Tuesday 23 October 2012

Dilbert Halloween Costume

This Halloween Little J is celebrating that both of his grandfathers are engineers. I made him a:
I searched through Pinterest and Google Images and couldn't find another child's Dilbert costume, so I had to design the tie myself. I started with the tie tutorial on Very Homemade. But I added two hidden compartments to hold red pipe cleaners to get that iconic Dilbert shape.

And, did I mention that I couldn't find red-and-black striped fabric with stripes wide enough, so I had to sew on each stripe?

It's just a coincidence that he was another comic strip character last year.

I hope you also get a kick out of this costume. And, even though it's early, I want to wish you:

 

3 comments:

  1. This is just too cute! I love it!

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  2. Thanks, it was fun to make. Plus, he can wear the shirt and pants for real after Halloween!

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  3. Or even the tie if you unpick the pipe cleaners. I just love it!

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