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You want to keep your noggin toasty in the nasty winter weather.
You don't want to wear a hat that looks like everyone else's hat.
You like lions (or dragons).
Now you can combine all of these desires into a simple, yet useful, item of clothing that's infintely customizable and tailorable to your (or a recipient's) tastes.
Disclaimer/apology: Since there's no limit to the variation on this theme, I've only provided the most basic directions. If you have specific questions on how I did certain things, I will be happy to try and explain it in a seperate instructable or through private correspondance.
You don't want to wear a hat that looks like everyone else's hat.
You like lions (or dragons).
Now you can combine all of these desires into a simple, yet useful, item of clothing that's infintely customizable and tailorable to your (or a recipient's) tastes.
Disclaimer/apology: Since there's no limit to the variation on this theme, I've only provided the most basic directions. If you have specific questions on how I did certain things, I will be happy to try and explain it in a seperate instructable or through private correspondance.
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Signing UpStep 1Preliminary measurements and layout
You will need:
Fleece
Sewing machine + standard sewing stuff
Scissors, measuring tape
Felt, buttons, etc for finishing touches
Think about what you want to make.
i.e. The lion hat needs a mane and a muzzle, in addition to eyes, nose and ears. I made the mane and muzzle from felt, since I did not wish to deal with unhemmed edges exposed on the outside of the hat.
Measure your head and add half-an-inch: this will be the length of your fleece. The height of the cloth will need to be 9-10 inches, for an adult.
Cut fleece.
Make ears, tails, spines, et cetera:
Sew your idea on to two pieces of fleece (or one piece folded in half), trim it, flip it inside out.
Place these items to the side.
Fleece
Sewing machine + standard sewing stuff
Scissors, measuring tape
Felt, buttons, etc for finishing touches
Think about what you want to make.
i.e. The lion hat needs a mane and a muzzle, in addition to eyes, nose and ears. I made the mane and muzzle from felt, since I did not wish to deal with unhemmed edges exposed on the outside of the hat.
Measure your head and add half-an-inch: this will be the length of your fleece. The height of the cloth will need to be 9-10 inches, for an adult.
Cut fleece.
Make ears, tails, spines, et cetera:
Sew your idea on to two pieces of fleece (or one piece folded in half), trim it, flip it inside out.
Place these items to the side.
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I did a small inside hem instead of a big one outside because I assumed the back seam would be visible on the back of the head with an outside hem. I also softened the pointy ends on the forehead by sewing a little longer and rounder down.
I am planning on doing a jellyfish hat, a Yotsuba hair hat and a Cthulhu hat (although I am still thinking about how I will put the tentacles, I think in your design it is too obvious they have been added afterwards - sorry) and will definitely put pictures of them as well.
Thanks a lot!
thnx 4 idea
I chose to use a second colour of fleece to line the hat (mostly for aesthetic reasons, but also because it gets very cold here in Canada and the extra layer will be useful). I suggest to anyone who wants to attempt this, definitely sew the two pieces of fleece securely together before you try to do any of the shaping darts, or the pieces will flop all over the place and be a total pain.
I also used some leftover little scraps to "stuff" the eyes on this hat so that they'd stick out and look properly bulbousy. I think that this technique could be easily used to make noses, beaks, muzzles, ears, etc. that are more 3-dimensional: just sew most of the way around the piece, then pack it full of stuffing before you sew it completely closed.
Slightly longer answer: since a mane is more than just what frames the face, you'd have to do a lot of finagling to get the rest of the hat covered in mane-pieces. Also, even the framing of the face is kind of impossible with this type of hat design without bisecting the entire hat. Even then, the mane would sit across the top of the head, not along the hairline/forehead.
Not sure I understand parts of the drawings in step one. Last two pictures do not make sense. Are these other pieces that are cut? What does 5ths and 6ths mean? And I can't figure how the ears are done. I am a bit dyslexic so I need more input to get some ideas.
As per the text, the final pair of images on the intro page of these instructions are the top views of the two different patterns.
Ears: take two pieces of felt and stack them. Sew a "C" shape on to them. Trim the felt close to the seam. Flip the "C" inside-out.
This is great! Would you happen to know how to make Headcrab legs or Metroid Claw thingies or Cthulhu tentacles...I have plans to make it far far FAR less cute than it should be....anyone with answers will get creds in an upcoming 'ible.
to me the lion hat looks kinda like pedo bear! im so gonna make that hat now!
I am trying to make a goat design, any ideas on the face?
I plan on stuffing the horns, I'm just not sure about the face.