Today’s lesson focused on finishing work.  Everyone brought their finished rectangle from last lesson and turned them into hats that will be donated to PIN Ministry to give to people in need.

Invisible Join 

We learned how to create an invisible seam to turn the rectangle into a tube using a tapestry needle, using the whip stitch. 

Whip stitch

Cinch the Top 

The next step was to cinch the top using the running stitch. 

Running stitch

Our First Project Done!

With these 2 simple stiches, a rectangle can easily be made into a hat!

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!

We talked about adding inches to the height of your hat (but NOT the width) to add a brim to turn up.

We talked about pom poms too.  You can easily make a pompom with your matching yarn by watching this video.