Sherlock Hat

I have wanted a Deerstalker since Season 2 of BBC's Sherlock, something about its double brims and dorkyness, really made me fall in love with it. The BBC shop has one you can buy for $70, but I don't have that kind of cash just, lying around,I do have a lot of old baseball caps though, so I made one! I found this build surprisingly easy (I thought hats would be very difficult, I've never made one)

This build cost about $3 (everything I bought was on sale), and took about 4 hours to make.

Sherlock: Some sort of death frisbee?

Watson: Okay, this is too much. We need to be more careful.

Sherlock: It’s got flaps. Ear flaps. It’s an ear hat, John! What do you mean, “more careful”?

Watson: I mean, this isn’t a deerstalker now. It’s a Sherlock Holmes hat. I mean that you’re not exactly a private detective anymore. You’re this far from famous.

I think it should be noted that I am not a seamstress, I probably used the wrong words for stuff, so...um...sorry :(

• wool (less than a 1/4 yard)
• iron on lining
• ribben
• needle, and thread
• patience
• 2 old baseball caps
• cardstock (for patterns)

This was probably way more satisfying than it should have been. I literally ripped this hat apart until all the seams were broken, and I had the brim, and everything else separated.

1st beanie: I cut out 6 pieces of wool, and lining and ironed them together (following the instructions on the lining), I sewed it all together resulting in a sort of beanie.

2nd beanie: This is the inside of the hat, you could make it out of really any fabric; I used wool. I used the same pattern, and tecnique as for the top beanie (last pic), but I did not put any of the iron-able lining on it.

I made a pattern off of the brim of the hats I had. I cut out four pieces of wool (2 for each brim) and sewed them together, MAKING SURE TO LEAVE A PLACE TO SLIP THE BRIMS IN.

I cut away the extra fabric with pinking shears to stop the fabric from fraying, turned it in side out (so you can't see where I sewed) and put it on the brim.

Same procedure as before, I made a pattern, cut it out in wool (I made the pattern too small so I just cut it out larger pic 1). I ironed linings on all of the wool (I wanted the flaps to have more support) .

This is the complicated bit. First I layed the flaps out in pairs, with the good side of the fabric touching (like the peanut butter in a sandwich) I slipped the ribbon between the middle of the two pieces, and pinned a little of it to the outside (pic 3), sewed the pieces together, making sure to leave part of the fabric not sewn, so I could flip it inside out (pic 4). I then ironed it so, it was flat.

I turned the fabric in on itself (pic 1), pinned the brims and the flaps to the beanie, then hand sewed everything together carefully.

NOW GO STALK SOME DEER,....or solve crimes whatever :P

Sherlock: Why’s it always the hat photograph?

Watson: “Bachelor John Watson.”

Sherlock: What kind of hat is it anyway?

Watson: “Bachelor.” What the hell are they implying?

Sherlock: Is it a cap— ? Why’s it got two fronts?

Watson: It’s a deerstalker. “Frequently seen in the company of bachelor John Watson.”

Sherlock: How do you stalk a deer with a hat? What are you going to do, throw it?

Please let me know if you like this Sherlock stuff, I might make some more ;)