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Sew a Propellor-Equipped Beanie

Sew a Propellor-Equipped Beanie
What child, and those who are a child at heart, has not dreamed about flying? Now you can pretend with a beanie with a propellor blade.
The propellor was initially attached to a tiny motor, but the revolutions were so high that it would have been considered a lethal weapon if it had been worn with that configuration. Imagination fires the motor now.
 
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Step 1Pre-flight Check

Pre-flight Check
You will need
-a hat pattern with six crown pieces
-fabric
-seam binding
-thread
-a tape measure
-scissors
-pins
-a propellor assembly
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9 comments
Sep 13, 2009. 2:16 PMfoxtrot4697 says:
awesome! but its kinda silly without the motor
Sep 16, 2009. 9:53 AMjbrecken says:
Hook it up to a weaker battery. Putting a resistor between the battery and the motor might do it.
Sep 14, 2009. 7:11 AMbutterflycookies says:
when i get home im gunna make onea these
Sep 13, 2009. 5:19 PMfwjs28 says:
awesome, make it a colored pattern with a different color fer each panel
Sep 13, 2009. 11:34 AMomnibot says:
I likez!
Sep 13, 2009. 10:58 AMwatermelonhead says:
Awesome!!! Must build NAO!!!
Sep 13, 2009. 9:37 AMblckpythn says:
video is private

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