FREE Hair Bow Pattern: M2M Hanna’s Whispering Meadows
May 17, 2009 by admin
Filed under FREE Bow Patterns
This bow is designed to match the soft, breezy colors of Hanna Andersson's 2009 Whispering Meadows collection. The colors may be sweet, the the size is sassy! This bow is an X-Large (about 6" wide) and looks amazing in a big, high ponytail! Have fun making it, or swapping out ribbons to complement your favorite outfit.
Here’s my pattern:
For the bottom layer, cut 6.5” lengths of each:
- White grosgrain 2.25” wide
- S Banana dot grosgrain 1.5″ wide
- S Pink grosgrain 2.25” wide (cut 2)
- S Lt Blue grosgrain 1.5” wide (cut 2)
- S Celadon/Hot Pink dot grosgrain 7/8″ wide (cut 2)
For the second layer, cut 27” lengths of each:
- S Hot Pink grosgrain 2.25” wide
- S Pink dot grosgrain 7/8” wide
For the third layer, cut 5.5” lengths of each:
- S Banana dot grosgrain 1.5” wide (cut 2)
- S Sea Mist grosgrain 1.5” wide
For the fourth and top layer, cut a 21” length of:
- S Lt Blue grosgrain 7/8″ wide
Tie the center knot with 3/8” Pink/Hot Pink lollipop stripe grosgrain ribbon.
Color help:
S = Schiff brand grosgrain ribbon
O = Offray brand grosgrain ribbon
Need help? Post a comment and ask away. Need a pattern for a different style bow, or to match another line? Let me know.
Check back soon for comprehensive lists of ribbon colors matching Gymboree and Hanna Andersson collections – I’m working on adding them now!
For this bow, could you use 1.5 inch instead of the 2.25 inch? Would I need to down size the rest of the ribbon too? I do make bows but 1.5 inch is about as big as I go. Thanks for you help.
Sorry for the late reply. Yes, you certainly can size this down. In order to keep the proportions similar, you need to size down all the ribbon widths, as well as the overall size of the bow (probably to about 4.5-5″ wide), which means each ribbon length will be shorter than what is stated.
I suggest you experiment a bit. Consider starting with 5″ lengths for the bottom layer, which is roughly 75% of the original length. Then cut the other lengths to about 75% of the length stated. Don’t cut everything upfront, just enough to get an idea of how the proportions will work. If it looks promising, go for it. You can also consult the ribbon lengths recommended in my free instructions for the different size bows, just to get an idea of how the ribbon lengths affect the finished bow size. Let me know how you make out!