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Santa Hat
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Difficulty Level
Beginner
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Description
In this free Santa Hat pattern you will get:
- A full tutorial with step-by-step instructions for fun, easy sewing.
- Full-size, instant-download pattern pieces that you can print at home and get started straight away!
- Beginner friendly instructions you’ll love to use (which are also great for sewing with your kids!)
- A pattern that works with almost any woven fabric so you can raid your stash with ease, or even upcycle old clothes into a brand new festive hat!
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- +Preparation
- The Santa Hat has a hemband and is intended to sit at your forehead, over your ears and at the hairline at the back. This is where you’ll need to measure your head circumference to choose your size.
- When choosing your size, keep in mind the hat is supposed to sit securely against the head but not feel as if it is squeezing.
- If sewing for a pet, we recommend measuring the crown of their head, between the ears, for the most comfortable fit.
- If you get stuck with fitting, see our favorite resources on our Pinterest Sewing Fitting Advice board.
- OPTIONAL 60 inches wide Fusible Fleece Interfacing – approximately 1.25 yards will be sufficient for all sizes.
- NOTE – There are many other types of stabilizers that can be used, they may affect the finished look if they are not similar to the Fusible Fleece.
- OPTIONAL Bobble – You can either buy a ready-made bobble, or if you would like to make your own you will need:
- A faux fur with a long or short pile depending on how fluffy you want the bobble to be. Approximately 0.25 yards will be sufficient for all sizes.
- You will also need a small amount of stuffing like Polyfil or batting to stuff the inside. You could even use scraps of light weight fabric.
- OPTIONAL embroidery floss for securing the bobble if using faux fur.
- OR OPTIONAL Pompom – You can either buy a ready-made pompom, or if you would like to make your own:
- You could use any thickness of yarn and as much or as little as you like. The thicker your yarn or the more you use, the fuller your pompom will be
- We used less than 1 balls/skeins of yarn in this tutorial.
- Alternatively, you can use any non-fraying fabric for the pompom (e.g., felt, fleece, lycra, fake fur, leather, yarn suiting), or use any other ribbon or trim you like.
- A great idea is to mix and match yarn colors, fabric colors or mix and match fabric with a yarn or ribbon/cord/trim!
- OPTIONAL Elastic – ¼ inch – 1 inch wide for under chin strap for pets.
- Thread to match
- Cone – Fabric cut 1, Lining cut 1, OPTIONAL Interfacing cut 1
- Hemband – Fabric cut 1 on fold
- OPTIONAL Bobble – Fabric cut 1
- OR OPTIONAL Pompom – Cardboard cut 2
- Use a ball point needle of a size appropriate to your fabric when working with knits – The ball point needle has a slightly rounded tip and will prevent from damaging the fiber. Use ball point pins or clips and, if you can’t, use regular pins into the seam allowance and you should be just fine.
- Use a stretch stitch – You can use either a short and narrow zigzag or a stretch stitch (lightning bolt stitch) for construction. Test on a scrap of fabric to find which stitch and tension settings work best for you. You don’t want the fabric to pucker under your stitches.
- Your machine might have many fancy stretch stitches and you are welcome to play with them, but often the basic zigzag or stretch stitch are just right.
- Use a walking foot – Using a walking-foot is not a necessity but it is highly recommended when working on a stretchy knit. The walking-foot helps to prevent one layer of fabric from stretching out while sewing. Both layers of fabrics are fed at the same time under your needle.
- Reduce your presser foot tension – Some machines will allow you to change your presser foot tension. Check your manual to see how to reduce your presser foot tension. Reducing tension will prevent your fabric from stretching while it goes through the machine.
- Use a ball point twin-needle (double needle) for top stitching – Using a twin-needle will give you a regular double line of straight stitches on the right side and a short and stretchy zigzag on the wrong side. Alternately, if you don’t own a twin needle, you can use a medium size zigzag stitch for hemming and topstitching. I like to lengthen my stitch a little when top stitching with the twin needle. Test on a scrap of fabric to find what works best for you.
- Finishing the seams – Because knits don’t fray, it isn’t strictly necessary to finish your seams. That being said, you will achieve a more polished and durable look if you do an overcasting or zigzag stitch on your raw edges.
