How to draw a pattern for a witch hat and how to make a tiny witch hat head band

Do you like your witch hat BIG or small?
Either way today's post will hook you up.

Here is the tiny witch hat, it is on a headband base.

What you need to make a tiny witch hat:

Recycled black wool felted sweater

purple and green tulle (or whatever color you like)

Headband

decorative pin

small scrap of pretty yarn or ribbon

scissors, needle and thread, hot glue, dressmakers chalk

About a 3 1/4 inch round object, like a mug

paper and pencil

Pattern:

How to make a tiny witch hat:

Cut out the top cone shape, the round flat part of the witch hat and another circle about 2 inches in diameter, this last one won't show so it can be not perfect, all from the recycled wool sweater.

Form the cone and hot glue it in place.

Then glue the cone to the flat big circle.

Glue the bottom small circle to the top big circle sandwiching the head band in between.

Wrap the decorative yarn around the base of the cone.

Cut a few strips of tulle and gather them using a large running stitch.

Attach them to the witch hat with a fun pin.

OK so you want a BIG witch hat:

Click on the image to enlarge and read how to draw a pattern for a full size witch hat.

These great directions are from the book:

Creative Costumes & Halloween Décor:
50 Projects to Craft & Sew

The Lifestyle Editors of Creative Publishing international

The all-in-one Halloween book!

Creative Costumes & Halloween Décor combines costume and decorating projects into one convenient book. The costumes are designed around three basic styles: tabards, gowns, and full suits (made from pajama patterns). Accessories like wings, capes, skirts and lots of headwear are also included. Details like collars, gloves, spats, and face painting instructions offer lots of ideas for personalizing costumes.

The décor section includes 30 unique projects for decorating your house inside and out, along with special projects for throwing a Halloween party. The projects use common household products plus lots of craft-store items like wood pieces, paints, paper mâché, felt, craft foam, floral materials, and polymer clay. Elaborately propped beauty photos and step-by-step instructions with photos of every step make the projects--both costume and décor--easy to understand.

If you need the full scoop on how to sew the witch hat grab yourself a copy of Creative Costumes & Halloween Décor and you are good to go (on your broom????)

And to get the how to and pattern for another cute head band project- devil horns made from a recycled wool sweater pop on over to this post.

And I haven't asked a question in a while, but I have one for you today:

What costume are you making this year for yourself or for someone else?

Leave your answer in the comments and you are entered to win a free book!

You already know what I'm wearing, actually I have been wearing it since I made it, I will probably make more things and change my mind between now and Halloween!

Comments

[Tamara]

One daughter wants to be a ladybug and the other wants to be a butterfly. Now I have to figure out how to make cute costumes that work equally well for a classroom party and trick-or-treating in the cold. Any suggestions?

[f lynn rush]

we don't dress up for halloween anymore. we have moved to a rural area, and there are no trick-or-treaters! we used to love to dress up in our witch hats and sit on the porch to wait for our neighbor's children. we carved the pumpkin in a non-traditional way and sat in on a stool near the porch. it had swirls, stars and moons.

[Margot]

Love mini hats! We're all about small scale or oversized around these parts.

Cheers,
Madge

[MonkeyGurrl]

I love the mini hat!!

This year, I'm slacking: I'm wearing the costume I made last year but didn't get a chance to use, and I bought various items to put together for the wee monkey to imitate her (current) favorite anime character.

[Puma Shoes]

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[Tresa Black]

Loved your witch hat so much, I featured it on my Halloween blog hop, thanks for joining the linky party!

[Becky Brown]

What a fun accessory! Very, very cute and a great tutorial too!

[HAIR EXTENSION]

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[HAIR EXTENSION]

That was cute tiny witch hat headband. It looks not too expensive material. Thank you for sharing also on how to do like this cute holloween decorations.

[Kayleen Bessert]

Thank you! I was searching for a good pattern for a large witch hat, and because of this, mine turned out perfect! It is beautiful, and will last me centuries!

The only problem was the rim was too large, and the cone too tall, but it was no problem to take off a few inches from my stencil.