This has got to be one of the fastest tee shirts refashioning jobs I’ve ever done. In less then 10 minutes, I had a newborn-size beanie, made of soft, stretchy tshirt material.
In short, the directions go like this: cut a front as well as back of a hat from the bottom part of a tee shirts as well as sew them together.
For those who requirement a lot more details than that, here’s the tutorial.
Newborn Hat Tutorial
1. choose an proper shirt. (This one is going to be as well tight for me for longer than I care to believe about.)
2. Fold tee shirt in half length-wise to save cutting time. If your scissors are poor, you may not be able to do this. Outline half of a bunny-rabbit head shape along the fold. The bottom hem will ended up being the hem of your hat. You want the hem to be about 7″ wide, so 3.5″ from the fold should do it.
3. cut along the line you’ve drawn as well as see what you’ve got. This is the front as well as back of your hat.
4. Pin the ideal sides together as well as sew. best symmetry is not crucial since you will be tying the rabbit ears into a knot.
5. After sewing, turn ideal side out as well as you are done! For a super-cute gift, make a matching pair of pants out of the sleeves of the exact same shirt. (Tutorial coming one more day :-)) And, of course, a bit zig-zag stitch along the bottom would be a great touch.
I utilized Elmo as a in shape model to road-test the hat before the infant came.
If you make this hat, please publish to Instagram with a identify for #rookiemoms! We want to see your stuff.
And finally, I had the chance to put the hat on a genuine baby’s head.