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Pattern
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Point
Sizes
0 – 12 mths crochet round 1 – 5, proceed to the back
of the head
1 – 3 year crochet round 1 – 6, proceed to the
back of the head
3 – 12 years crochet round 1 – 8, proceed to the back of
the head
Adult crochet all 10 rounds, proceed
to the back of the head
Start: ch 2
Round1: 3 sc in the first st on the ch (3)
Round2:
2 sc in each st all the way around (6)
Round3: (1 sc in the next st, increase) (9)
Round4: 1 sc in each st (9)
Round 5: 2 sc in each st (18)
Round 6: (1 sc I in the next 8 sts, increase)
2 times (20)
Round 7: 1 sc in each st (20)
Round 8: (1 sc in the next 9 sts, increase) 2
times (22)
Round 9: 1 sc in each st (22)
Round 10: increase in next 6 sts, 1 sc in next 10
sts, increase in remaining 6 sts (34)
Back of the head
To create the
back of the head, ch the given number of sts. Then proceed to the sides
Sizes
0 – 12 mths ch 15
1 – 3 year ch 15
3 – 12 years ch 20
Adult ch 30
The sides
Round 1: 1
sc in each st on the ch, 1 sc in each st on the point, 1 sc down the back loops
of the chain, 4 sts in the very last st on the chain. DO NOT turn
Row 1: 1 sc
in each st all the way around, ch 1, t
Row 2: 1 sc
in each st all the way around except for the last st where you increase, ch 1,
t
Repeat row
2 the same number of times, as you chained for the back of the head (see the
diagram under “back of the head”)
Finish
To create a
nice finish on the hat, yarn with fur or similar effects might be nice to look
at. This can also be done in the sane yarn as you crochet the hat from, or in
other yarn of similar weight.
Sizes
0 – 12 mths ch 15
1 – 3 year ch 15
3 – 12 years ch 20
Adult ch 30
With the
yarn for the finish: chain the given amount of stitches as shown above this. 1
sc in each st on the ch, Sl st the tie on to the hat.
Work 1 sc
in each st half way around the hat. At the point:
Sizes
0 – 12 mths decrease once in the middle
1 – 3 year decrease once in the middle
3 – 12 years decrease twice in the middle
Adult decrease three times before,
in and after the middle
At the
other end, ch the same amount of sts as for the first tie, 1 sc in each st on
the ch, sl st to the hat, cut the yarn and sow in the ends.
Alternative
Alternatively,
start by
Sizes
0 – 12 mths ch 30
1 – 3 year ch 40
3 – 12 years ch 50
Adult ch 55
Crochet
around once, just like Round 1 of the sides (1 sc in each st down the ch, 4 in
the last) up one side and back down the backside of the ch, 4 sc in the last
st. DO NOT turn.
Row 1: 1 sc in the next:
0 – 12 mths 14 sts
1 – 3 year 19 sts
3 – 12 years 24 sts
Adult 26 sts
Decrease, 1
sc in the remaining sts on the ch, increase in the last. Ch 1, t
For
finishing: follow the instructions under “finish”
