Character: Dunno is the hero of a series of books by Nikolai Nosov. This mischievous boy does not want to put up with the fact that everyone considers him a stranger.

Costume: The author of books about Dunno, Nikolai Nosov, describes his costume in detail: “Dunno wore a bright blue hat, canary yellow trousers and an orange shirt with a green tie.” Of course, the character will exactly match his description in the book. if there are yellow trousers and an orange shirt in the child’s wardrobe. But if there aren’t any, then don’t despair: any other bright and preferably contrasting-colored trousers and shirt will do. But you can’t do without a wide green tie and a blue hat! But... everything is in order!

Shirt: draw a pattern on paper (see Fig. 11 “Drawing of Dunno’s shirt and trousers”) and transfer it to fabric using a piece of soap, pencil or tailor’s chalk. Remember that the pattern is given without seam allowances and when cutting you need to add 1 cm on each side. Cut out the details of the shirt. Overcast the middle back seam. Sew the right and left sides of the back, leaving an opening for the fastener. Iron the seam. Sew shoulder seams. Overcast shoulder seams. Sew the main part of the jacket with sleeves and overcast the seam. Sew the side seam of the jacket and the bottom seam of the sleeve at the same time and overcast. Fold the bottom of the jacket and sleeves. Sew a button and loop to the back of the cut under the fastener.

From the same fabric as the shirt, cut out the collar - four identical parts, since it consists of two parts. Place them face to face and stitch along the edges. Turn each part of the collar inside out and iron. Place the collar on the neckline and stitch. Dressmakers with at least a little experience can hide the neckline between two parts of the collar.

Panties: Cut it out of yellow fabric, having first drawn a drawing on paper (see Fig. 12 “Drawing of Dunno’s shirt and trousers”) and not forgetting to add seam allowances. Sew the crotch seams and overcast them. Sew the middle seam and overcast it. Fold the top cut (waistband) and the bottom. Cut the straps from the same fabric as the pants, fold the strap parts in pairs face to face and stitch along the edge, leaving space for turning out. Turn the straps right side out and iron. Sew the back end of the straps to the trousers, sew loops on the front of the straps, and sew buttons on the front of the pants.

It may very well be that in the closet of a stylish grandfather in the past, there was exactly the kind of tie lying around that was needed for a suit. If not, then it can be easily made from a piece of bright green fabric. To do this, you need to draw a tie pattern on paper
(see Fig. 12 “Drawing of Dunno’s hat and tie”), and then cut out two identical parts from the fabric. Remember that patterns are given without seam allowances (1 cm on each side). Then fold the parts face to face and stitch along the contour, leaving a 5-7 cm long slot at the narrow end of the tie. Turn the tie right side out through the left slot. Sew the slit neatly from the front side, trying to ensure that the seam is not visible. Iron the finished tie. Fold the top end of the tie along the fold line and stitch the edge on the wrong side. Thread an elastic band into the resulting hole, adjusted to the circumference of the child’s neck.


Rice. 12. Drawing of Dunno shirt and trousers ---------------Fig. 13. Drawing of Dunno’s hat and tie

More simple is method of making a tie from paper. To do this, you need to draw the outline of the tie on paper up to the fold line. The tie can be immediately cut out of green or white paper and then painted. Remember that the paper must be thick enough to withstand the holiday and not wrinkle or even tear prematurely. Pin the finished tie to the shirt collar with a safety pin or sew on it.

Note: To obtain a deep, bright color, it is better to use gouache. To prevent the surface painted with gouache from being smeared, you can add PVA glue to the paint in a 1:1 ratio.

hat can be made from whatman paper, having first let it rest under a press so that the finished hat does not roll up. A drawing of the details of Dunno's hat is given in Fig. 13. The brim of the hat and the base (crown) should be blue, with zeros on both sides. Glue the base of the hat along the side allowance. When cutting out the brim of a hat, it is necessary to add a gluing allowance along the inner circumference of the part 1 cm wide and cut it. ("apply glue to the allowance for gluing the brim of the hat and glue them to the main part so that the allowance is on the wrong side of the hat. Paint the hat or cover it with blue paper.

Note: For gluing paper parts, it is better to use IVA glue or a glue stick. Regular office glue leaves sloppy, glossy spots on paper, so it’s best not to use it.

To the top of the hat glue the tassel, which is done as follows: a sheet of paper (preferably corrugated) is cut into strips, not reaching the edge, and rolled tightly at the uncut end, secured with thread or tape.

Naughty whirlwinds of Dunno You can draw it on the hat with yellow paint (see Fig. 13 “Drawing of Dunno’s hat and tie”) or cut it out of not very thick paper, paint it yellow, “curl” it with scissors or a pencil, and then glue it to the hat.