Bucket Head!

I have been inspired by sunshine! Yep, I think winter is now finally behind us and I've been soaking up the sun like a little lounge lizard.

Today I had a crack at this tutorial to make a bucket hat for the little guy and to my suprise it was relatively easy. I made some tweaks though - rather than doing a double sided/reversible number I kept it one sided as he is a sweaty little beast in summer & I wanted to keep the layers to a minimum.

Granted, its not as good looking on the inside as a double sided number, but it does the job nonetheless.

We can never have enough of these in summer...they seem to be right up there with odd socks that disappear in to the never never. Perhaps a double sided one next?

Easy Peasy Brimmed Beanie

I found this awesome little project over at Delia Creates while I was searching for some 'boy' projects in a cyber world full of tutorials for girls. This one is GOLD and literally takes 5 minutes - if you have a boy you must give this a go! I started with this (rather bright) red beanie I found at an op shop for a whopping 50c and cut a brim out of an old ice cream container which is perfect for this project as it's flexible but still holds its shape, and best of all can be thrown in the washing machine.

 

 Said ice cream container brim

Oh, and round off the sharp edges of the brim a little or it may poke through your beanie.

 So in the five minutes between Banana's In Pyjama's and dinner time, we have a brand new winter hat! Ollie insisted on wearing it for dinner and even suggested he could wear it in the bath...um, no. But nice try little guy. 

This honestly takes a zero skill level and would be equally gorgeous for a little girl.

Happy days!