Project OverviewSanta Hat
Difficulty Level = Beginner
The Santa Hat is a fun holiday hat sized for children to adults, and pets too! With a pompom or bobble added to the top and the cozy hemband, your head will be nice and cozy, and ready for fun.
Our Facebook group is a great place to get help, share your tips and creations! We are a friendly bunch, and we love to help and see what you have made.
Please read the full instructions before getting started.
Wash, dry, and press your fabric before starting your project. A bit of prep now prevents shrinking and means your garment will stay the same size you made it.
Never leave a child or baby unattended or allow to sleep in a garment made from one of our patterns with ties, snaps, buttons, or anything they could remove, choke on, or get caught on. Always use caution if you are unsure. We love our patterns, but we love your bundles of joy more!
SizingSize Range
Head Circumference 11" - 24"
Size Chart
This pattern is drafted to the sizes listed below.
Head circumference Inches CM 1 11 28 2 12 30.5 3 13 33 4 14 35.5 5 15 38 6 16 40 7 17 43 8 18 45.5 9 19 48 10 20 51 11 21 53 12 22 56 13 23 58 14 24 61 Finished Measurements (Inches)
Cone depth Hem circumference Hemband depth center front 1 6.7 12.0 2.0 2 7.5 13.0 2.0 3 8.0 14.0 2.5 4 8.7 15.0 2.5 5 9.5 16.0 3.0 6 10.5 17.0 3.0 7 10.7 18.0 3.5 8 11.5 19.0 3.5 9 12.0 20.0 4.0 10 12.7 21.0 4.5 11 13.5 22.0 5.0 12 14.0 23.0 5.5 13 15.0 24.0 5.5 14 15.5 25.0 6.0 Fitting NotesMaterials and ToolsYou will need a light weight woven or non-stretch fabric for both the Main and Lining fabric. Cotton or quilting cotton are great options.
Santa Hat Bobble – If you are making this you will need faux fur, or yarn if creating a pompom.
Santa Hat Hemband – You will need a fleece fabric for the Santa Hat hemband.
Fabric –
Fabric Requirements 45 inches/115 cm wide Fabric Requirements 60 inches/150 cm wide
(in YARDS) (in YARDS)
Hat Hemband OPTIONAL Bobble Hat Hemband OPTIONAL Bobble Fabric Lining Fabric Fabric Lining Fabric 1 – 2 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 1 – 2 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 3 – 6 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 3 – 6 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 7 – 8 0.75 0.75 0.25 0.25 7 – 8 0.75 0.75 0.25 0.25 9 – 12 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.25 9 – 12 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.25 13 – 14 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.25 13 – 14 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.25 * If you are using a narrower fabric, a directional print, or a fabric with nap you may need more.
** Make sure to wash, dry, and press all fabrics before cutting out in case they shrink.
You will also need:
Santa Hat
Tools needed are, sewing machine, pins, scissors, tape measure or ruler. Serger/overlocker is optional but not required.
Printing Your PatternSettings
The pattern is a separate download. Choose either the US letter paper, A4 paper, or A0 paper size based on the printer you wish to use. If you are in the US or Canada then your printer will likely use US letter paper. Other regions normally use A4 paper. Some people prefer to print their patterns at a print shop: A0 is best in this case.
Print at 100%.
On the second page, you will find a 1-inch and a 3-inch square test box. Print this page first, on its own, and measure these squares.
Once you are happy that the test box is accurate, print the rest of the pattern pages.
Please follow this video for information and assistance on assembling this pattern.
Also, please note that some Rebecca Page patterns and projects also come with cut files and a printable design page which you can use to plan your project if you wish. These are provided in a separate section below to avoid any confusion!
