Super Simple Head Wraps

      I love hats of any kind, and I see these as just a variation of a hat. Honestly, any excuse not to have to fix my hair for the day, and I'm a fan! These are a fun accessory, and a total cinch to make!

      All you need is two pieces of jersey or knit fabric. The more stretchy the fabric is, the better. Cut two rectangles, 20 inches long by 14 inches wide.

      Loop one piece around the other to make an "X".

      Sew the ends together. You should have two circles of fabric looped around each other.

      Now, Put both seams together, and sew down.

      Flip it around so the seam is facing inward, and you are set. You can wear it scrunched together like a headband, or separate all the folds to cover your whole head.

       These are available for purchase in my shop, with more colors to be added soon. These are fun accessory that would make great gifts...stocking stuffers maybe? Ack! I can't believe Thanksgiving is next month!! Every year, I vow to get all my Christmas shopping done in August...and it usually gets done oh, Christmas Eve or so. Anyway, make a turban, head wrap thing-a-majigger, and you'll feel better about your lack of holiday preparation. Promise.

Psalms 139:1-3   O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 

sew a simple boy's fleece ski mask

     As much as I adore fixing up furniture and tinkering with things about the house, I love to sew even more. For Christmas I made our nephews each a fleece ski mask. I used a generic size chart I found online since they all live several states away and measuring heads wasn't an option. I got the size too small for one of them, so today I whipped up a replacement to send him. If this one doesn't fit I had better just stick with making things that don't require specific measurements!
     When I sew I don't use patterns. For some reason my mind just cannot comprehend how to make them work. Some of us are just dull like that.  My method is to measure, draw dots, connect the dots, cut out and then sew. For a ski mask you need to know the head circumference and how long from chin to top. I put my two pieces of fleece together and then measured half of the circumference across. It would be ideal to have this on the fold so you don't have a seam in the front. I didn't have enough material to fold on this one. Add about four inches to your length and mark that on the cloth. At this point your markings should look like a large rectangle. When you cut it out you will round out the top and angle in slightly toward the neck. The cut out piece should look something like this.

Now about an inch inch or so below the top cut about a three inch rectangle for the eyes. I like to round the corners. It should look like this.

     Now just turn inside out and sew around all your edges. Hem the eye part. I like to do a double hem so that its more sturdy and looks more finished.
     This is how the finished product looks from the front. ( I used a pillow as my model!)

And here is how it looks from the side.

     I don't know what the boys thought of them, but my hubby they were great fun. He wants one, but I say no. He'd wear it to to town and embarrass me or constantly be jumping out from behind doors to scare me just for the sheer fun of it! Not all boys need one, just the ones that live several states away.
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