Spring Bucket Hats for my Boys

I pinned a bucket hat tutorial a few months ago for a spring project for my boys. 

The bucket hat brim can be turned up....

Or flipped down.

I’ve been wanting to make hats for my little guys for a month or so. I finally got them finished last week. For the little one, I used Sew Much Ado’s Bucket Hat Pattern. I originally thought it would fit my older guy, but it was just a little tight.  
(I guess he’s got a larger-than-average head.) He’s tall; pretty big for a two year-old.

So I gave the little hat to the little guy. It’s a little big but since he doesn’t seem to like wearing it anyway, I hope it still fits next year.

 

For the larger hat (fits my nearly-three year-old) I used the Simplicity Bucket Hat pattern. Yes, it was a pattern for an adult women’s hat and I used size medium. In hindsight, I should have shrunk (shrank?) the depth and the brim. But I didn’t feel like doing math, so I just made it as-is.

The older one really loves hats.

He’s trying to enforce hat-wearing on the younger.  

      

I lined the hats with a blue maternity shirt that never fit well. It matched the blue on the outer fabric perfectly. I love that bright blue color. 

The hats are reversible. In case we get tired of colorful
70’s-esque RV print fabric.
(My husband made fun of my fabric choice. Oh well.) I still have some left. I could make him a hat, too!

 Maybe the little one will like hats when he gets a little older. Maybe they can be cute and match-y later in the summer.

Regarding the hats' construction, I fused medium-weight interfacing to both the lining and outer fabric of the larger hat. I only interfaced the lining of the smaller hat. I like the weight and casual, "smooshable"  feel of the smaller hat more.

My oldest tries to enforce sunglass-wearing, too.

 

Don’t pin any photos of my kiddos to Pinterest. Thanks.