Download this sewing pattern here
Decide the hat size
Print it on A4 paper at actual size (100%) and check the size against your face. You can download the guide from the link below.
Once you’ve decided on your size, buy the pattern and download it from the link shown after checkout.
Print the pattern
Print the downloaded file at the print size indicated (A4 or A3).
Please note that we cannot offer refunds for orders placed in the wrong size.
Cut out and assemble the pattern
Cut out the pattern along the cutting lines.
Overlap the tabs with matching numbers and tape them together.
Cut out the fabric
Cut the fabric to match the shape of the pattern, using scissors or a rotary cutter.
Cut it the same way as Outer A.
Here we use satin for its smooth, silky feel. Be sure to cut the darts※ carefully too.
For example, if it says “×2,” you need 2 pieces in total — one for the left and one for the right.
- 【 dart 】
- A triangular tuck stitched into the fabric to give it a three-dimensional shape.
Transfer the pattern onto the fabric
Sandwich tracing paper above and below the fabric, and transfer the pattern using a tracing wheel.
This pattern is set with a “10 mm seam allowance.”
So in general, if you sew 10 mm from the fabric edge, it will finish just as the pattern intends.
That said, tracing the darts※ and notches※ makes sewing easier, so we recommend it.
Please refer to the parts shown at left when transferring.
Sew
First, sew the part circled in red in the figure on Outer A. Fold the fabric right sides together※ and sew the dart※.
Layer two pieces of Outer A right sides together※ and sew the “center of the face.”
Sew Outer B together the same way as Outer A.
Layer Outer A and Outer B right sides together※ and sew “both sides.”
Fold the fabric right sides together※ and sew the dart※.
- 【 right sides together 】
- Layering two pieces of fabric with their right sides facing each other.
- 【 dart 】
- A triangular tuck stitched into the fabric to give it a three-dimensional shape.
Layer two lining pieces right sides together※ and sew the “head.” Leave the section between the stop-stitching points unsewn, so an opening remains.
Insert the lining through the opening in the outer, layer them right sides together※, and sew all the way around the face and neck.
Make snips into the red dotted-line sections around the face and neck so the fabric won’t pull when you turn it right side out.
Trim the seam allowances so the corners come out cleanly when you turn it right side out.
Reach in through the lining opening and turn the whole thing right side out.
Use an awl or similar to push the corners out so they form clean right angles.
Attach the hook-and-loop fastener
Cut a 25 mm-wide hook-and-loop fastener (Velcro) to a length of 3 cm.
Refer to the “placement mark” shown on the pattern and sew the hook-and-loop fastener onto the neck belt.
Sew the other side the same way.
By using the “hook side” for the fastener attached to the outer, you keep the scratchy side from touching the face.
Add the stuffing
Add stuffing little by little through the opening at the back of the head.
Close the lining opening
Fold the seam allowance of the opening at the back of the head in by 1 cm and baste it.
Sew 5 mm from the fabric edge with the sewing machine to close the opening. You may also close it by hand with a ladder stitch※ or similar.
- 【 ladder stitch 】
- A stitching method that keeps the stitches from showing on either the front or the back of the fabric. It is a type of slip stitch often used to close a turning opening.
Finished
Tuck the lining back inside, shape it up, and you’re done!
