How about if you cut out a large circle, cut it through to the center, and then make your cone with it

I don't have any ideas, I just wanted to tell you that my son wanted the same exact costume! I clicked on your post to get ideas because I wasn't sure about the hat for him and I started laughing when I read your DS wanted to be Link!

~Jennifer

I forot about the true cone, Phyllis--I make those for DD when she wants a witch's hat.

The only thing is, I might have trouble figuring out how bit to make the circle.

Plus, I end up w/ a fair bit of waste if I start w/ a full circle--I'm usu. better off w/ a partial circle.

I did make a pattern out of newspaper and sewed it together--three pieces is bad, bcs it's so stiff--it stands straight up. I tried one w/ two triangular pieces, and it seems OK. It's stiff as well bcs it's still newspaper, and DS, who is attending a Catholic school, says "I look like a bishop!" But I think once it's felt, it'll flop over pretty well, even in the felt.

if it doesn't, I'll put pipe cleaners inside, and bend it into the shape I want.

Jennifer, I'm trying to figure out how to do brown boots. One year I put tape over snowboots, but then didn't get the tape off soon enough, so the adhesive stuck to the boots. i don't want to go buy a pattern for shoe or boot covers--too much $. And it can take a while to figure out one.

Talley Sue,
For the brown boots, just make spats to go over his regular shoes or boots. Very easy to make!

Kathy G in MI

You might be able to modify the jester hat in this Butterick pattern (link below) B4313.

Found a fee online pattern for Elf costume shoes, but it doesn't look like Link's shoes are very complicated:

http://sewing.about.com/library/weekly/aa120799a.htm?once=true&;

CMC

Here is a link that might be useful: Butterick B4313

I think it would be more appropriate to make a 2 piece pattern w/ a seam that runs front to back(as opposed to side to side) - you could simply divide the head circumference in 1/2 & use that as your base, then sketch the shape out & cut 2 pieces w/ 1/4"-1/2" seam allowance(if using 1/2", trim down to 1/4" after stitching) - perhaps adding an inch to turn under(or to the outside???) for a facing on the bottom.

No need to add ease, I'd imagine, since felt stretches.

You can try a it in tissue or other thin paper 1st to check for fit & adjustments.....

HTH

i just did a quick-n-dirty experiment with newspaper.

You'll need to adjust acording to how well your son can handle a tall hat, and how big his head is. I don't have kids, so I've nothing to compare.

If you put a thumbtack through the 19 inch point of your tape measure, and drew one quarter of a circle, you'd have a starting point to fashion the hat. At the point, you'll have a right angle to start, but you can overlap on the curved edge to fit your son's head. You can also make it shorter, if that suits the two of you.