Leprechaun 7 inch Desk Goose Costume

  

With St Patrick's Day approaching, I took some inspiration from my Buddy the Elf  7" desk goose costume to make a Leprechaun outfit! 

Supplies:

Desk Goose

Felt (Green, Yellow, Black and White)

Heat Transfer Vinyl HTV - Black and Gold/Yellow (optional)

1/2" Gold/yellow ribbon

Needle/Thread

Hot Glue

1/2" Dowel - Cut down to 1" segment

1/8 inch elastic  or Hair Tie for chin strap (also optional)

Printer/Paper (optional)

Cricut Maker with Rotary Tool (optional)

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Let's get started! Here is the pattern. Print this to a 8.5"x11" sheet. Ensure that the 1inch square is 1" x 1" on your print out. 

Cut out the shapes on paper, then cut them out on felt. 

If you want to use your Cricut to cut this out, here is the link to the Cricut Project. I have not attempted to share a Cricut project before, so I apologize in advance if the link doesn't work. (Tip: I used the rotary cutting tool on the "Felt Acrylic Fabric" setting for the best cut) I used heat transfer vinyl HTV for the belt, belt buckle and gold strip on the hat. These can be done with felt as well, I prefer using HTV.

Starting off with the jacket, line up the black belt on the green jacket piece. Carefully iron or hot Glue the belt in place, then iron or glue the belt buckle over the belt. Iron or glue the gold strip to the rectangular hat piece as well.

Fold the collar down on each side and use a tiny bit of hot glue to hold it down.

Take the white piece of felt and glue it down on the inside of the jacket piece.

The jacket is almost assembled, but now it needs a bow!

Using 1/2 inch ribbon, but a strip 2.5 inches long

Fold the ribbon in half and crease on the fold to mark the middle of the ribbon for reference.

Now, unfold the ribbon, with the dull side up, fold in each end into the center of the ribbon, overlapping the center crease by 1/8 inch. 

Thread your needle and tie a knot at the end of the thread. Put a couple of small stitches into the center of the ribbon, through all 3 layers. 

With the center stitches securing the 3 layers, cinch the middle of the ribbon from top to bottom and wrap the thread around the center several times

Once the thread is wrapped, tie it off in the back.

If you don't have ribbon, you can cut a strip of felt for the bowtie as well

Hot glue the bow tie to the white part of the top.

Now wrap the jacket around the goose body, find the right fit and hot glue the jacket closed. I prefer to flip the jacket inside out and sew the seam closed with a sewing machine. but hot glue works just as well if you don't have a sewing machine. 

Then we can move on to making the hat. These are the pieces you will need to make the hat. I cut the down into 1" segments using a hand saw. The dowel is used to help the top hat stand up and offer a surface to glue all of the hat pieces to without making a mess of the glue.

Start off by gluing the rectangle felt around the dowel, trim off any extra, if needed.

Glue the smallest circle to the top of the dowel

Glue the smallest medium sized circle to the hair tie or elastic chin strap

Now glue this piece into the center of the largest felt circle

And then the hat is complete! 

And that's all! Dress your goose up and give put on fashion show on your desktop runway!

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Desk Goose Bumble Bee Costume

 

Another variation on the Desk Goose Sweater is the Bumble Bee Costume! This 

Gauge 4 stitches per inch

Supplies:

Desk Goose

Yarn size 4 worsted weight, Yellow and Black

Hook F- 4.0

Stitch Marker

Yarn Needle

Optional: 

elastic for the chin strap

Scotch two sided tape to adhere the hat to the head without any straps

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Stitches used:

MR - Magic Ring (can be replaced with chain 3 and work into first chain if you don’t like the

MR

Sl st - Slip Stitch

Sc - Single Crochet

Inc- Single crochet increase

Dec - Single Crochet Decrease

Puff Stitch 

Bee Body:

Yellow

R1: ch 16 [16] sl st to join (or MR, 16 sc in MR)

R2: (inc, 3sc) X 4 [20]

R3: 20 sc [20]

R4: (inc, sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, sc)x2 [24] 11cm

Black

R5: sc24

R6: (2sc, inc) x2, 12sc, (2sc, inc)x2 [28]  13cm 

Yellow

R7: (inc, 3sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, 3sc)x2  [32] 15cm

R8-10: 32 sc

Black

R11:32sc

R12: (inc, 4sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, 4sc)x2 [36]

Yellow

R13: 36 sc

R14: 12sc, (dec, 2sc) x4, 12sc [32] (stop here for smaller goose)

R15-16: 32sc

Fasten off and weave in ends

Hat Pattern:

R1: MR, 2sc into MR, Chain 5, Puff stitch into 2nd chain from hook, sl st down the chain, 3sc into MR, chain 5, puff stitch into 2nd chain from hook, sl st down chain, sc into MR (6)

R2: Inc X 6 (12)

Fasten off and leave tails to create chin strap or leave tails for tying onto the goose head.

