Hood for Tots

This beautiful free hood crochet pattern is designed for toddlers.  I couldn’t get a picture of it on my daughter because she has a cold and is currently a snot face. But when she gets better I will be sure to post a picture on my facebook fanpage.

Supplies

Size 5 mm  hook.
Simply Soft yarn (pink, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, maroon)

Abbreviations 

CH-Chain
SC - Single Crochet
HDC – Half Double Crochet 

 

Get Started!

I started with pink yarn

Round 1: Magic Circle, CH 2, 4 HDC in Magic Circle. Join to top of CH 2. (5 stitches including CH 2)
Round 2: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Join to top of CH 2. (5 stitches including CH 2)
Round 3: CH 2, HDC in same stitch, **2 HDC in next stitch, repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 10 stitches including CH 2)
Round 4: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 10 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used orange)

Round 5: CH 2, HDC in same stitch,HDC in next stitch **2 HDC in next  stitch,HDC in next stitch repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 15 stitches including CH 2)
Round 6: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 15 stitches including CH 2)
Round 7: CH 2, HDC in same stitch, HDC in next 2 stitches **2 HDC in next stitch, HDC in next 2 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 20 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used yellow)

Round 8: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 20stitches including CH 2)
Round 9: CH 2, HDC in same stitch,HDC in next  3 stitches  **2 HDC in next stitch, HDC in next 3 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 25 stitches including CH 2)
Round 10: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 25 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used green)

Round 11: CH 2, HDC in same stitch, HDC in next 4 stitches**2 HDC in next stitch, HDC in next 4 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 30 stitches including CH 2)
Round 12: CH 2, HDC in same stitch, HDC in next 5 stitches **2 HDC in next stitch, HDC in next 5 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 35 stitches including CH 2)
Round 13: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 35 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used blue)

Round 14: CH 2, HDC in same stitch, HDC in next 6 stitches **2 HDC in next stitch, HDC in next 6 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 40 stitches including CH 2)
Round 15: CH 2, HDC in same stitch, HDC in next 7 stitches**2 HDC in next stitch, HDC in next 7 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 45 stitches including CH 2)
Round 16: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 45 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used purple)

Round 17: CH 2, HDC in same stitch,HDC in next  8 stitches **2 HDC  in next stitch, HDC in next 8 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 50 stitches including CH 2)
Round 18: CH 2, HDC in same stitch, HDC in next 9 stitches **2 HDC  in next stitch HDC in next 9 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 55 stitches including CH 2)
Round 19: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Join to top of CH 2. (total of 55 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used maroon)

Round 20: CH 2, HDC in same stitch, HDC in next 10 stitches **2 HDC  in next stitch, HDC in next 10 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Do NOT join. TURN (total of 60 stitches including CH 2)
Round 21: CH 2, HDC in same stitch, HDC in next  11 stitches**2 HDC in next stitch, HDC  in next 11 stitches, repeat from ** 3 more times. Do NOT join. TURN (total of 65 stitches including CH 2)
Round 22: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Do NOT join. TURN (total of 65 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used pink)

Round 23-25: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Do NOT join. TURN (total of 65 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used orange)

Round 26-28: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Do NOT join. TURN (total of 65 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used yellow)

Round 29-31: CH 2, HDC in each stitch. Do NOT join. TURN (total of 65 stitches including CH 2)

Change Colors (I used green)

Round 32-33: CH 1, SC in each stitch (the ENTIRE way around the hat)(two stitches on both corners) Join into first SC.

Round 34: CH 1, SC across the front of the hat only.

Change colors (I used blue)

Round 35-36: CH 1, SC in each stitch (the ENTIRE way around the hat)(two stitches on both corners) Join into first SC.

Round 37:  TURN, SC across the front of the hat only.

*** You should have 4 SC rows around the neck of the hat and 6 SC rows around the front of the hat***

Change colors (I used purple)

Round 38-40: TURN, CH 1, SC in each stitch across the front of the hat.

Round  41: SC around the neck of the hat. When you get back to the front of the hat, SC into the same stitches you put Round 38 through (the first purple row that went into the last blue row)  Finish off and weave in ends.

Add braids to the corners of the hat. I used 6 strands (folded making 12) for each braid.