How to Make a BBQ Hat and Apron

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Cut the pattern pieces: the body of the apron

   Distort sizes based on your own body type, but good basic angles are as follows:
   Apron: 11 inches (27.9 cm) across the neckline, 21 inches (53.3 cm) across the chest, 23 inches (58.4 cm) across the bottom line, 10 inches (25.4 cm) from the neckline to the chest (vertical, down the center of the apron), 25 inches (63.5 cm) from the chest to the bottom of the apron (vertical, down the center of the apron).
   
   Neck strap: 24 inches (61.0 cm) long, 3 inches (7.6 cm) wide.
   
   Apron ties (two of them): 56 inches (142.2 cm) long, 2 inches (5.1 cm) wide.
   
   Top piece of the hat: 20 inches (50.8 cm) in diameter (across the entire piece).
   
   Hat band: equivalent to your head measurement in inches for the length, plus an additional inch for seam allowance.
   
   Width is
   8.5 inches (21.6 cm).
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   Step 2: the top piece of the chef hat

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   Step 3: the band for the chef hat

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   Step 4: the ties for the apron

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   Step 5: and the apron neck strap.

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