Whatever you’re in the mood for, here are the patterns and tutorials to get you started!
Self-Drafted Witch’s Hat Pattern
Don’t want to be locked into a specific pattern? Want a hat with a non-standard head circumference? Drafting your own pattern is the way to go, and here’s how to do it! If you’re a newer sewist, this is a great walk-through of the process of drafting a pattern–you’ll find that it’s easier than you thought!
Child-Sized Witch’s Hat
Because I guess the grown folks aren’t really supposed to have ALL the fun on Halloween, sigh… This free pattern fits a head with a 20″ circumference, making it perfect for little witches and wizards. DIY works so well for those kids who have a VERY specific idea in mind for their hat–I mean, can you really find a pink and black and green patchwork hat that includes a couple of Pokemon prints in Spirit Halloween? I don’t think so!
Felt Hat
Felt is one of the easiest materials to learn to sew with, and higher-quality felt looks really amazing! A felt witch’s hat is a great starter pattern if you’re just learning how to sew curves. If you work with animal products, I HIGHLY recommend wool felt for this project.
Crooked Witch’s Hat
I love so many things about this particular hat tutorial! First of all, it’s burlap, which is objectively the coolest Halloween costume fabric. And second, the crafter uses an interesting technique to shape and stiffen the burlap to keep that awesome twist in the cone. I want to try that technique on so many different projects now! And if you don’t love the color of burlap, did you know that you can spray paint it?
Miniature Witch Hat
How cute are these teensy little witch hats? You could glue these if you wanted, but they’re especially cute when hand-stitched, and there are a million options for embellishment. When made with craft felt and embroidery floss, this is a good kid-friendly project to teach beginning sewing skills!
Wire Brimmed Witch Hat
If you want a hat with a huuuuuge brim that nevertheless stands flat, you’ll need more than just interfacing. This tutorial shows you how to insert wire into the brim of your hat for the perfect positioning! I love this idea for positioning your hat brim at a jaunty angle, or turning the front up so you can see where you’re going while you trick-or treat.
Wire Framed Witch Hat
Want a hat stiffer than even interfacing can make it? Here’s how to make a witch hat with a secret wire skeleton underneath. This is a great way to make a hat with a bent cone or another architectural feature! It’s also super strong, so can support lots of embellishments.
Sewn Witch Hat Garland
You don’t have to just put a witch hat on your head–with this tutorial, you can also drape all around your room! I love the idea of using small-scale novelty prints for this garland, so it looks like each witch hat has its own pattern.
Witch Hat Quilt Block
If you love quilting as much as I do, then you’re going to be as excited as I am about this free witch’s hat quilt block tutorial! If you’re a newer sewist, this is a great chance to learn how to construct half square rectangles.
Witch Bonnet
This is more inspiration than tutorial, but if you’re a skilled sewist you should be able to follow along with this process of drafting a pattern based on an 1830s bonnet. It’s what all the coolest Victorian witches were wearing! P.S. Prefer to sculpt with paper rather than sew? Here’s how to DIY a witch hat from recycled newspaper and cardboard!
