Right, you lot are better at google than me - help me find ds a green hooded cloak...

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DS (7) is only asking for two things - a bronze oak leaf & a green hooded cloak. But I can't find a green cloak anywhere (oak leaf covered than goodness) - can anyone help or will I be roced to try and make one??

Found a brown one, well, its a whole costume but seems to fit with his theme.

www.the-larp-store.com/p-2638-hobbit-childrens-costume-cu38833.aspx

Ooh, that is a cute outfit - and yes, I agree it does sort of fit the theme, but he's very clear it needs to be green (it's from a book he's been obsessing over reading). Dd wants the same but with a red cloak, which is much easier to find. I assumed there would be loads of Robin Hood type stuff, but apparently not....

or this one

www.darkknightarmoury.com/p-5700-childs-larp-medieval-cape.aspx

Its green and they post internationally

Any good?

And I can find lots of so called 'simple' how to make a hooded cloak instructions but all of them loose me on step two... (despite having different step twos)

Dark green cape, nice n silky but seems to have a dragon it

Ahhh, goldbrown - PERFECT! Will email them & see if they can post in time for Christmas...

This looks good. It's available in green(and lots of other colours too). I think it's for children?

Fingers crossed for you

Sorry, x-post, RightUpMyRue, there certainly does appear to be a dragon - that's probably less right (he wants to be a rangers apprentice & they are very into being hidden - that doesn't look like a hiding sort of cloak - more a Look At Me type of cloak). But good to have a reserve if shipping from US doesn't work out.

What about this?

What do you lot do to find all of these?! I spent ages & got precisely nowhere. RightUpMyRue - your second one looks good too - will drop them an email (was a bit about the £27 postage, and then realised postage from US is going to be slightly more!

or this?

I saw that one, insanityscratching ... it's amazing isn't it but possibly not quite small boy up a tree!

Oh, Oh! You need the MNer who got married, had her little sister as ring bearer who interpreted that as a Hobbit ringbearer! Her cloak was lovely he photos are fab!

Can't remember MNer's name... blast.

Montmartre, I remember her. That thread made me cry a little bit. Her sister was so proud

It was DoubleNegativePanda, I think.

Ah- thanks! It was lovely wasn't it fluffy?

Oh, yy, I remember that thread - lovely! Her little sister was adorable. And much nicer to be a hobbit rather than a boring old white dressed bridesmaid. Humm, will look out for her...

You could post on the Arts and Crafts section and see if anyone could make you one

So what is the bronze oak leaf for??? (and what is the book too please?)

The book is Rangers Apprentice series - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranger%27s_Apprentice - they are pretty good, actually - fantasy/medieval stuff. Good idea on arts & crafts, might try that...

Sorry, & the bronze oak leaf is the rangers symbol - you get a silver one when you're a full ranger, but ds knows he's still just an apprentice

Make one! I made my older two hobbit cloaks were little out of grey fleece and a readily available pattern. Fleece does not fray so i didn't need to hem the cloaks.

My DS makes similar requests, I had to make a ninja outfit last year and this year he has asked for a "green robe" (he means a greek myths style affair).

My DS3 is 7 too.

wiggly, have you got a patter suitable for complete beginners? Am really incompetant...!