Making A Jester Hat?

So this was badly drawn and cut in a five min period, but hopefully it gives the idea. I would say it isnt a bad idea to look up patterns for jester hats human size to see the mechanics, it will be far more detailed. Then just make a pattern by scaling it down or drawing by hand.




Mainly its about using four parts. All squares. Sew a seam from the point to the mid point, leaving a bit of a flap for later making the head shape. Turn right side out and then sew the squares together, then work on connecting the flaps to form a shape for the head. Ending with a long strip the size of the head (I would recommend with elastic or a velcro closeure to make it easy to fit over hair.) and then attaching it to those flaps.

Unless you were hoping not to have to do a circle to connect it all. Which in my opinion is easiest with something this small. You can even make it blue/black/blue/black so it matches the top and isnt a solid color.

 

I've made a human jester hat. Mine only had two tails, and I went about it a different way than SaraChimera did. I made each of the tails out of a long triangle that I folded in half, sewed down the side and turned right side out. I then pinned the two tails together and sewed them together. I remember it being a bit fiddly. If all else fails you could use some air dry clay (I like the hearty brand) and make one that way. If you feel like you're a better sculpter than sewer you might prefer the clay method.