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🧢 Five Adorable Kids Hats to Sew All Year Round
From sunshine to chilly days—5 hats, 5 looks, and plenty of reasons to sew.
Designer, Co-Author: Rima Bajracharya | Sewing Pattern Secrets, Design Secrets TheSewingBrew.com
🧢Five Adorable Kids Hats to Sew All Year Round
From sunny days to snowy ones, these four patterns are just a small taste of the 160+ sewing patterns waiting for you inside the Sewing Pattern Secrets Flagship Database and Learning Platform — our full library of patterns, tutorials, and step-by-step training for every skill level.
🎣 Gone Fishin' Reversible Sun Hat — Made for the Water-Loving Kids
Whether it's lakeside, on the boat, or a day at the zoo or carnival, this reversible sun hat is built for the little adventurer in your life. Its shallow crown and altered rim angle set it apart from a classic bucket hat, giving it that unmistakable fishing-hat look.
🎣 Shallower Crown than the bucket hat, Angled Brim – Cut lower than our Bucket Hat, with the rim angled just right for casting a line.
🔄 Fully Reversible – Two looks sewn into one hat.
👶 Sizes 12 Months to Age 10 – One pattern that grows right along with your child. 🧵
Size 1: 18" (45.72cm)
Size 2: 19" (48.26cm)
Size 3: 20" (50.8cm)
🧵 Beginner to Intermediate
Fabric: Main – light to medium weight stable woven (linen, poplin, canvas, cotton, PUL). Liner – cotton, poly-cotton, or china silk. Interfacing – light to midweight fusible like Pellon SF101.
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☀️ Sunny Days Reversible Bucket Hat — The Classic, Leveled Up
A true wardrobe staple. Where the Gone Fishin' Hat goes shallow, this bucket hat goes deep — giving it that classic, deep-crowned bucket silhouette with maximum shade and coverage.
☀️ Deep, Classic Crown – More coverage than the Gone Fishin' Hat's shallower profile. 🔄 Reversible Design – Sew two looks into one hat.
👶 Sizes 12 Months to Age 10 – One pattern that grows right along with your child. 🧵
Size 1 (12mo-2yr): 18" (45.72cm)
Size 2 (2-5yr): 19" (48.26cm)
Size 3 (10+): 20" (50.8cm)
Beginner/Intermediate – An easy, satisfying make.
Fabric: Main – light to medium weight stable woven (linen, poplin, canvas, cotton, PUL). Liner – cotton, poly-cotton, or china silk. Interfacing – light to midweight fusible like Pellon SF101.
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🧢 Baby to Toddler Derby Hat — Simple Looking, Not Simple Sewing
Don't let the classic ball-cap shape fool you. This one looks easy, but the interfaced peak and lining work make it a real test of skill for anyone ready to level up.
🧢 Structured Ball-Cap Shape – Paneled crown, peak, and interfacing give it true shape and structure. 🪡 Deceptively Advanced – Looks simple, but interfacing and lining work make this an intermediate challenge.
👶 Sizes S, M, L (Baby) – Fits by head circumference, 17" to 19".
S: 17" (43cm)
M: 18" (45.5cm)
L: 19" (48.5cm)
🎨 Fabric Freedom – From flannel to velvet to PUL, endless ways to customize.
Fabric: Medium weight cotton or linen blends, 5–8oz. Beginner: gingham, batiks, calico, chambray, seersucker. Intermediate: damask, pique, velveteen, denim, corduroy. Advanced: sateens, eyelet. Notions: 1/2" elastic, lightweight woven fusible interfacing.
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🦊 Woodland Collection Ear Flap Hat — Cozy for Cold-Weather Days
Perfect for fall gatherings, holidays, and cold days outside, this ear flap hat is part of the Woodland Ensemble but sews up beautifully as a standalone piece too.
🦊 Cozy Ear Flaps with Ties – Fleece, sherpa, or faux fur lining keeps little ears warm. 🧥 Part of the Woodland Ensemble – Pairs with its matching piece, or stands alone. 👶 Newborn to 3T – Seven sizes for growing families. 🧵 Intermediate – The real challenge is fabric weight and needle choice, not skill.
Newborn: 16" (40.6cm)
3 months: 17" (43cm)
6 months: 17.5" (44.5cm)
12 months: 18" (46cm)
18 months: 18.5" (47.5cm)
2T: 19" (48cm)
3T: 20" (51cm)
Fabric: 1/4 yard (25cm) main fabric – medium/heavy weight fleece or wool with some stretch. Lining – fleece, sherpa, or faux fur.
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🌅 Sunset Hat — Beginner-Friendly and Full of Personality
A sweet, structured sun hat for kids ages 5+, built from panel pieces and a fully self-lined brim — an easy, satisfying beginner project that still looks polished and finished.
🌅 Panel-Pieced Crown – Eight top pieces come together for a rounded, structured shape.
🧵 Fully Self-Lined – The brim and crown are lined in the same fabric for a clean, finished look inside and out.
👧 Sizes S, M, L, XL – Fits ages 5+.
S: 18.5" (47cm)
M: 19" (48.3cm)
L: 19.5" (49.45cm)
XL: 20" (50.8cm)
🌱 Beginner-Friendly – A great confidence-building project for newer sewists.
Fabric: Cotton knits and novelty knits, or lightweight wovens like denim and twill. Notion: 20" (50cm) interfacing for the brim.
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💬 Final Thoughts
You can buy a hat anywhere.
But a handmade one is different — it's the hat that matches the outfit you picked out, the fabric you couldn't resist, the fit that's just right for one particular little head. Each one you sew tells a small story: a beach trip, a fishing day with grandpa, a first snowy walk.
From sun hats to snow hats, these four patterns are simple enough to build confidence and detailed enough to keep you growing as a sewist.
It's not just about making hats — it's about making memories, one stitch at a time.
Simple. Sweet. Time-tested.
Keep sewing with confidence,
Rima
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