Sew a Where the Wild Things Are hat + pattern!

Are you guys excited for the movie? I'm geeking out over here. I'm totally wearing this opening night.

This is a really simple pattern - the whole hat is only eight pieces!

LET THE WILD RUMPUS START!

The pattern is on STEP 2 - scroll down to the bottom of the step and click on the PDF there! If you can't get it that way, I've uploaded it docs.google.com/fileview. :D

p.s. - Please ask if you have any questions!

p.p.s - Someone on craftster made their own version with fuzzy fabric!
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=319985.20
Just scroll down a bit and you should see it!

Step 1: What you'll need...

• white polar fleece - 1/2 yd, just in case!
• 24 gauge black plastic coated wire or long black twist-ties for the whiskers
• 24 gauge white plastic coated wire to keep the ears upright
• scissors
• white thread and a needle and/or a sewing machine
• the pattern, which is attached as a PDF on the next step!

If you're worried about using wire in the hat, Kiteman has this suggestion:
Soak the string in slightly-diluted PVA glue and leave it to dry (If you dry it draped over a pile of scrap plastic bags, it will set in a twiddly shape).

Comments

[daltonbelew]

I made this today :) But i had to use black pipe cleaners.

[jessyratfink]

Ahhhhhhh! Cute! I like the way the pipe cleaners look - it's a lot more graphic! :D

[chaucy00]

Love the hat! My kindergarten-aged son is going as Max for halloween, and we just had to make your hat. We made ours brown because the fabric was so cheap. We also used pipe cleaners for the whiskers. The wolf suit is not completely finished, but the hat absolutely makes the whole costume!! THANK YOU for the great instructions and awesome hat!!

[jessyratfink]

OH! He is too cute! I really am liking the way the pipe cleaners look - another girl did the same. They really stand out and make it look very neat! :D

[threadbare]

I just finished this for my sons 15 birthday. Sweet huh?

[TreeUCSB]

 Hey thanks for the help! this made some great hats for me and mahfriends!!! i hope u do well!! 

i dont know how to sew so i used hot glue, and iron on mending tape.. :(but they came out very well

if u wanna see the pics

[ewong84]

 

[jessyratfink]

I love it!

And might I add that dress shirt works perfectly? :O

[knottyrye]

well, in the movie max's wolf suit IS brown, so it looks great!
i like the white in the book, but i think the brown doesn't look shabby at all.

[The Ideanator]

I took your design and upped it a level! I added headphones!
Also I used fake fur instead of fleece and I moved the ears to be more like they are in the book.
(the movie was awesome by the way)

[werethewildthingsare]

 hey were do u guys get the whikers PLEASE answer to me thxx

[The Ideanator]

Just regular, stiff wire. You might try radio shack and ask them, but since I did mine at the last minute, I didn't add whiskers (I didn't have any stiff black wire on hand).

[werethewildthingsare]

 liek wat kindd of wire

[werethewildthingsare]

 liek wat kind of wiree

[jessyratfink]

You could use florist wire, wiring for electronics, any kind as long as it is rigid. :)

[knottyrye]

haha...hilarious, i just wrote the same thing about the ears without realizing you had also :P i love the fake fur idea!!

[knottyrye]

i used pipe cleaners. i couldn't find anything else. they work well :)

[mikeythev]

I just finished mine!  I follow the smaller hat lines because it's for my 3-year-old nephew.  I hope it fits!

[mercedesx3]

 i sewed this from your pattern!
"woman, FEED ME! or i'll eat you up!"

[jesikat]

Thank you for the pattern! I love it! RaRRR!!!

I used pipe cleaners for the whiskers and a soft brown fleece for lining, with sherpa fabric for the outside of the hat. SO fun! :)

[jessyratfink]

Yay!!!

It's so cute. I'm really thinking I need another one with pipe cleaners. My whiskers just don't look as neat anymore!

[jessyratfink]

That's a good idea about the headphones! It's certainly a big enough hat to hide them. :)

Maybe I'll make a more conservative kitty hat and add headphones. :P

[jessyratfink]

Looks great, and I love the model!

[The Ideanator]

Thanks!
I do have a big head so it makes the audio feel more concealed.

[V-Man737]

Yeah. Oh yeah. The movie was great. It made me want to build a snow cave! Oh, and:

[rillianswillow]

This hat is too cute!  Thank you for making your instructions and pattern so easy to follow.  It only took me a couple of hours to make a fantastic edition to my Halloween costume :)

[jackblucky]

after completing the hat, i took a stab at the rest of the costume too.

these are some action shots from my office halloween party yesterday. since the party was a week early, we got some weird looks when our wild rumpus took to the streets. i responded by roaring and stomping my feet and threatening to eat people up.

sorry there isnt a better close-up of the hat. your instructions were great so that part definitely turned out the best.

[lishalishalisha]

 Thank you thank you thank you for this! I (well, more my mom, my sewing skills are not quite up to par... I did do everything else though :D )
I ended up going to a Halloween party and I won third place with this! (Well, that, and my crown and scepter probably helped too, but everyone LOVED the hat)
Thank you again!
(I didn't get a chance to color my whiskers before, so I plan on doing that before Halloween...)

[gmac126]

omggg i had so much fun making this today! I plan on wearing it to school for our senior dress up day! LET THE WILD RUMPUS BEGIN. Oh yea! I need to make a crown for this too :] I will post another pic when thats done haha. THANKS AGAIN! :D

[sierras1986]

i lined mine in silver silk and used the wire from a spiral bound notebook. its perfect for a wild ROMPUS!

[sierras1986]

[Robotosaurus Rex]

Please ignore the weird look on my face.... :)

[Robotosaurus Rex]

Oh yeah.  My husband had the idea of putting flexible wire in the ears so I could move them around.  It worked out really well.

[wearchucks333]

 I made a crown too :) thank you so much for this tutorial!
LET THE WILD RUMPUS START! <3

[lbarron20]

Loved making this! My pre-K class will love it!

[wearchucks333]

I found my wire at Michaels... near the jewelry section. It wasn't plastic covered... and I think it was around 20 guage :)

[jessyratfink]

Yayayayayay! It's totally cute! You look so happy! :D

[jessyratfink]

I love it! It looks so cute on you! :D

[jessyratfink]

I really really like the whiskers on yours! :D

[jessyratfink]

That is a fancy crown!!!