+US Print Charts
Here are which pages to print for the US Files
Hat OPTIONAL Bobble OPTIONAL Wool Pompom 1 4-5, 7 2 9 2 – 3 4-7 2 9 4 – 5 2-8, 10 2 9 6 – 14 2-10 2 9 +A4 Print Charts
Here are which pages to print for the A4 Files
Hat OPTIONAL Bobble OPTIONAL Wool Pompom 1 5, 10-11 2 4 2 5-6, 10-11 2 4 3 3, 5-6, 10-11 2 4 4 2-3, 5-6, 8, 10-12 2 4 5 – 12 2-3, 5-6, 8-12 2 4 13 – 14 2-12 2 4 Cutting InstructionsCut each of the pieces according to the directions on the pattern piece. Seam allowances are all included so just cut them as is.
Cutting Checklist:
NOTE – To cut fabric on the fold, fold your fabric over parallel to the selvage edges. Align the pattern piece so it is on the fold of the fabric. Cut around the edges, leaving the fold. If you have folded your fabric correctly the fold will be parallel to the two edges of the fabric that are finished. The raw edges (e.g. the ones you could pick at, and threads would come off) will be at a right angle to your fold.
Fabric TipsTips for Sewing with Knit Fabrics
Using a serger is not a necessity to sew with knit fabrics! Here are a few tips to get the best results on a regular sewing machine:
Here is an example of some of the stitches you could use.
From left to right: Ballpoint twin-needle, narrow zigzag, stretch stitch (lightning bolt), overcasting
- + Instructions
- OPTIONAL Interfacing – Apply interfacing to the wrong size of the Cone piece.
- BOBBLE OPTION – Create bobble and stitch to top of Hat.
- POMPOM OPTION – Create pompom and stitch to top of Hat.
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- CONSTRUCTION OF CONE – Fold the Cone right sides together along straight edges, pin. Stitch. Turn Cone right side out. Fold Cone Lining right sides together along straight edges. Pin. Stitch, leave 2 to 3 inch gap. Stitch gathering stitches along the bottom raw edge of the Main Cone. Repeat on the Cone Lining.
- HEMBAND – Fold Hemband in half widthwise right sides together. Pin. Stitch. Press. Fold Hemband in half lengthwise wrong sides together. Place Hemband over Main Cone right sides together matching raw edges. Gather Main Cone to match Hemband. Adjust gathers if needed. Gather Lining to match Hemband. Slide onto Hemband and Cone Main, match raw edges. Stitch. Pull hat through gap. Pin gap. Stitch. Stitch Bobble or Pompom onto top of Cone.
Quick Glance Cheat Sheet½ inch seam allowance included – Top stitching ⅛ inch – Basting ¼ inch
Preparation –
Sewing –
0 . PreparationSeam Allowance
½ inch seam allowance included – Top stitching ⅛ inch – Basting ¼ inch
0.1OPTIONAL Interfacing
Using the manufacturer’s instructions, apply the fusible fleece interfacing onto the wrong side of Cone pieces.
TIP – To add more structure, you can quilt the Cone pieces.
1 . Bobble OPTION1.0If you have a store bought bobble, skip to step 3. If you are making your own, follow below. For the Pompom OPTION, skip to step 2.
1.1The Bobble will be stitched together using running stitches. Thread the needle with matching thread and tie a knot in the end of the thread.
TIP – For heavy weight fabric like fake fur it is best to use embroidery floss or thick thread (e.g., jeans / leather thread) so the fur doesn’t tear when pulling it together.
1.2Push the needle through a tiny bit of fabric on the right side of the Bobble.
Fold the fabric ¼ inch to the wrong side.
1.3Move the needle forward about ⅛ to ¼ inch and then put the needle back into the fabric at about the same distance, ⅛ to ¼ inch from where you brought the needle up.
TIP – Instead of stitching each running stitch individually, the stitches can be done more than one at a time by weaving the needle in and out of the fabric. This makes it quicker to sew.
1.4Repeat the stitches all around, finishing just before the knot where you started.
Gently pull on the stitches, tightening it into a circle. Do not pull it too tightly as you need to add stuffing.
TIP – When using heavy weight fabric, it is easier to pull on the stitches as you sew, not just at the end.
1.5Add some stuffing inside the Bobble. Pull your thread to close the opening.
TIP – If you do not have stuffing at home, you can use a little piece of batting torn into pieces or cut leftover fabric into really small pieces. Do not use anything too heavy as it won’t sit correctly on top of the hat.
