DIY tutorial on how to make a Frozen Elsa wig out of yarn!
My sweet 6 year old has been saving her money for 4 months because she wanted to buy her own Elsa costume for Halloween. They finally went on sale and we were able to snag this gorgeous Elsa dress for under $14 on Amazon plus it was Prime eligible so we got it in 2 days! Just in case you are still looking for a costume here is the link to the Frozen Elsa Costume
Once we had the dress my short brown haired daughter said, I sure wish I had a wig. Real wigs get tangled so easy and they are so pricey, so I thought I bet that I can find some white yarn and make one myself. I set out to figure out how to make a Frozen Elsa wig! Yarn happened to be on sale at my local store and it was perfect! It was a pure white with hints of sparkle in it….perfect for a Elsa wig! If you look close in this picture you can see the sparkle!
I gathered my tools that I thought I would need. I started with a skein of yarn (that is the extent of my yarn knowledge–it is called a skein!), a stretchy headband, and because I don’t knit, I used my 8 year old’s rainbow loom picker thing. Yeah, see even someone as un-crafty as me can pull this off! It only took one skein of yarn and I didn’t even use it all!
Although I used just a headband I suggest that you use a knit winter cap, so you can glue the hair strands in place along the backside. A white one would make this SO easy, but in my little town there were NO white caps to be found so I used a black one that we had. To complicate it even more the black hat was covered in sequence! ha! This wig I made certainly isn’t perfect and you can still see some black parts, but my 6 year old is THRILLED and that is all that really matters! 🙂 I got a soccer ball to use as a “mold” of my daughter’s head and to make it easier to make the Elsa wig. You can use a bowl if you can find one the right size.
To start you need to cut 6 strands of yarn at 80 inches each. Then you fold them in half. With your thumb and pointer finger pinch about an inch down to make a “loop”. Hook your “rainbow loom picker thing” into the loop…..
…..then pull it through the headband/hat.
For the next part you pull all of the long strings through the loop
Then pull tight to make a knot.
Eventually you will fold them over so the remainder of the headband isn’t visible.
Continue this all the way around half of the headband. At this point I used hot glue and glued the headband to a cap. I glued the strands all the way down from the front of the hat to the back base of the hat. I then swooped it to the side and braided it in one braid.
I ran out of hot glue sticks at this point and had to stop to go get the kids from school anyway. I had planned on making some swoopy bangs and covering up the black spots that you could still see in the back when I got some more hot glue sticks. When my 6 year old came home, tried it on, and looked in the mirror, she GASPED. She loved it just the way it was, I told her what I had planned to do and she said, that it was already perfect. Her big smile and big hug were the perfect way to finish off this project! 🙂
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What a great idea! you did an awesome job on it. so glad your daughter is happy with it!
LOVE this! You are amazingly creative!! Looks fantastic.
LOVE! My daughter is going to be Elsa for Halloween and the wig I bought her just doesn’t fit.
What a great idea! My little girl would love to make one of these!
How crafty! The outcome looks really good. I bet a lot of people could use this for their Halloween costume this year!
You did a very good job in creating on your own a Elsa wig. I think it is so cute and costs a lot less than buying in the store!
That’s a really good idea. I wish I was crafty and could make things like this. You did a good job on it!
This is such an awesome idea! My daughter hates traditional wigs because they are so itchy, this would be a great alternative!
Such a neat idea, Frozen became something big !
Oh, this is so perfect. My little sisters birthday is in a couple days and she is in love with elsa. I am buying her a costume but not a wig. All the wings just tangle but I love this tutorial. You really are so creative.
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Great DIY! I think it’s super cute and my niece would love it!