Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Sizes Smizes

So if any of you has tried to make a hat you will realize that it is not as easy as it looks. I have been working on a line of baby hats for my etsy shop... They will be up next week so feel free to take a look. I decided to make my own pattern and I worked one up so fast. Then I gave it to my model... a 3 month old baby boy. It was of course way too small. I did some research online and came up with this chart:
  • months.............circumference.............length
  • 0-3....................14 inches.......................4.5-5 inches
  • 3-6....................14-16 inches.................5-5.5 inches
  • 6-12..................16-18 inches..................6-6.5 inches
  • 12-24................18-19.5 inches..............6.5-7 inches

Now according to my model the chart is off by 1... her 3 month old has a head circumference of 16 inches... so I made him a 6-12 month hat and it fit great.
Other than that the hats look good, and if I follow the chart the hat comes out correct... with the length substantial for the circumference.

Anybody out there have the same problem I am having? I could use some help figuring these hat sizes out. Do you know of a site that gives correct sizes?

1 comment:

  1. http://crochet-mania.blogspot.com/2008/04/newborn-head-circumference-13-14-hat.html

    I've found this one to be quite accurate! It has a little lee-way, but its worked for me! :D

    And, of course, my etsy store..
    www.etsy.com/shop/mudgiecreations

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