Gnome Hat

I am in the process of creating a Halloween costume. One of my friends has admitted that he is afraid of gnomes, so I though a gnome costume would be fun. I already have all of the items needed save for one: a hat.

Before I start sewing the hat, I need some advice as to how to build it. As just a matter of personal preference, I have decided against a knit hat in favor of a cloth hat. I'm going for a hat that leans over and crumples. The look I'm trying to get is best illustrated at these URL's:

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My first problem is the pattern. I was thinking about a cone hat that can crumple over, but I'm not sure if a cone would be too stiff. My other problem is the fabric(s). I don't have much experience with choosing fabrics (I've only done a little bit of sewing), so I don't have a clue on what to use.

Thank you for any help

-Aaron DeVore

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Aaron DeVore
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If you want it to look like the garden gnome with the red hat in the "tiny URL" I'd use red felt. This is just a Halloween costume so get common ordinary felt, not the expensive wool felt. Sew your cone shaped hat but when you get to the pointy top, round it over when sewing the seam instead of going straight up to a pointy tip. Clip the rounded seam allowance, iron or finger press the seam open, turn right side out, put your hat on and then rumple, crumple, and bend according to your own aesthetic desires. Felt will give you the body in the fabric, hold what ever shape you form it to after it's on your head and still keep the price down to a reasonable comfort level.

My son, when in high school, went with a group of his friends to a Halloween party as the Seven Dwarfs......there happened to be seven kids in the group, go figure LOL They assembled most of their costumes themselves but got stumped with the hat thing. I made them out of the felt, each one a different color, and they really looked good.

Val

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Val

How about:

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any ofthose, just omit the brim. You could use craft felt orinexpensivefleece.HTH,Beverly

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BEI Design

Dear Aaron,

A piece of fleece would make a great hat, and stretches if you get the proportions a bit off. I made a Zelda costume for one of my grandkids two years ago, and the youngest one still wears the hat. I sewed hair around the bottom edge, as the pixie(?) was supposed to be blonde.

Measure around the widest part of the person's head (where you'd wear a hat). Add seam allowances to the measurement. Then draw a cone shape, but rounded somewhat up to past the crown, then to a point. It will look like a straight cone when worn, but you have to allow for the roundness of the person's head. You could even add hair, as I did. I bought a hair "scrunchie" at the drug store, and took it apart. It was about 3 inches long, with a sewn string on one side. This is what I sewed inside the cap.

Teri

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gjones2938

Ok, I have to ask. Is he afraid of live gnomes coming to get him, perhaps when relieving himself in the bushes, or afraid of plaster gnomes maybe falling over on his foot, or exploding unexpectedly on top the TV ("Now 'owd 'e know it was going to do that?" in my best Monty Python man imitating a woman voice), or afraid of world travelling garden gnomes running up his Visa bill?

Just would like to know. You should probably see if he carries any weapons to take out the next gnome that crosses his path.

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duh

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