Method
MEASURE - Fabric
First, take the measurement of your wearer's head right around the circumference on their forehead. Now, we are going to measure out two triangles. We need to work out how big to make them to match the circumference. I will give you our measurements and examples below so you can see the workings out!
My head circumference is 59cm. I increased this by 2cm to 61cm to allow a bit of 'wiggle room'.
Width: To work out how long the 'bottom' of the two triangles I would be cutting I divided this by 2 this = 30.5cm.
Then, I added 3cm to this for seam allowances = 33.5cm. Mark either end of this 33.5cm on your fabric ready for the next bit.
Height: Now you want to find the 'middle' of this which is 16.75cm. Mark this point on your fabric and then go as high as you would like the hat to be - I decided on 40cm. Mark this point on your fabric. Now create your triangle back down to either end of your original points with diagonal lines to create your triangle. That sounds very complicated, but is the sort of thing that it will be easier when you are just giving it a go, I promise!
It worked out that each diagonal line worked out to be 43.5cm long for reference.
Freddie's head circumference is 51cm. Increased this by 2cm to 53cm for the wiggle room part.
Width: 53/2 = 26.5cm. Plus 3cm for seam allowances = 29.5cm. This is for the bottom part and width of the triangle.
Height: Halfway point of this = 14.75cm, from here I then marked this at 38cm high. Then I created the diagonal lines back down which = 40cm.
Rupert's head circumference is 45cm. Increased this by 2cm to 47cm for the wiggle room part.
Width: 47/2 = 23.5cm. Plus 3cm for seam allowances = 26.5cm. This is for the bottom part and width of the triangle.
Height: Halfway point of this = 13.25cm, from here I then marked this at 29cm high. Then I created the diagonal lines back down which = 32cm.
MEASURE - Fur
The fur needs to be cut in a long rectangle long enough to go all the way around your head in one go.
Width:Â I started out with a measurement of 59cm for my head circumference, we then upped that to 61cm for wiggle room. Then, we need to add 2cm for seam allowances = 63cm.
Height: I decided to base this on what I thought 'looked right'. Whatever measurement you would like the fur to be, double this as we will be folding the fur in half (this creates a nice fluffy edge on the head!) I decided 8cm of fur would look nice so I doubled this to 16cm. Then, we need to add 2cm for seam allowances = 18cm.
So I cut 1 x rectangle 63cm by 18cm of fur. Please note the direction of the fur - you will need to make sure it is pointing 'down' (not across) along the your width of the rectangle.
With Freddie's head circumference being 51cm and we upped that to 53cm for wiggle room, the rectangle I cut was:
55cm (including the 2cm of seam allowances) x 18cm.
With Rupert's head circumference being 45cm and we upped that to 47cm for wiggle room, the rectangle I cut was:
49cm (including the 2cm of seam allowances) x 16cm.