Toon Link Costume

My kids have always loved Halloween costumes. But more than that, they love deciding what to be for Halloween each year. In fact, many years they've decided on costumes for the following year the day after Halloween.

And funny enough, they stick to that decision.

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This year my youngest decided pretty early on that he needed to be Toon Link from Legends of Zelda. Not Link...but Toon Link. (Is there as difference? Apparently.)

We started researching and landed on a pretty simple, comfy but also try to the Toon link design and today we are sharing with you.

For a bit of background, most of our kid costumes start with a base of some easy pajama pattern or t-shirt pattern. This makes costumes like Power Rangers or Boo Peep easier to accomplish and much more comfortable to wear.

Bonus: the kids can then wear them as pajamas later and we get more than one use out of them.

How to Sew a Toon Link Costume

Materials Needed

Toon Link Hat

Step1

Cut our a long triangle piece of knit fabric in green. This triangle was about 21" long and 20 inches across.

Step 2

Fold the hat in half and stitch up the side. Then fold the band in half, matching short sides and stitch. Fold the band in half lengthwise and stitch to the bottom of the hat. s

Toon Link Shirt and Tunic

Step 3

Cut out all the pattern pieces for the t-shirt. I used the long sleeve version of the Primary Tee Pattern, but any long sleeve tshirt pattern would work.

Step 4

Stitch together your t-shirt using the How to Sew A T-shirt directions here on the site.

Step 5

Make sure to press the t-shirt and collar well.

Step 5

Using the same t-shirt pattern, go up two sizes or add a large seam allowance to make the tunic design. Cut the t-shirt bodice out but add enough to the hem for it to be tunic length. For this costume we added about 12".

Cut two back pieces so you have a high neckline. Fold the front bodice in half and cut a v-neckline.

Step 6

Stitch the shoulders and sides of the tunic together. Add a hem to the bottom. Cut a piece of brown material to make the belt. It should go all the way around the waist of the tunic and overlap about 2".

If you have Heat n Bond, you can use this to press the belt to the tunic so it won't come off.

Step 7

Cut a 4-5" circle of felt in yellow for the belt buckle. Stitch it to the middle front of the belt.

Now grab a pair of white leggings or tights and you have a Toon Link costume!

Toon Link Shield

Of course, Link also needs his shield. We cut the shield out in cardboard and used vinyl to add all the details.

The designs we found online and used them as a pattern to cut them out and stick them to the cardboard. Just search for Link's Shield and you'll find a lot of great images you can use for this.

Overall, I think this digital hero is quite happy with his new costume. He was rather specific on what we wanted.

He even refused to cut his hair for more than a month because Toon Link has long "fluffy" hair. It turned out just how he wanted it.

Just another day playing Mom with a sewing machine.

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