Santa Hat Ornament

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Santa Hat Ornament

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Materials

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You need
about 35 bands
a hook
a loom

And if your making it into an ornament;
A paper clip
Pliers (or your fingers)
And something sharp enough to cut through the paperclip

Laying the Bands

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Place your bands as shown in the picture remember that you're using two bands for the red part of your hat.

Almost Done With Laying Your Bands

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After this step move onto using white bands.

3 Bands

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Now take three white bands and lay as shown.

Cap Band

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This is what your hat should look like now add a cap band onto the middle peg.

Looping

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Now loop as shown in the pictures. Be very careful with your bands.

The Pompom

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Take a band and twist it unto your hook twice do this five Times so that you have five cap bands on your hook. Then pull them into two red bands

Attaching Your Pompom

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Lift the last bands OFF your loom and pull one side of your pompom through and then place it back unto the pin. Grab the two bottom bands and pull them over the other two and just let go of them. Then grab your other two bands and pull them over your pompom.

Take It Off

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Take It off with your hook. Now if your happy with just a hat charm then your done but it'd you want an ornament then keep on going.

The Ornaments Hook

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Bend the paperclip as shown and push it through two of the bands that are in the pompom. Bend it over to the other side and clip off the long edge.

The Best Part...

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Now put it into your Christmas tree☺!