How to Crochet a Hat with Ears, Eyes, and Nose

Materials Needed

You’ll need:

• 80g of pink 100% cotton yarn;
• 50g of the same yarn, but in grey color;
• Odds of black 100% acryl yarn;
• Odds of the same yarn, but in white color;
• Crochet hooks 3.5 and 4.5.

Patterns Used

Half-crochets: Start every row with 2 chain stitches increase, circle the row with 1 slip stitch in the chain stitch increase.

Stitch Control

14 stitches x 10 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Hat

Form a magic ring with grey yarn.

1st Row (crochet hook 4.5): 2 chain stitches increase, then make 9 half-crochets in the ring, 1 slip stitch in the 2nd chain stitch increase. Draw the end of yarn to tighten the ring;

2nd-7th Rows: Following the scheme, make 55 half-crochets after the 7th row, including 2 chain stitches increase. Make 5 rows of half-crochets and finish your work.

13th Row: Join pink yarn with the help of 1 slip stitch in the 2nd chain stitch increase and make 2 chain stitches increase and 1 half-crochet in every stitch of the 12th row, 1 slip stitch in the 2nd chain stitch increase. Make 3 more rows in the same way as the 13th row.

Then work straight and reversed rows to create the right ear.

Right Ear

Work according to Scheme 2.

1st Row: 2 chain stitches increase, 1 half-crochet in the next 13 stitches, turn your work, then continue according to the scheme;

9th-30th Rows: 2 chain stitches increase, 1 half-crochet in each of the next 7 stitches, turn your work;

31st Row: 2 chain stitches and 1 half-crochet together, 1 half-crochet in the next 4 stitches, 2 half-crochets together, turn your work = 6 half-crochets, including 2 chain stitches increase;

32nd Row: 2 chain stitches increase, 1 half-crochet in every stitch of the row, finish your work. Create the second ear on the opposite side with 14 half-crochets in the same manner as the 1st ear. Fasten the lower edge of the hat, including edges of ears with 1 row of single crochets.

Eyes

Work according to Scheme 3 with crochet hook 3.5 and white yarn; tighten the ring after the 1st row. Cut the yarn, leaving a long end of yarn after the 4th row. Make the pupil with crochet hook 3.5 and black yarn according to Scheme 4 in the magic ring; tighten the ring after the 1st row, cut the yarn after the 2nd row, leaving a long end.

Round Ears

Make half-crochets with pink yarn and crochet hook 4.5, form a magic ring, and tighten the ring after the 1st row. Crochet in spirals with grey yarn for 4 rows, tighten stitches at the end of the 10th row, and finish your work.

Nose

Using crochet hook 3.5 and black yarn:

1st Row: 1 chain stitch increase, 10 single crochets in the ring, 1 slip stitch in chain stitch increase. Tighten the ring.

2nd Row: 1 chain stitch increase, *2 single crochets in the next stitch, 1 single crochet in the next stitch*; repeat from * to *, 1 slip stitch in the chain stitch increase, finish your work.

Assembly

Create pompoms and sew them at an 8 cm distance from each other. Sew pupils to the white part of the eye and attach the eyes to the right side of the upper part of the hat. Sew the nose and embroider whiskers with black yarn.