quilter711

I am looking for a male pattern for a fleece hat. All of the patterns that I have and goggled are female styles. It seems like the "bucket" hat is popular. His hair gets stuck inside his knitted caps. I thought that the fleece would be gentle and easier to remove the loose hair. I am willing to pay for one. I am hoping that someone can help me out - your first place that we think of when we need something like this is the "quilt board". Thank you for any help or suggestions

vwquilting

Take a knitted hat and trace it. Fleece stretches. It should be fine. I use my heard to measure the fleece for hats I make a rectangle and pull in all 4 sides it make a 4 pointed top. I add a pom pom and the kids love them.

deemail

try one of these two methods... an eastern european version is sort of an upside down 'pot' style...the sides of the hat are one straight strip. join ends after deciding on a length...24 in is large... and you might want that unless he has an exceptionally small head for a guy... i say this because his skin will be sensitive and he probably won't want it to be tight at all... the top of the hat is a circle made to fit the cylinder you have created. it is a very common and more masculine style than lots of hats... personally, i would make the 'cuff' (sides of the hat) long enough to be double all the way back up tot he crown (kind of like sewn on ribbing). this way there is no seam to rub his skin... now include enough to turn up for a cuff and it will look almost russian.... here's a pic...this one looks too big for her but it's the style i'm talking about...and i think it should be easy to do as it is one flat pc and one round pc....and of course, this one doesn't have the turned up cuff...but that is easy to do...


and the other thing you can do is cut all the fleece into 1/2" strips and knit with them..i have done this as well and it is really soft, but you still might not want to have it knitted...

QuiltinMama

I have made a few chemo caps ...here is a good pattern using fleece..http://helpinghearts0.tripod.com/id8.html
hope that this helps and bless you for helping this man out...
prayers for him and for you today and always
Quiltinmama