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Description Base Fleece Hat Tutorial --> [link]
If you want to wire your ears so they stand up: [link]
Part 2 of making a Typhlosion hat and the patterns for this: [link]

So this is actually part one of three tutorials centered on this new Typhlosion hat I made, and now you can learn to make it too.

Don't feel limited to ears either, this can be used for anything that you want to put through a seam!

Bonus tip: If you're using a sewing machine, use your reverse function to sew back first and then forward. This will keep your stitches from unraveling.

Tutorial (c) ~clearkid Please don't re-post this anywhere, kindly leave a link instead.

For the glory of God!

If you have any questions, feel free to post them below.
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violetarchriot [2013-12-05 18:46:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Darkpotato57 [2013-11-26 09:53:44 +0000 UTC]

If you sew across the bottom edge of the ears, which closes them, how can you put wire into them?

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clearkid In reply to Darkpotato57 [2014-01-05 22:21:08 +0000 UTC]

You can slip the wire in between the stitches.

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Darkpotato57 In reply to Darkpotato57 [2013-11-26 09:55:48 +0000 UTC]

Never mind.

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KamikazeKitteh [2013-05-08 17:30:06 +0000 UTC]

Now, when it comes to using wiring to keep long/skinny ears up...how do you avoid the uncomfortable half circle wiring in the back? could i completely avoid this and only put the wiring in the ears without putting wiring in any other part of the hat? Do you get what I'm saying..?

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xXunovianXx [2013-05-01 21:49:51 +0000 UTC]

I keep reading this over and over and over again but I can't seem to understand everything...

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AisurandoEmil [2012-12-28 04:30:09 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much, im gonna adjust it and make a prussia hetaween hoodie! this helped~

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karkittyxD [2012-11-19 05:09:06 +0000 UTC]

Hi.. Like you haven't already done enough but what size ears did you use?

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mf136718 [2012-08-30 21:34:34 +0000 UTC]

can you post a new link cause this one leads me to automotive college ad

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mf136718 In reply to mf136718 [2012-08-30 21:36:11 +0000 UTC]

oops wrong post sorry its the how to make a fleece hat entry its being dumb for me

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WhiteSpiritIge [2012-08-05 06:08:58 +0000 UTC]

When I added the wolf ears, they won't stay stand still. They keep falling back and forth. Any advice?

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clearkid In reply to WhiteSpiritIge [2012-08-09 21:20:13 +0000 UTC]

You can put wire in any thing you want stiffened. Try this: [link]

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CandySlush [2012-05-02 01:14:49 +0000 UTC]

I got a buckle of fabric under my ears TT^TT does anyone know what I did wrong? Or this happen to anyone else?

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Thee-Enchantress [2012-01-10 22:24:12 +0000 UTC]

Okay, I am working on the Toothless hat and I don't know how to do the two bottom fins? Do I just add another seam in the rectangle?

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starrywishy [2011-12-11 17:54:02 +0000 UTC]

I needed this so bad! Thank you thank you thank you!

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gothicmennace [2011-11-26 20:39:33 +0000 UTC]

I plan to make a jester's hat with only two points. How would I add those in, since they'll be a bit of an awkward shape? :} I only have a week to make this hat perfectly, so I'd love some advice! <3

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gothicmennace [2011-11-26 20:38:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm wondering, how would this work to add Jester...flaps? I'd like to make a Jester hat, with only two points, not three. I know how to sew the dangly parts together, I'm just wary of attaching it to a hat. :} The hanging parts will be much longer than ears, etc, and I don't want to mess up, I only have a week to make this hat perfect! <3

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AzakiShimo [2011-10-21 21:20:00 +0000 UTC]

Can you teach me how to sew? Seems fun~ This is my... i dont know.. but my firs time trying~

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BuggyCashew [2011-10-15 23:23:29 +0000 UTC]

I'm confused.

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inherithp [2011-09-28 16:45:45 +0000 UTC]

So if I wanted to make a pony hat with ears, do you think I should make the seams on the sides of the head and add the ears a bit further down? Probably the best course of action? And if I wanted to maybe add a mane, do you think it'd be best to sew it into the center seam?

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clearkid In reply to inherithp [2011-09-28 19:25:32 +0000 UTC]

Yep. A tip, if you add the ears wider apart, you need to give the ears a serious angle at the bottom so they'll stand up straight against the curve of the hat.

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inherithp [2011-09-28 16:40:16 +0000 UTC]

So, let's say I'm making a pony hat. Would it be best to orient the seams so they go along the sides of the hat and then add the ears further down?