Options: 

**If it's easier for you to make the circle and antennae separately, you can do the following

R1: MR, 6sc into MR

R2: inc x6, fasten off, leave tail for chin strap, or weave in ends if you are opting for a non chin strap option

Antennae (make 2):

Chain 5, Puff stitch into 2nd chain from hook, sl st down the chain, leave tails to tie into headpiece. 

Slip the tails through the stitches on the head piece, tie off and weave in ends. 

**To use elastic for the chin strap, cut a 2-3 inch piece of elastic to make a chin strap. Make a second "hat" round and pull both ends of the elastic to through the second round piece . Tie it firmly with a double knot, then sew the two rounds together. (Pumpkin Pictures for reference)

 

Bee Wings:

White:

R1: MR sc 3 into MR, ch 2, flip

R2: 2dc into each stitch, 2dc flip,

R3: Dc, ch, (2tc) x 3, dc, ch 2 sl st into same st as the last dc, weave tail down to mr for use in attaching

Sew the wings into the back of the bee body, in the middle yellow round

© 2025 All rights reserved. This pattern, including all text and images, is the exclusive property of Jocee Inspirations and may not be copied, sold, or distributed. You have permission to sell finished products made from this pattern. Credit to the original designer is appreciated.

Cat in the Hat Desk Goose Costume

 

Here is one variation of the Desk Goose Sweater that I designed because our school was performing Seussical the Musical. I put together a raffle basket with a variation of seasonal outfits, and Cat in the Hat as the centerpiece of the basket.

This would be a good outfit for a classroom goose for March, Reading Month and Dr. Seuss's birthday! I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

Gauge: 4 stitches per inch 

Supplies:

Desk Goose

Yarn size 4 worsted weight, Red, Black, White

Hook F- 4.0

Stitch Marker

Yarn Needle

Optional: 

elastic for the chin strap

Scotch two sided tape to adhere the hat to the head without any straps

(Amazon Affiliate links: I may someday, actually make a few cents from these links, but these are products I have purchased and use regularly)

Stitches used:

MR - Magic Ring (can be replaced with chain 3 and work into first chain if you don’t like the

MR

Sl st - Slip Stitch

Sc - Single Crochet

Inc- Single crochet increase

Dec - Single Crochet Decrease

Sweater Pattern:

In Black

R1: ch 16 [16] sl st to join (or MR, 16 sc in MR)

R2: (inc, 3sc) X 4 [20]

R3: 20 sc [20]

R3: (inc, sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, sc)x2 [24] 11cm

R4: sc24

R5: (2sc, inc) x2, 12sc, (2sc, inc)x2 [28]  13cm 

R6: (inc, 3sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, 3sc)x2  [32] 15cm

R7-10: 32 sc

R12: (inc, 4sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, 4sc)x2 [36]

R13: 36 sc

R14: 12sc, (dec, 2sc) x4, 12sc [32] (stop here for smaller goose)

R15-16: 32sc

(to add ruffles)

Inc in each stitch [64]

Inc in each stitch [128]

Hat Pattern:

Red:

R1: MR 6sc into MR

R2: incX6 [12]

R3: (inc, sc) x6 [18]

R4: 18sc in back loops

R5: sc x2, dec x4, sc x8 [12]

R6: 12 sc

White

R7-8: 12 sc

Red

R9-10: 12sc

White

R11-12 12sc

Red

R13-14 12sc

Stuff lightly

Hat Brim:

(Create separately and sew onto hat afterwards)

White

R1: Mr 6sc

R2: Inc sc x6

R3: Inc 1sc x 6 18

R4: Inc 2 sc x 6 24

Fasten off, weave in ends

Cut a 1.5-2inch piece of elastic. Pull the elastic through stitches between r2-3, knot on the inside. I usually use a fingertip to gauge how big to make the loop, it's better to have it on the smaller side, than to make it too large. You want it to fit snug on your goose and hold the hat in place.

Sew white round to bottom on hat, using BLO of the red hat to attach.

 

Bow:

R1: Ch 36, turn

R2: Sc into 2nd ch from hook SC the rest of the way down the chain 35

Fold strip in half.

Cross the ends ⅓ up from either end, 

pull the top of the loop down to meet the cross

 

wrap middle with yarn

Tie off the yarn in the back of the bow, use the tail to attach the bow onto the black sweater.

And that's it! Put it all together and you have the Goose in the Hat! Thank you for following along, feel free to like, share and follow for more goose outfit updates!