Set the Bobble aside.
For the Cone construction, skip to step 3.
2 . Pompom OPTION2.0If you have a store bought pompom, skip to step 3. If you are making your own, follow below.
2.1Place the two cardboard Pompom pieces together, matching the gaps.
2.2Starting from the outer edge next to the gap, wrap your wool around and around all the way to the other side of the gap. The more yarn you wrap, the fuller your Pompom will be.
2.3Finish wrapping at the outer edge. Trim the ends of the wool.
2.4Place the Pompom on a flat surface. Holding the wool pieces in place, starting at the gap, carefully cut around the circle, in between the two layers.
2.5Cut a long piece of wool, approximately 20 inches in length, and guide it between the two pieces. Try to keep it close to the outer edge of the Pompom.
2.6Tie a loose knot on the long thread. Gently tighten it, joining the two wool pieces together.
2.7Pull the knot tight so your Pompom will not fall apart.
Secure it with a second knot.
Pull the carboard away from the Pompom.
If you want, you can trim your Pompom edges now.
Set the Pompom aside.
For the Cone construction, skip to step 3.
3 . Construction of Cone3.1Fold the Cone piece right sides together and pin the side edges.
3.2Serge or stitch using a ½ inch seam allowance. Turn the Cone right side out.
3.3Fold the Cone Lining piece right sides together and pin the side edges.
3.4Serge or stitch using a ½ inch seam allowance, leaving a 2 to 3 inch gap for turning.
3.5Sew a row of gathering stitches ¼ inch from the bottom raw edge of the Main Cone.
Set your sewing machine to a gather stitch. This will be the longest stitch length possible with no backstitch (also called a locking stitch) at the beginning or end and will have loose tension.
Depending on your machine, you may also need to loosen your bobbin tension.
TIP – Use a different colored top thread to your bobbin thread. That way you can differentiate them more easily later when you come to gather it. Plus, it’s a great way to use up all the left over bobbin threads!
Repeat step 3.5 for Cone Lining.
4 . Hemband4.1Fold Hemband in half widthwise right sides together and pin.
4.2Serge or stitch using a ½ inch seam allowance.
Press seam allowance open.
4.3Fold Hemband in half lengthwise wrong sides together.
TIP – Find and mark the quarter points of the Hemband.
4.4Place Hemband over Main Cone right sides together matching the raw edges. Gently pull on the bobbin thread to gather the Main Cone until the width of the Main Cone matches the width of the Hemband. Gently spread it out so that it is gathered evenly.
NOTE – The Santa Hat Cone is not shown in the photos however construction is the same.
TIP – Find and mark the quarter points of the Main Cone before matching the Hemband and Cone raw edges.
If not adding elastic for pets, skip to step 4.6.
4.5OPTIONAL – If adding under-chin elastic for pets, measure elastic that will fit comfortably under your pet’s chin.
Clip or pin one end of the elastic to band.
Find the opposite side of the hat and pin the other end of the elastic, making sure it is not twisted.
4.6Gather Cone Lining to the size of the Hemband and align its raw edge to the raw edges of the Hemband and Main Cone. The Hemband should be sandwiched in between Cone Main and Lining pieces. Main and Lining Cone pieces should be right sides together.
4.7Serge or stitch using a ½ inch seam allowance.
4.8Pull hat through the gap, so it is right side out.
4.9Pin the gap closed.
Stitch the gap closed by machine or hand stitching. Push the Lining into the Main so the hat is right sides out.
Santa Hat with Bobble: Using your thread baste the Bobble to the top of the Cone piece and your Sant Hat is finished!
Santa Hat with Pompom: Thread your big eye needle with the long yarn and baste your Pompom to the top of the Cone and your Sant Hat is finished!
Fold Band approximately in half, up toward the top of the hat.
NOTE – The Bobble pictured is not being sewn onto a Santa Hat, however construction is the same.
- + Finishing Notes and Congratulations
Finishing Notes and Congratulations
Congratulations, your Santa Hat is done. Enjoy!
We would love to hear how you got on and see photos of your finished project!
Join us at our Facebook Group, tag us on Instagram, or use the hashtag #rpsantahat.
