The Legend of Zelda: Link's Hat + Pattern

I needed an "elf" hat for this upcoming holiday season, and I thought to myself, "why not make it multifunctional?" So, not only can you use this toasty warm hat as an elf, but you can use it as Link from The Legend of Zelda, because it's based off his.

The whole process, from design to creation, took me 3 hours.

Step 1 Materials and Pattern

The pattern is attached in PDFs below, and it should be pretty easy to print out and assemble. It's bigger than an 8 1/2 by 11 page of paper, so there are corresponding letters which line up to the different pieces you'll need to tape together.

The only other thing you'll need to take note of is the large triangle piece, which technically needs to be twice as large when you cut out a the fleece.

For materials:

• 1 yard of fleece (or any fabric, preferably kinda stretchy)
• Fabric scissors
• Appropriate colored thread
• Needle
• Pins
• Sewing machine
• Measuring tape

Note: Sizing
If you find yourself having an abnormally sized head, you may want to change the size of the pattern, so the hat doesn't fit too tight/loose. I have a 22 and 1/2 inch head, and that corresponds to the smallest side of the main triangle being 12 inches long (x2 which makes it 24 inches), and once that get's sewn together with the seam the hat size goes back down to about 23 inches. So, if you find yourself with a need to make the hat bigger/smaller, change the size of the smallest side of the triangle accordingly, and change the length of the "brim" rectangle to match.

Comments

[SIRJAMES09]

I love this idea!!!!

Zelda was, is & always will be my fav game character...I wish I knew where to get a PC version of the game....I'd play it all day! LOL

[HMice]

Which Zelda game? Because I have an emulator for DS and I can play spirit tracks!
Also, the other one I have is OoT on project 64

[puddintane]

Alex, Great tutorial! Thank you for sharing this. I just picked up some fleece a few days ago from a fabric shop because it was an unbeatable price. Made a blanket out of one piece and a scarf out of the other. Then had no idea what to do with the funky green piece I had until I saw your tutorial!!! My son loves the Zelda games and of course, Link is his hero..so...I made the hat last night and it turned out great. I told him about it over the phone and he is excited about it. He's a college student too.

Also...I sew a lot...just a note about your tutorial....where you have to cut out the big piece....you might want to add to cut that on the fold of the fabric for ease of understanding to others that are planning on making this.

Have a great day!!!

[LegoBrickMaster7]

Ah yes... that makes more sense. I'll try to get around to changing that when I get some free time this week. Thanks for the helpful comment!

[SIRJAMES09]

AWESOME!!

TY Sir for sharing!!

[monsterlego]

I WANT THIS!!!

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Very awesome hat!