Knit slouch hat tutorial from old sleepers and onsies

Knit Slouch Hat Tutorial From Old Sleepers and Onsies!

Every parent I know has at least one box of clothes that don't fit their kids laying around. Or if you're like me, you have a couple diaper boxes stashed in the closet just because.

I always love being able to repurpose old clothes, and have been toying with the idea of making the boys some light weight slouch hats for a while now. Our fabric store doesn't carry a large amount of knit fabrics and I haven't wanted to order any in so using their old sleepers seemed like the perfect solution.

What you will need:

• A tape measure 
• scissors
• pins
• sewing machine
• several onsies/ sleepers/ t-shirts/ or knit material

The first step is measuring your child's head, or using the generic sizing for children's hats. To measure wrap the tape measure around the widest part of the head, just above the eyebrows and over the back ridge.  My 3 year old has a 21.5" circumference while my 16 month old has a 20.5" circumference. 

Once you know how wide your fabric has to be you can figure out how many pieces of clothing you need. I used two 2T sleepers for my youngest hat and 2 t-shirts for my oldest hat. 

Cut out the back panels of the sleepers/onsies or any side of the t-shirt/ fabric and make sure they are of equal length. 

Once your fabric is cut put the pieces together, one on top of the other wrong side facing up. 

Now sew each edge of the fabric together to create a tube.

The next step is to create the top of the hat.

Fold hat in half and mark each side about 4" down from the top with a pin.














Now sew a gradual half circle from one side to the other.














Trim edges.

The last step is to create the brim. Roll the bottom edge of the hat up and pin it in place. I rolled my brim up about an inch but you can do more or less depending on your preference. Once pinned, sew in place. 

The trickiest part of all of this was trying to get my boys to smile for the camera!