Thank you for using a Rebecca Page pattern.
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Sales + Licencing InformationProject OverviewSanta Hat
Difficulty Level = Beginner
The Santa Hat is a fun holiday hat sized for children to adults, and pets too! With a pompom or bobble added to the top and the cozy hemband, your head will be nice and cozy, and ready for fun.
SizingSize Range
Head Circumference 11" - 24"
Size Chart
This pattern is drafted to the sizes listed below.
Head circumference Inches CM 1 11 28 2 12 30.5 3 13 33 4 14 35.5 5 15 38 6 16 40 7 17 43 8 18 45.5 9 19 48 10 20 51 11 21 53 12 22 56 13 23 58 14 24 61 Finished Measurements (Inches)
Cone depth Hem circumference Hemband depth center front 1 6.7 12.0 2.0 2 7.5 13.0 2.0 3 8.0 14.0 2.5 4 8.7 15.0 2.5 5 9.5 16.0 3.0 6 10.5 17.0 3.0 7 10.7 18.0 3.5 8 11.5 19.0 3.5 9 12.0 20.0 4.0 10 12.7 21.0 4.5 11 13.5 22.0 5.0 12 14.0 23.0 5.5 13 15.0 24.0 5.5 14 15.5 25.0 6.0 Materials and ToolsYou will need a light weight woven or non-stretch fabric for both the Main and Lining fabric. Cotton or quilting cotton are great options.
Santa Hat Bobble – If you are making this you will need faux fur, or yarn if creating a pompom.
Santa Hat Hemband – You will need a fleece fabric for the Santa Hat hemband.
Fabric –
Fabric Requirements 45 inches/115 cm wide Fabric Requirements 60 inches/150 cm wide
(in YARDS) (in YARDS)
Hat Hemband OPTIONAL Bobble Hat Hemband OPTIONAL Bobble Fabric Lining Fabric Fabric Lining Fabric 1 – 2 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 1 – 2 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 3 – 6 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 3 – 6 0.50 0.50 0.25 0.25 7 – 8 0.75 0.75 0.25 0.25 7 – 8 0.75 0.75 0.25 0.25 9 – 12 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.25 9 – 12 0.75 0.75 0.50 0.25 13 – 14 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.25 13 – 14 1.00 1.00 0.50 0.25 * If you are using a narrower fabric, a directional print, or a fabric with nap you may need more.
** Make sure to wash, dry, and press all fabrics before cutting out in case they shrink.
You will also need:
Santa Hat
- OPTIONAL 60 inches wide Fusible Fleece Interfacing – approximately 1.25 yards will be sufficient for all sizes.
- NOTE – There are many other types of stabilizers that can be used, they may affect the finished look if they are not similar to the Fusible Fleece.
- OPTIONAL Bobble – You can either buy a ready-made bobble, or if you would like to make your own you will need:
- A faux fur with a long or short pile depending on how fluffy you want the bobble to be. Approximately 0.25 yards will be sufficient for all sizes.
- You will also need a small amount of stuffing like Polyfil or batting to stuff the inside. You could even use scraps of light weight fabric.
- OPTIONAL embroidery floss for securing the bobble if using faux fur.
- OR OPTIONAL Pompom – You can either buy a ready-made pompom, or if you would like to make your own:
- You could use any thickness of yarn and as much or as little as you like. The thicker your yarn or the more you use, the fuller your pompom will be
- We used less than 1 balls/skeins of yarn in this tutorial.
- Alternatively, you can use any non-fraying fabric for the pompom (e.g., felt, fleece, lycra, fake fur, leather, yarn suiting), or use any other ribbon or trim you like.
- A great idea is to mix and match yarn colors, fabric colors or mix and match fabric with a yarn or ribbon/cord/trim!
- OPTIONAL Elastic – ¼ inch – 1 inch wide for under chin strap for pets.
- Thread to match
Tools needed are, sewing machine, pins, scissors, tape measure or ruler. Serger/overlocker is optional but not required.
- OPTIONAL 60 inches wide Fusible Fleece Interfacing – approximately 1.25 yards will be sufficient for all sizes.