© 2025 All rights reserved. This pattern, including all text and images, is the exclusive property of Jocee Inspirations and may not be copied, sold, or distributed. You have permission to sell finished products made from this pattern. Credit to the original designer is appreciated.

Buddy the Elf Costume for 7" Desk Goose

 

It's finally Christmastime, which means I can make Christmas costumes for my 7" desk goose! Elf is, by far, my favorite Christmas movie, so it was a given that I would make a Buddy the Elf Costume first. I opted to make this on out of felt. I made the original costume by hand, but decided to try using the Cricut to make a pattern to share. It worked up very nicely on the Cricut and cuts easily if you have the rotary blade tool. I would not suggest attempting this on the Cricut without the rotary blade, the fine point blade doesn't cut felt very well. I have also included a jpg of the pattern for you to print and cut out by hand. If you don't have a printer I will give you a brief description of how to draw up the pattern on your own.

Supplies:

Desk Goose

Felt (Lime Green, Yellow, Black and White)

Hot Glue

Curly Brown Doll Hair (optional)

1/8 inch elastic  for chin strap (also optional)

Printer/Paper (optional)

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Let's get started! Here is the pattern. Print this to a 8.5"x11" sheet. Ensure that the 1inch square is 1" x 1" on your print out. 

Cut out the shapes on paper, then cut them out on felt.

Here is the link to the Cricut Project. I have not attempted to share a Cricut project before, so I apologize in advance if the link doesn't work. (Tip: I used the rotary cutting tool on the "Felt Acrylic Fabric" setting for the best cut)

Starting off with the jacket, line up the black belt on the green jacket piece. Carefully hot Glue the belt in place, making sure that you don't use too much glue for the glue to ooze out the sides of the belt. Don't Glue the collar down yet.

Make Sure the that belt will line up with the other end when you close the jacket. Wrap the jacket piece around the goose and decide what size you want to make the jacket. Use hot glue to close the jacket.

I have purposely left the jacket piece big to accommodate all of the various sizes of desk geese that are out there. You will have a bit of overlapping fabric here, that is to be expected. It's easier to cut off excess than it is to add more fabric after it's cut! 

After the jacket is glued, fold it in half, with the jacket "opening" at the fold and clip the bottom corners of the jacket in a 45ish degree angle. The angle doesn't have to be perfect, as long as you clip them together so they are the symmetrical.

Glue the little yellow square to the middle of the little black square, glue those onto the belt.

Now for the collar, the fabric here is also bigger than it needs to be so first we need to cut it to size. Line the collar up with the top collar of the jacket, fold it in half again, as you did in the last step and trim off the extra white fabric. 

Remove the collar piece from the jacket, with the piece folded in half, cut a 45ish degree cut from the corners of both ends.  Again, the exact angle of the cut isn't important, as long as both sides match. 

Glue the collar onto the Jacket piece the top corner of each end should line up with either side of the jacket opening.

Next is the hat! Line the yellow stripe up on the hat and glue it down. Cut off any excess yellow, if needed. 

Next, Fold a third of the hat over onto itself

Then, fold the other side over onto the itself, overlapping the first folded side. You can fold this over as little or as much as you like, the less you overlap, the bigger the hat will be. Use hot glue to glue all the way up the seam up the hat. 

You can add an elastic chin strap at this point. I cut a piece 1.5" piece of elastic, use hot glue to secure one end to the inside of the hat, then glue the other end to the inside of the other side of the hat. I leave a loop about the size of my pointer finger outside the hat, to make sure the elastic is snug under the chin. The inside of the hat can get messy, but no one will see that if you add hair.

Next Step is the hair, this part is completely optional, but I love adding the iconic Buddy fro to ensure everyone knows who my goose is dressed up as.

Start with 10-15 clumps of 3" hair. I cut out a small circular piece of green felt to glue the hair to. 

Stretch out the center of the hair and glue them to the circle in all directions

It should be pretty full and wild.

Shove the felt piece up into the bottom of the hat, spread the hair out around the hat. Once you're happy with the placement, add some hot glue inside the hat to keep it all in place. Trim the hair to give it a good curly poof hair look.

Put the Hat and Jacket on your goose and you've got yourself a Buddy the Elf Desk Goose!

Now for the quick instructions on how to draw your own pattern if you don't have a printer! 

Most of the pieces are made out of a series of half circles. 

Jacket: 8" circle with 2.5" cut out of the center, (cut circle in half)

Hat: Half of a 2.5" circle, trim a wedge off either side of the semi circle

Belt: 7" circle and 6:5" circle, (cut in half)

Collar: 4"circle with a 2.5" circle cut out of the middle (cut in half)

Belt Buckle: Black: .5 inch square, Yellow: .25" square

I will work on a more thorough tutorial, and add a link when it's created. Until then, I hope this helps!

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