White Facinator Hat

I love hats; always have, always will. Last year when I was looking for a hat for Easter I had the hardest time finding one that I liked at a decent price. The other problem was that they are very hard to find here in the States. I decided that I was going to make them myself.

I started working on the bases a few weeks ago and decided that I needed to finish a hat and get it posted on Etsy this week. Here is the hat before decoration:

For the underside I decided to make a quilted piece to give it a little cushion to make it a bit more comfortable to wear.

The decoration took me longer than it needed to because my ideas kept changing asI went along.

I have white birdcage veiling that I could’ve used but I think I’m going to save it for the next hat. I really liked the simplicity of this design.

The biggest change that happened while working on it would be the feathers. I really wanted to use them but the plume was falling apart. I decided to take the afterfeathers out and glue them directly to the rosette. I thought this would also keep them from falling out while the hat was being worn.

 

I am really happy with how this hat turned out and I hope that someone will enjoy it as much as I do! Here’s the etsy listing.

Adelaide’s Newborn Hat

When Charlotte was born I made a little hat for her. I had just started crocheting and it was pretty basic but, I did enjoy the fact that I had something handmade by me for her newborn pictures.

I thought I should do the same thing for the newest bundle of joy but I wasn’t sure what direction I wanted to go in. I’ve had more experience with my hook and yarn so I wanted to do something a bit more complicated and original. I found black Bernat Boa yarn and thought it would make a perfect little bear hat.

Once I started going I realized that the ears did not quite turn out like I’d hoped. It’s hard to see in the picture but the ears actually are very deep and I thought they looked more cat-like than anything. I also thought the hat was really plain so quickly whipped up a bow to add to it.

When the bow had been added people had decided that it’s a Minnie Mouse hat. That works for me! I was just happy to have a new hat in my repertoire and be able to make Adelaide something that was all her own. I do think that I’ll move the ears a little closer to the front before winter when she’ll actually get to wear the hat out and about!

Happy Crafting!