Welder's Cap

This was a free pattern designed by Seamingly Simple and promoted by Ricochet and Away. I love the stripe she used in her version. In my stash I had a thrifted pair of shorts with a similar pattern. I had to piece the band of the cap, since the pieces of fabric I salvaged weren't wide enough, but I never mind doing that. I lined the cap with a quilting fabric I had on hand, but made the band on that side from the stripe, though run vertically for a bit of extra interest. The cap is fully reversible.

One interesting thing about this pattern is that the six crown sections are not alike. The two side pieces are of a slightly different shape which makes the cap a tad elongated rather than perfectly round. Which fits a head better, I think. Unless you have a bowling ball head.