Todays Christmas craft if based on the elf hat from Amy Karol's sewing book 'Bend-the-rules Sewing' and this is not a plug she has no idea that I am blogging about her book but I think its pretty darn good lots of handy tips. Easy to follow and or adapt project.
I digress these cheeky elf hats are super easy to make I made two yesterday during Missy nap time and finished off the hand sewing in that magic time of kids going to bed and you going to bed.
I made the hats out of pure wool hand dyed from the lovely lady at Felt Inspired. Pure wool felt is more pricy that the synthetic felts you get a most craft shops but it is so much nicer in every way. Nicer to feel, nice to work with, nicer to look at that if you can afford the extra $$ its well worth it.'
Step 1: Follow the instructions for the elf hat in 'Bend-the-rules Sewing'. I'm not going to reprint them here because I don't have permission and think it would be bad mojo. Only follow the instruction up until the point that the hat is basically together.
Step 2: Blanket stich around the edges.
Step 3: Cross stich the straps into place.
Step 4: Cut two four point stars one smaller than the other.
Step 5 : Back stich from point to point on the large star.
Step 6: Lay the smaller star on top so that the points are opposite the other point. Use red thread to stitch both stars to the hat. First with a cross the join each point.
Then give the hats to a couple of cute kids to play with, I just happened to have these two cuties at my place. The kids really love playing with these hats, my kids love dress ups. Now my son has requested a full elf costume hmmm maybe I will see what I can do.
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