Get in the Spirit With This DIY Santa Hat

9 Materials

$11

2 Hours

Easy

I really love wearing a Santa hat on Christmas, but it’s sometimes a little hard to find a nice one in the store. I took things into my own hands and decided to DIY and fun and festive Santa hat to rock this Christmas!

Tools and materials:

Hat fabric
Fur fabric
Exacto knife
Scissors
Marker
Ruler
Pins/clips
Needle and thread
Sewing machine

Make a Santa hat

Measure your head

To start off, I measured my head so that the hat would fit perfectly. Mine came to 59cm (23 inches)

Measure the fabric

I then marked half that length on the fabric and added 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) of seam allowance to each side.

How to sew a Santa hat

Next, I had to decide on the length of my hat. I’m a big fan of the long Scandinavian Santa hats so I made mine 80 cm (31 inches) long. I marked the length in the middle of the piece and then cut the material.

Cut the fabric

I then used the cut piece as a template to cut the other side of the hat.

Sew a Santa hat

Sew the hat

I placed the two pieces, right sides together, and pinned them together.

Sew a straight stitch

Then, I sewed a long straight stitch along each side.

DIY Santa hat

I trimmed the seam allowance around the top so that it wouldn’t get in the way when I turned it right side out.

Measure the width

Attach a headband

Quality looking fake fur can be pretty pricey. Luckily I found this seat cushion that had enough fabric to cover the hat. I marked the width on the headband which was half my head measurement plus seam allowance. I made these fur pieces as tall as possible.

Homemade Santa hat

I then used an Exacto knife to cut the fur. Cutting fur with scissors is a bit risky so I decided it was better to use the Exacto knife.

Pin the sides

I made sure the fur was falling the same way on both pieces. I pinned the edges, right sides together, and sewed the two pieces to create a headband.

Fold the edge

Next, I folded the edge over and held it down with clips. I moved back to my sewing machine to sew down the fold. I added a line of topstitching to keep the fur sitting nicely.