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Yoda Hat
By Jeremy Shafer 2003

Being a Jedi Knight has never been easier. Simply fold

this model, put it on your head, paint yourself green, take
acting lessons, and you too can become Yoda Jedi Master.
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For a hat that will fit an

adult human head, begin
with a 27-inch square.
White side up. Valley-fold
and unfold the vertical
diagonal. Valley-fold the
horizontal diagonal.

Divide the base of the model into

thirds by folding the left side in
front and the right side to the back.

Fiddle with the

folds until the thirds
are exact. Then
unfold to step 2.

Valley-fold
both layers.

Valley-fold front
layer point to
point.

Mountain-fold the
corners into the pocket.

Valley-fold.

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Valley-fold the front flap.

Valley-fold the tip to just

above the folded edge.
Valley-fold the tip.

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Valley-fold to the bottom of
the tiny white triangle.

Place the flap under

the front layers.

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Valley-fold, placing the
flap under the tiny
white triangle.

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Turn over.

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Valley-fold.

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Valley-fold and unfold.

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Valley-fold and unfold.

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Rabbit-ear.

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Repeat steps 14-17 on
the left side.

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Turn over.

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Open the hat and push the top edge downward

making the hat three dimensional. Shape the hat
to taste. Pull the ears to the sides and shape them
to taste. Make pleats below the nose. Shape the
mouth and nose to taste.

Yoda Hat is ready to make a

Jedi knight out of any bad actor.