Halloween Hat/Costume : Star Wars **UPDATED**

[Maimee]

I made this last night for my youngest son to wear on Halloween, the robes are still in the works. Anyway my husband is a HUUUGE Star Wars fan and I figure we have 3 boys, he should at least get to have one boy be Yoda - haha. A crocheted lightsaber is in the works as well.






***update***
I ended up making a ton of these as they were a hit, and was asked to make an adult version. Here I am modeling it. :0) I wired the ears on the adult version as they were bigger and didn't stand up as well.

[ph33lth3lov3]

that is soooo cute!
i can't get over his expression! 
great job on the shape of the ear.
kudos!

[craftymodster]

I am not a crocheter, but I adore your Yoda ears.  Did you make up your own pattern?  A lightsaber would be super cool...I would love to see it.  I wonder if I could knit one?  My son is a huge S.W. fan as well so these things would be put to good use.

Oh.  And that baby boy of yours....SO so so cute!

Thanks for the inspiration!

[cassiemarie]

wow, that just made my day-- awesome job, the expression in the second picture is priceless!!
--cassiemarie

[humblestumble]

omg that made me crack up and my boyfriend too. I LOVE yoda... Do you remember how you did it? haha. Thats just toooo cute.

[justxlove]

awww.
you did a great job.
and his expression in the second picture
well its priceless. <3

[Maimee]

Thanks for all the nice comments!! My son wasn't quite sure what he thought of his ears. Haha!!  My 4 year old wants a Darth Vader Helmet now, and my husband says if I do that then I have to make him a full body Chewbacca suit - I said hell no - He's 6'7". Then told him I could start now and have it done is 2010!! :0)

I did make up my own pattern. I started to write it down but then just started going and got lost. I started with 3 rows of 12 sts, then dec one stitch on each side, did a few rows of 10, and started decreasing every so often only on one side, then decreased in the middle until I ended up with a point. I then sc all around the ear, at the base I crocheted 4 together (decreased) to kind of give it a tighter edge so it would curl some... then I did the opposite on the other ear.... You could put them on any hat really...

Anyway hopefully that makes some sense. Thanks again for all the nice feedback - I can't wait for Halloween!! :0)

[PurpleHeather]

Fantastic - such a cute expression too!

[justwantacraft]

Adorable! Looks like that kid could keep a person laughing all day long making faces.

[Pedeka]

Adorable that is, yes?