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How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Step 1

How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Carla Wicking

Pick up supplies

Woof, woof, and praise! With a few simple supplies and about 20 minutes, your dog can have a perfectly mesmerizing Halloween costume.

Step 2

How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Carla Wicking

Printing pattern and cut fabric

Print the pattern and fix it to the felt. Cut the felt using the black pattern lines as a guide. Be sure to cut notches on the inside of the border shape

Step 3

How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Carla Wicking

Assemble the cone

Overlap the edges of the cone shape as indicated in gray on your pattern and hot glue along the edge.

Stage 4

How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Carla Wicking

Stick the cone to the edge

Attach the wing piece to the cone piece by gluing the notches on the inside bottom edge of the cone.

Step 5

How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Carla Wicking

Add band around hat

Cut a 1" x 12-1/2" strip of green felt. You may have to cut it diagonally across a sheet of felt to get a long enough strip, or lay out two shorter pieces. Glue the strip of green felt around the bottom of the hat.

Step 6

How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Carla Wicking

Create the braids

Gather a small bundle of yarn about 18" long and tie a knot at the top. Braid the yarn, tie the end with a piece of yarn, then trim the bottom even. Repeat for the second braid.

Step 7

How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Carla Wicking

Attach the braids to the hat

Use hot glue to attach the yarn hair to the inside of the hat on each side of the bottom brim.

Step 8

How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Carla Wicking

Add chin strap

Measure your dog from ear to ear and cut a piece of elastic to that measurement. Glue the elastic strap inside the hat.

Step 9

How to make a Halloween witch hat for your dog

Try it

Put the hat on your dog and cluck at the witch in sight!