0-3 Month Elf Hat

This free crochet pattern, for a 0-3 month Elf Hat, will be so adorable as a Christmas photo prop! Have fun with this YARNTASTIC holiday pattern!

Supplies

Medium Weight Yarn (I used a combination of Redheart and I love this yarn) ~Dark Green, Light Green, White, and Red
5 mm  Crochet Hook
Crochet needle (just for weaving in ends and attaching pom pom)

Stitches

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

Tip: When working my round, my last stitch went into the starting stitch, the one that had the CH 1 from the start of each round.. making it so the hat appears seamless.

Starting with red yarn
Round 1: Magic Circle, Ch 1, 10 HDC into Magic Circle. Join to first HDC. (10 HDC)
Round 2-3: CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (10 HDC)

Change to light green yarn
Round 4-5: CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (10 HDC)

Change to dark green yarn
Round 6-7: CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (10 HDC)

Change to white yarn
Round 8-9: CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (10 HDC)

Change to red yarn
Round 10-11: CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (10 HDC)

Change to light green yarn
Round 12-13: CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (10 HDC)

Change to dark green yarn
Round 14-15: CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (10 HDC)

Change to white yarn
Round 16-17: CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (10 HDC)

Change to red yarn
Round 18-19: CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (10 HDC)

Change to light green yarn
Round 20: Ch 1,** 2 HDC into first stitch, 1 HDC  into next stitch. Repeat from ** around. Join to top of first HDC (15 HDC)
Round 21:  CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (15 HDC)

Change to dark green yarn
Round 22: Ch 1,** 2 HDC into first stitch, 1 HDC  into next 2 stitches. Repeat from ** around. Join to top of first HDC (20 HDC)
Round 23:  CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (20 HDC)

Change to white yarn
Round 24: Ch 1,** 2 HDC into first stitch, 1 HDC  into next 3 stitches. Repeat from ** around. Join to top of first HDC (25 HDC)
Round 25:  CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (25 HDC)

Change to red yarn
Round 26: CH 1,** 2 HDC into first stitch, 1 HDC  into next 4 stitches. Repeat from ** around. Join to top of first HDC (30 HDC)
Round 27:  CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (30 HDC)

Change to light green yarn
Round 28: CH 1,** 2 HDC into first stitch, 1 HDC  into next 5 stitches. Repeat from ** around. Join to top of first HDC (35 HDC)
Round 29:  CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (35 HDC)

Change to dark green yarn
Round 30: CH 1,** 2 HDC into first stitch, 1 HDC  into next 6 stitches. Repeat from ** around. Join to top of first HDC (40 HDC)
Round 31:  CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (40 HDC)

Change to white  yarn
Round 32: CH 1,** 2 HDC into first stitch, 1 HDC  into next 7 stitches. Repeat from ** around. Join to top of first HDC (45 HDC)
Round 33:  CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (45 HDC)

Change to red yarn
Round 34-35:  CH 1, HDC into each stitch around, Join to first HDC  (45 HDC)

Change to light green

Round 36-38: CH 1, SC around. Join to first SC. (45SC)

Change to dark green

Round 39: CH 1, SC around. Join to first SC. (45SC)

Finish off

To make the pom pom I actually used a flyer that came into the mail. I wrapped each color around it 20 times  (one color at a time) Took the yarn off the flyer and tied in the middle.. cut loops and the sewn on the pom pom.

I also think a bell would be super cute instead of a pom pom. And I had even thought about adding a large  button to  the front of the hat.