St. Patrick’s Day Hair Bows for Knitted Hats {National Craft Month}

March 3, 2012
By Bowdabra Design Team

Are you ready to dress in green for St. Patrick’s Day?  Make you or your little one a Boutique bow or Loopy bow and attach to a knitted hat. Attaching bows to knit hats is very easy, fashionable, and adds color and cheer to a plain hat.  Best of all you can simply remove one bow and add another to color coordinate with a outfit.

Materials for Boutique Bow:

Instructions:

1. Begin by gathering all the materials you will need for the Boutique Bow. Place the Hair Bow & Ruler on top of the Mini Bowdabra (I used the metric side but there is also an inches side if you would prefer.)  Cut a 18” piece of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold it in half. Place it into the Mini Bowdabra. You’ll have a loop at one end and two loose pieces at the opposite end.


2. Cut the ribbon to desired length. Seal each end of the ribbon with clear nail polish. Fold the ribbon in half to find the center point. Make a crease in the center. Place the ribbon at the crease mark down into the center of the Mini Bowdabra.

3. Grab the very end of one side of the ribbon. I started with the right. Fold the end piece right side down into the center of the Mini Bowdabra. Grab the very end of the other side of the ribbon. Fold over the first ribbon loop and right side down into the center of the Mini Bowdabra. The two ribbons will form an X on the top of the Mini Bowdabra towers.

4.  Using the Hair Bow Tool and Ruler as your guide position all four loops evenly and symmetrically. Start with the bottom loop and make a crease in the center and press into the Mini Bowdabra. Then take the top loop and make a crease in the center of it, as well, press into the Mini Bowdabra.  Scrunch down the ribbon with the Mini Bowdabra Wand. While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire through the loop at the other end. Pull the Bowdabra Bow Wire tightly while the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra.

 

5. Gently pull the bow out of the Mini Bowdabra. Separate the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire and bring them around to the back of the bow and knot.

 

6. Fluff bow. Use an alligator clip and a finishing knot.

 

7. Thread some green grosgrain ribbon through the holes of the hat to create additional beauty.  I purposely left the ends of the grosgrain ribbon frayed for an extra touch.

 

8. Attach bow so the knotted center of ribbon using an alligator clip.

Materials for Loopy Bow:

Instructions:

1. Create a darling loopy bow for a knit hat, as well.  To create the loopy bow I used Morex Bobbin Ribbon.   lace the Hair Bow & Ruler on top of the Mini Bowdabra (I used the metric side but there is also an inches side if you would prefer.)  Cut a 18” piece of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold it in half. Place it into the Mini Bowdabra. You’ll have a loop at one end and two loose pieces at the opposite end. Next, place the ribbon in the Mini Bowdabra and create several loops on each side.

2. I used the Fold & Twist method so the ribbon pattern would be shown.  Using the ruler as my guide I continued fold and twist loops back and forth creating multiple loops.

3.Scrunch down the ribbon with the Mini Bowdabra Wand. While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire through the loop at the other end. Pull the Bowdabra Bow Wire tightly while the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra.

 

4. Gently pull the bow out of the Mini Bowdabra. Separate the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire and bring them around to the back of the bow and knot.

5. Fluff the loops of your bow. Wrap a short piece of Morex ribbon around the middle of the bow.

6. Use Glue Dots or a Glue Gun to attach. Attach an alligator clip for the finishing touch.

7. Clip onto a knitted or regular hat. Instant cuteness!

For more information about the designer of this tutorial click here…..

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Join us for Bowdabra’s National Craft Month celebration for lots of great ways to enter in our month long giveaway. Contest begins March 1, 2012 and ends March 31, 2012 at midnight eastern time. Winners to be announce April 2, 2012 at http://bowdabrablog.com

Prize Packages:

  • Grand Prize – Ribbon totaling in value of $150.00
  • 2nd Prize – Bowdabra, Mini Bowdabra, and Hair Bow Tool & Ruler Suggested Retail: $41.54
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28 Responses to St. Patrick’s Day Hair Bows for Knitted Hats {National Craft Month}

  1. Jane on March 3, 2012 at 11:23 am

    1.) You’ve been pinned! http://www.pinterest.com/jesims

    2.) Adorable. Must find someone to knit a hat for me so I can make one for myself.

