This free pattern is great for any Easter home decoration or even as an every day staple in your kitchen by adding it to our farm animal inspired hats coming soon. There is a printable PDF version is available at my Etsy shop for $2.00
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Materials List:
- 10 yards, #4 Worsted Weight, Aran. I used Caron,Simply Soft 5 oz/141gm 240 yds/219 m in the White colorway.
- 0.8 yards #4 Worsted Weight, Aran. I used Caron,Simply Soft 5 oz/141gm 240 yds/219 m in the Soft Pink colorway.
- US size G/6 crochet hook (4.00 mm)
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
Gauge
14 stitches x 10 rows = 4″ square
Pattern used for gauge: half double crochet
Abbreviations
CH – chain
DC — Double Crochet
HD – Half-double Crochet
SC — Single Crochet
SLST – Slip Stitch
ST(S) – Stitch(es)
Notes:
- This hat is worked from the top down.
- The chains at the beginning of the round do not count as a stitch.
- The ears are made in 2 pieces each, and then crocheted together
Pattern Instructions
Round 1: with magic ring, ch 2, 8hd in magic ring, OR ch 3, 8hd in 3rd ch from hook, sl st into frst hd (8hds)
Round 2: ch 2, 2hd in each st across, sl st into first hd (16 hds)
Round 3: ch2, hd in first st,* 2hd in next st, hd in next st*repeat from * to * 2hd in last st, sl st into first hd. (24 hds)
Round 4: ch2, hd in first st, *2hd in next st, hd in next 2 sts* repeat from * to * up tp last 2 sts, 2hd in next st, hd in last st, sl st into first hd. (32 hds)
Round 5: ch2,hd in first hd, hd in next 6 hds *2 hd in next st, hd in next 7 sts,* repeat from * to * 2hd in last st, sl st into first hd. (36 hds)
Round 6-10: ch2, hd in each st, sl st into first hd. (36 hds)
Fasten off after round 10.
Ears
With White or Main Color; Make 2
With Soft Pink; Make 2
See photos in Special stitches section below
Ch 13,
Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in next 3st, hd in next 4 sts, dc in next 3 sts, 4dc in last st, on the next opposite side of the chain, dcin next3 st, hdin next 4sts, hd in next 4sts, sc in last 4 sts. (26 sts)Fasten off.
Place the pink ear, made above, on top of the white ear. With the white yarn place a slip knot on your hook. With the pink facing you attach yarn top right of the ear, see photo, you will be crocheting through the stitches on both layers.
Row 1: sc in next 11 sts, 2sc in next 4 sts, sc in next 11 sts. (30 sts) Fasten off
Repeat for last ear.
Finishing
Sew Ears to the top of the hat.
Weave in all ends.



Working through both layers.


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