Pretty Pixie Hat

When I first saw pixie hats, I hated them!  I thought regular rounded bonnets were so much prettier and I was amazed that anyone would even make a boyish colored one.  Who would ever put their boy in a pixie hat?  Well I'm not entirely sure how it happened or even when it happened but they have kind of grown on me.  I even decided that I needed to make my own pattern.

So one evening, I sat down and put one together.  It required a few tweaks as I tried out different sizes but all in all, I was amazed how fast the hat design came together.

My first design was very boxy.  The end result looked fine but when I tried it on my daughter, I quickly realized that the fit was all wrong.

I needed to change the bottom so that it fit tighter around the back of the neck.  The second version worked much better.

Doesn't my little pixie just look adorable in her mommy made hat?  I'm really happy with the end result and was very lucky that it came together so easily.  If only all patterns worked so well.  I'm still not all on board for putting a boy in a pixie hat though but then again, you never know...I could always change my mind...

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