Inspired in part by Jessyratfinks's where the wild things are wolf costume hat (http://www.instructables.com/id/Sew-a-Where-the-Wild-Things-Are-hat-pattern/), and the comic strip Ozy and Millie, I decided tis the season for hat making.



 
 
 
 
 
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Step 1: Pattern Making

To make the hat look its best, I decided to plan it all out on paper first, down to cutting out the pieces out of paper first for easy assembly.

After carefully planning out the dimensions on paper, I started by making a quarter of the inside of the noggin covering part of the hat.

After that, I realized that paper doesn't like to be bent into a three dimensional shape. To assist that, I made instead a foam dummy of the shape of the hat as a physical pattern.
 
 
 
 
 
Mauigerbil says: Aug 24, 2012. 11:01 PM
Watch Futurama much? There was a (recent) episode about Fry, Leela, Bender, Amy, The Professor, and Zoidberg going to an Oktoberfest in the future, only to find it is sophisticated and prestigious as it is not now. Fry wears a chicken hat much like this one as he dances on tables, drunk.

Me likey!!
Chelicerata says: Dec 23, 2011. 7:59 AM
You Sir are a genius!
Bigev (author) in reply to ChelicerataDec 23, 2011. 9:13 PM
I'm glad you think so!
knex_mepalm says: Aug 9, 2010. 4:18 AM
If my brain ever gets eaten the chicken will lay me another one...I hope.
Kryptonite says: May 2, 2010. 3:23 AM
"I'm sorry, I was too busy looking at the chicken to listen to what you were saying."

Nice job! I like the look of the end result, well done!
=SMART= says: Nov 11, 2009. 3:08 PM
Awesome,  like the idea of using foam to get the shape, much easier than stuffing it with cotton !
Bigev (author) in reply to =SMART=Nov 13, 2009. 1:52 PM
Well, I did stuff it with poly fill. The foam was only to get the shape during sewing.
 
Goodhart says: Nov 1, 2009. 2:03 PM
Just so your "perfectly placed poultry" is not trying to hatch it's perch ;-) 
 
SWV1787 says: Oct 31, 2009. 3:59 AM
I could only hope that it stays on while skiing and snowboarding... the ski resorts are the place for weird hads
Warlrosity says: Oct 31, 2009. 12:43 AM

I must posess it! BWA HA HA HA, Nah cerealy though nice work

Sunbanks says: Oct 30, 2009. 9:48 PM
OH. MY. GOODNESS.
This hat is so badass! I so want one! 
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