My mother's hat .... Photos tutorial

My mother is 82 , well nearly 83 ... She has had this hat for a while ... I think it is her favourite ... Why ? - Well , it is not too fancy , it is black ( yes it is black , the colour isn't right on the photo ) , and well black goes with everything , it doesn't squeeze too much her hair , and at the same time it remains on her head even on windy days ... And we do have sometimes very strong wind here ...

So I understood she wanted the same , because this one is getting old ....

She had this wool ... She gave it to me , and she said well , I give it to you , but if you don't know what to do , do you think you could make me the same ????
I said , if you can spare your old hat for a while , I'll try ....

So here is what I did, I took photos so this will be my first attempt at something like a tutorial , maybe ... :

I crocheted with 2 strands , to make it thicker , and I started with a circle , crocheting twice in the same stich every now and then to keep the circle flat. And when the circumference seemed ok , I stopped adding stitches ...so that it was no longer flat .

I am sure you can make it with any stich, I just used double crochet ..

 Then I took my bag of polyester fiber , and ...
 An old pair of black tights ... I cut one leg , cut away the foot part , made a knot , and filled it with a little , just a little fiber ...

 The idea was to do that : to fix it around the hat, and to hide it  ..

So I made both ends meet , stretched it a little , even better ... Closed  it with a few stitches of black thread and a needle ...

 Then I pinned it in place , took a big needle and a strand of wool , and started sewing around ...

And voilà , my mother's hat , almost the same !

Very soft , comfortable , and the hidden tight inside gives it a little elasticity , and warmth ...

I bet my mother will be pleased !