We interrupt the vacation chronicles with a very important post about a hat.  Yes, I made a hat…

It’s a cute hat, is it not?  When my friend Meg (Montessorian, pregnant with her second child, blogger and pattern designer extraordinaire) asked if I’d test a pattern for her I jumped at the chance.  With a cover like this, who wouldn’t want to make one?

I originally wanted to make 4 hats, one for each of my boys.  Could you imagine how irresistibly cute those pictures would have been– the four cutest boys that ever lived in cute caps?   But the testing period ended up being the week before we left for New Hampshire, so I had to settle for one.  Logan was the recipient.  He’s my dresser upper accessorizer, and the middle child, so I thought he would most appreciate it.

I put it all together in an evening while the kids watched Old Yeller (they just finished reading the book).  When I gave it to Logan in the morning he immediately donned it, pulled a Shel Silverstien book off the shelf, and performed an impromptu poetry reading for our listening pleasure.

The pattern is designed to fit sizes 6 months- 10 yrs. and was pretty simple to sew up.  It’s got a comfy elasticized back and is fully lined.

So, if you’ve got a little head or two that needs covering this fall head on over to the Sew Liberated pattern shop and get your hands on the Huck Finn Cap pattern!