    3.) Signed up for daily updates. :)

    • Emilee Reynolds on March 3, 2012 at 5:51 pm

      I have that exact hat for sale in my Etsy shop at http://www.etsy.com/listing/33507604/womens-hat so be sure to check it out. Thanks for your comments.

    • Linda L Crawford on March 11, 2012 at 9:42 am

      Jane, I would have loved to knitted you a hat for free for St. Patty’s day (all I would have needed from you, was to provide the yarn and postage). I hope you find one in time for St. Patty’s Day.

  2. Elizabeth Strickland on March 3, 2012 at 4:14 pm

    Pinned, Tweeted, subscribed to Sweetly made Just for you and subscribed you bowdabra blog updates! I am so excited aboutthis contest! i hope that I win the ribbon (although I would be happy with any prize)! This tutorial is great, my kids have some old knit hats that could use some sprucing up :)

  3. Amber Turnell on March 3, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    I always wondered how people got their bows so perfect! I need to win that bow maker thingie!! :-D

  4. Amber Turnell on March 3, 2012 at 5:45 pm

    Signed up for daily blog updates

  5. Amber Turnell on March 3, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    Following Sweetly Made!

  6. glenna on March 3, 2012 at 6:57 pm

    would love to be able to make this for my granddaughters.ionly hav the regaler bowdbra.would
    love to have the mini one to make all the things you can make with them

  7. Emily on March 4, 2012 at 9:30 am

    Great tutorial, perfect for the little hats I knit. I really need to get my hands on a Mini Bowdabra. :)

  8. Amanda Revolt on March 4, 2012 at 1:25 pm

    I super LOVE bow tutorials! I also always see things I didn’t think of, such as ribbon combos. I pinned at http://pinterest.com/amandarevolt/, I subscribed for the newsletters, following Sweetly Made, and here is my comment! Thank you!

  9. Kim on March 5, 2012 at 9:15 pm

    Really creative and pretty I like them all

  10. Cassie Lytle on March 6, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    The tutorial made making bows so easy!

  11. Cassie Lytle on March 6, 2012 at 5:26 pm

    I’m a follower of Sweetly made by you.

  12. Cathy Roberts on March 6, 2012 at 5:28 pm

    It looks like a really fun and creative way to make bows.

  13. DAWN VIDRINE on March 7, 2012 at 4:10 am

    CUTE! followed!!

  14. Holly Lawson on March 8, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    I pinned this and my Pinterest name is Holly Lawson
    hollymsc123@aol.com

  15. Holly Lawson on March 8, 2012 at 1:50 pm

    I am so going to make the larger ribbon bow for my daughter this spring. I love the simple instructions!
    hollymsc123@aol.com

  16. Holly Lawson on March 8, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    I am now a follower of Emilee on RSS feed
    hollymsc123@aol.com

  17. Holly Lawson on March 8, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    I am an email subscriber already!
    hollymsc123@aol.com

  18. Tiffany Sanderson on March 9, 2012 at 9:24 pm

    Pinned (Tiffany Sanderson)

    LOVE the light green bow!

    Subscribed to emails.

  19. Linda L Crawford on March 11, 2012 at 9:35 am

    I am already an email subscriber, so does that mean I am automatically entered into your contest? I would love any of the prizes. I have the large Bowdabras and make bows for my Premier Design Jewelry Business when people make purchases.

    • Bowdabra Design Team on March 11, 2012 at 9:57 am

      Hi Linda,

      By leaving comments on each of our posts in March you are entered in the contest. Best of luck! Bowdabra Designer, Sarah Forhan

  20. Brenda S Smith on March 12, 2012 at 9:18 am

    I love these bow ideas for on hats. They sure dress up an old hat.

  21. Michelle Wimp on March 18, 2012 at 6:05 am

    i need this since i just spent a fortune on bows for my niece’s little girl she’s pregnant with!

  22. Tabitha on March 25, 2012 at 7:57 am

    I pinned http://pinterest.com/pin/121386152426537372/

  23. Tabitha on March 25, 2012 at 7:57 am

    Looks so easy! I love it!

  24. Tabitha on March 26, 2012 at 5:55 am

    Signed up for updates!

  25. Mia on March 30, 2012 at 8:12 am

    How adorable!!!