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reaperxnekoxx [2011-08-20 05:20:05 +0000 UTC]

I want to make a pikachu hat but i understand how to do tha fleece hat but the whole ears thing confuses me :/

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MotionlessCX In reply to reaperxnekoxx [2011-10-23 01:42:59 +0000 UTC]

I'm going to do the same thing, but I'm winging it on the ears. I am going to make them just smaller than they look on pikachu to reduce flopping and use the wiring to hold them up :3

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Kyra-Usagi [2011-08-09 15:03:48 +0000 UTC]

mwahahahaha make one for everyone i say

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Requiem-Owl [2011-08-06 10:06:07 +0000 UTC]

This confuses me.. D: I don't understand what you mean on the second step that says, "Next, sew your two pairs of hat triangles together on the front and back seams." Help. ?_?

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tahtipolya [2011-04-21 21:02:02 +0000 UTC]

Would this work for a Mudkip fin? Just put it on the seam in the middle and make it look like a fin?

(I think I already might have posted this....Or maybe I'm going crazy....?)

And, when I do make the fin, how would it stand up? Would I need to stuff it or would it just stay up with the fleece itself?

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clearkid In reply to tahtipolya [2011-06-04 19:54:54 +0000 UTC]

Yup, middle seam would be the way, and you could wire it to stand up: [link]

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tahtipolya In reply to clearkid [2011-06-04 21:07:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks.

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tahtipolya [2011-04-21 00:52:37 +0000 UTC]

How would you add the Mudkip fin on the top of his head and the orange things on the side of his face?

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Beannababy12 [2011-01-18 01:52:01 +0000 UTC]

great!! iloveit

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Tejutsu [2011-01-05 18:50:40 +0000 UTC]

your tutorials are really amazing! They really helped!

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PlushPrincess [2010-12-03 00:32:18 +0000 UTC]

coooolll

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StopEatingMySocks [2010-11-22 01:00:50 +0000 UTC]

I decided to make hats for my family for christmas and my cousin is a bit of an oddball, so I'm adding antenna to his. The thing is, they're cylindrical (is that a word?) and I'm not really sure if that calls for a different technique. They're supposed to stick up, like your Kingdom Hearts Heartless hat.

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rewritingreality [2010-11-18 14:13:22 +0000 UTC]

i'm really loving your hat tutorials. will definitely be using them!

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Kickgirl52 [2010-11-06 17:51:17 +0000 UTC]

How do you make tall ears stand up on their own?

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clearkid In reply to Kickgirl52 [2010-12-27 03:45:54 +0000 UTC]

you either have to sew them on with a C shape or put wire in them: [link]

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slice-of-insanity [2010-10-28 00:51:19 +0000 UTC]

I want to make the ears curved, like a cat's ears (not flat like the Typholsion hat's). Is there a way that will work?

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clearkid In reply to slice-of-insanity [2010-12-27 04:03:45 +0000 UTC]

A hard way yes, sew it on top of the finished hat by hand. I've done it.

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slice-of-insanity In reply to clearkid [2010-12-27 04:30:15 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! ^^

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Cree-cree [2010-10-23 21:23:24 +0000 UTC]

you are my savior

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AcrylicMuffin [2010-10-20 01:20:57 +0000 UTC]

I don't see the attached pattern on this description. :\

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XenosagA [2010-10-11 05:42:04 +0000 UTC]

u make me wanna buy a sewing machine!

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ra-ra-rasputin [2010-09-26 20:13:12 +0000 UTC]

I just made a Terriermon hat using your base patterns! I'll take a picture of it eventually. Thank you so much for putting your tutorials up!

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Bel-serpente [2010-08-24 17:10:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you sooooooo much!!!!!!!^^ I have been needing this for forever!!!!

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HanaIchigo94 [2010-08-19 20:11:15 +0000 UTC]

is it possible to use felt too other than fleece?

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Hatty-hime In reply to HanaIchigo94 [2010-08-31 17:53:06 +0000 UTC]

not reccomended...

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HanaIchigo94 In reply to Hatty-hime [2010-08-31 21:31:24 +0000 UTC]

okay thank you! ^w^

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Hatty-hime In reply to HanaIchigo94 [2010-09-01 12:42:20 +0000 UTC]

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Bucketman11 [2010-08-11 03:21:53 +0000 UTC]

Very nice! ^.^ I have already attempted a regular hat and it went well lets say im just trying again lol but These tutorials are very helpful thank you lots ^.^

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