-inch-long oval on a sheet of paper. This is the pattern for the top of the hat.

• 9

  Trace the oval onto a second sheet of paper. Draw a line 3 inches from the inside edge of the circle. Cut out both ovals to make the pattern for the bottom of the hat.

• 10

  Assemble the hat in the same way as the circular beret.