MATERIALS
50gr Schachenmayr Merino Extrafine 131yrd/50g, DK / 8 ply (11 wpi)
in yellow and black colors, crochet hook C.
SKILL LEVEL
Easy/Intermediate
SIZE
HC 44-46 cm
ABBREVIATIONS
Ch =chain
St= stitch
Sc=single crochet
Sc2tog = single crochet 2 stitches together
Hdc= half double crochet
Dc= double crochet
Tc= triple crochet
Dc2tog = double crochet 2 stitches together
scfp=single crochet front post
Sl st = slip stitch
Rep = repeat
Rnd=Round
INSTRUCTIONS
HAT
Rnd 1 (yellow): Magic Ring, 12 dc into the ring (12 sts)
Rnd 11-12 (black): dc in each of next 96 sts.
Rnd 13-16 (yellow): dc in each of next 96 sts.
Rnd 17-18 (black): dc in each of next 96 sts.
Rnd 19 (yellow): dc in each of next 96 sts.
EARFLAPS
Row 1: ch3, dc in each of next 19 sts, turn
Row 2: ch2, dc2tog, dc in each of next 13 sts, dc3tog, turn.
Row 3: ch2, dc2tog, dc in each of next 9 sts, dc3tog, turn.
Row 4: ch2, dc2tog, dc in each of next 5 sts, dc3tog, turn.
Cut yarn. Count 19 sts from the last st of the first earflap and crochet the second earflap as the first one.
Fasten off, weave in ends.
ANTENNA (2x)
Rnd 1: chain 2 stitches, 6 sc in second st.
Rnd 2: 2 sc in each of next 6 sts.
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next st*, repeat from* to*.
Rnd 4-7: sc in each of next 18 sts.
Rnd 8: *sc2tog, 1 sc in next st* 6 times.
Rnd 9-22: sc in each of next 12 sts.
Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.
FLOWER
Rnd 1: ch2, 10 sc in the 2nd st, sl st.
Rnd 2: *ch4, 2 tc in the same st, 2 tc and ch4 in next st, sl st in next st*, repeat from* to* 5 times.
EYES
in yellow color:
Row 1: Using a hook 3 mm, chain 16 stitches, dc in fourth stitch and each of next 11 stitches, turn.
Row 2: ch2, dc in each of next 10 sts, dc2tog, turn.
Row 3: ch2, dc in each of next 8 sts, dc2tog, turn.
Row 4: ch2, dc in each of next 6 sts, dc2tog, turn.
Row 5: ch2, dc in each of next 4 sts, dc2tog, turn.
Row 6: ch2, dc in each of next 2 sts, dc2tog, turn.
Around the eye work one round of sc´s. Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing to hat.
in white color:
Rnd 1: Using a hook 2,5 mm, chain 2 stitches, 6 sc in second st.
Rnd 2: *2 sc in each of next 2 sts, sc in next sc*, repeat from* to* twice.
Rnd 3: *2 sc in next st, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sts*, repeat from* to* twice.
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 2 sts*, repeat from* to twice.
FINISHING
Sew antennas and eyes to hat. As a nose you can use a pompon. Weave in all ends. All around hat crochet one round in sc´s or crab sts.
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