OWL BABY HAT


Size 3 - 6 months 



Abbreviations

sl st slip stitch
sc single crochet

dc double crochet

[] work instructions within brackets as many times as directed



Materials

Yarn: Vanna's Choice, Lion Brand, medium worsted wait

Hook: H, 5 mm

Finishing tools: Plastic tapestry needle, sewing needle, brown, sewing thread


Description 

Round - 1 Chain 3, insert your hook in the first chain, and make 10 dc, close the circle with a sl st. (IF YOU WORK TIGHT, you can make 10-11 dc, but remember do not increase these two in the 5th row. Sl st to join, and close the circle.
Round - 2  chain 3, [1 dc, 2 dc] repeat [] around, close the circle with a sl st (must have approximately 18 stitches)
Round - 3 chain 3, [1 dc, 2 dc] repeat [] around, close the circle with a sl st (must have 27 stitches)
Round - 4 chain 3, [1 dc, 1 dc, 2dc], repeat [] around, close the circle with a sl st
Round - 5 chain 3, [1 dc, 1 dc, 1dc, 2dc], repeat [] around, close the circle with a sl st
Round - 6 45 dc around, do not increase (you may have 45-46 stitches, is doesn't matter how many stitches exactly, the most important thing is that you hat will have a nice shape).

Change color 

Round 7 to 10. Continue 45-46 ds, (do not increase)

Eyes

Round 1: Chain 3, insert your hook in the first chain, and make 10-12 double crochet, close the circle with a sl st.
Round 2: Chain 3, 2 dc in each stitch around 

Sew eyes to the hat, with black buttons in the middle 

Earflaps

Row 1 Chain 1, 9 single crochet
Row 2: decrease 1 single crochet
Row 3: decrease 1 single crochet    
in each next row decrease 1 single stitch, until you have only two stitches left, cut the yarn.

Tassels
Cut a few pieces of 6 inches long yarn. Put hook through loop on the tip of the earflap. Pull a loop of the yarns through, and pull the tail end through the loop, and work chain 30 chain stitches

Nose

Chain 5
Row 1: 4 double crochet, turn
Row 2: chain 1, 3 double crochet,
Row 3: Chain 1, 2 double crochet,
Row 4: Chain 1, 1 double crochet, 
cut the yarn, sew the nose to the hat,
(between owl's eyes)

Check my two videos for this hat 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU36mVHO440
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjy_oWjoq0s

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