Of all the
possibilities in all the world, my son wanted to be Jake from Jake and the
Neverland Pirates for Halloween this year.
We do love Jake and the Neverland Pirates in our house. So I got a-sewin’. Turned out pretty cute!
A great
thing about Jake is that his outfit is supposed to be a bit ‘scrappy’…..so I
didn’t bother finishing off any of the raw edges. I simply zig-zag stitched everything (I’ll
spare you from writing that in basically every line of the instructions). Adds to the Jake allure, in my opinion!
You could
certainly add Jake’s boots and a sword, but since there’s no way my 2 year old
is going to wear them, I’m not making them this year. Maybe someday I’ll do those as well and
update the tutorial. Time will tell.
If you would like an easily printable version of this tutorial, one can be found at:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/70680698/Jake-and-the-Neverland-Pirates-Costume-Tutorial-Public
Here’s the
basic how-to:
Shirt:
- Make a pattern from a t-shirt for the
shirt body (cut on a fold at the left side) as well as the sleeve (cut on a
fold at the top).
- Cut out white fabric for Jake’s shirt
and sleeves. Cut off the bottom 4 inches
of the white shirt in prep for the next step.
- Cut two 4 inch rectangles of black
fabric to use as the bottom of Jake’s shirt.
Cut the 4 inch rectangles the length of the bottom of the shirt front (or
back).
- Right sides together, sew one of the black
rectangles to the front shirt piece and the other rectangle to the back shirt
piece. Iron the seam flat.
- Right sides together, sew the shirt
front to the shirt back at the shoulder seams.
- Right sides together, sew the shirt
at the side seams.
- Cut a v-shaped notch in the neckline
at the front of the shirt.
- Sew the underarm seam of the
sleeve.
- Cut a v-shaped notch on the front
side of each sleeve.
- Matching underarm seams, pin the
sleeve to the shirt right sides together, and sew sleeve into the shirt.
- Using a piece of black string or
yarn, sew the ‘x’ detail to the front v-shaped notch on Jake’s shirt.
Admire your handiwork! You’re halfway done!
Vest:
- Using the pattern you created for
Jake’s shirt, add a collar (for the back) and a collar with extension (for the
front).
- Cut the back piece on a fold, but
remember you will need TWO separate front pieces since Jake’s vest is open at
the front!
- Right sides together, sew one front
piece to the back piece at the side seam and the shoulder (from the top of the
arm hole to the tip of the collar).
Repeat with the other front piece.
- Cut a 1-inch strip from yellow fabric
for the edging on Jake’s vest. Since it
will need to be long enough to go around the entire edge of the vest, make sure
you cut enough length. I had to sew
several strips together to make it long enough.
Zig-zag both edges of the strip and iron in half to create a crease.
- Sew the edging around the entire
outside edge of Jake’s vest. I started
at the back middle of the collar – next time I’d probably start at the back
middle of the bottom of the vest.
My Jake vest had a seam down the middle of the back…I didn’t have enough
navy blue fabric for the entire back, but I made it work!
- Sew four yellow buttons (or sew four
yellow circles, if you prefer).
Headband:
- Cut a 3 inch strip of red knit or any
stretchy red fabric (I used an old red t-shirt).
And there
you have it!
If you make
a costume, I would LOVE to see it!
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Please give
credit where credit is due.
