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Hat for transfer student from Texas with hat band in Griffindor colors. I wore it to GoF and two teenage girls I’d never met before asked to have their pictures taken with me.

Make a cone by cutting out black felt and white buckram (as a liner for stiffness) and hot gluing. Stick on crown of black Stetson. Band is made from #8 seed beads brick stitched on a bead loom. Here is the pattern with X for gold and O for red.

XXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXX XOOOOOOO
OXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXX XXOOOOOO
OOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXX XXXOOOOO
OOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXX XXXXOOOO
OOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXX XXXXXOOO
OOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXX XXXXXXOO
OOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOX XXXXXXXO
OOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXX XXXXXXOO
OOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXX XXXXXOOO
OOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXX XXXXOOOO
OOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXX XXXOOOOO
OXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXX XXOOOOOO
XXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXXOOOOOOOXXXXXXX XOOOOOOO

The break about one sixth the length from the right end is a trick of the forum software. Do not put in any spaces.

That's awesome! And thank so much for sharing your pattern. :)

Wow! Very impressive and original - Nice job! I love the band, thanks for including the instructions.

Really awesome! ;P I wish I could do things like that ;)

LOL I love it! I never thought of a hat like that, that looks brilliant.

What a clever idea!!! Looks awesome!

First hat we've seen in this forum as of yet! It looks brill and I love the pattern.