6 Months Sock Monkey Hat

With how popular these sock monkey hats are, I am tempted to start a mini sock monkey hat factory out of my kitchen 😉 This sock monkey hat is a free crochet pattern and is written for size 6  months.  My guess is that is may fit 3-9 months.. but as you all know, heads come in many shapes and sizes. If you are looking for other sizes, check out the 0-3 month sock monkey hat, Toddler Sock monkey hat, and the Child size sock monkey hat.

 

Supplies:

5mm hook
3.75 mm hook (for the ears)
Yarn Needle
2 buttons
Medium weight/4 ply “I Love this Yarn”

Abbreviations:
CH – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
HDC – Half Double Crochet
DC – Double Crochet

CH 3 does not count as a double crochet

Instructions:

Starting with white yarn
Round 1: Magic Ring, CH 3, DC 10, pull ring tight, join to top ch of  CH 3
Round 2: CH 3, 2 dc each CH around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (20 DC)
Round 3: CH 3. *2 DC in next DC, DC in next DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (30 DC)
Round 4: CH 3. *2 DC in next DC, DC in next 2 DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (40 DC)
Round 5: CH 3. *2 dc in next DC, dc in next 7 DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (45 DC)

Change colors to pink

Round 6: CH 3, DC in each DC around. Join to top CH of CH 3.

Change colors gray

Round 7-11: CH 3, DC in each DC around. Join to top CH of CH 3.
Do not finish off.

First Earflap:

Row 1:SC in next 12 stitches
Row 2: Turn, Sc in next 11 stitches
Row 3: Turn, SC in next 10 stitches
Row 4: Turn,  SC in next 9 stitches
Row 5: Turn, SC in next 8 stitches
Row 6: Turn, SC in next 7 stitches
Row 7: Turn, SC in next 6 stitches
Row 8: Turn, SC in next 5 stitches
Row 9: Turn, SC in next 4 stitches
Row 10: Turn, SC in next 3 stitches finish off
Attach yarn (counting from the seam of the hat, to the right) into
the 20th stitch.

Second Earflap:

Row 1:  SC in next 12 stitches
Row 2: Turn, Sc in next 11 stitches
Row 3: Turn, SC in next 10 stitches
Row 4: Turn,  SC in next 9 stitches
Row 5: Turn, SC in next 8 stitches
Row 6: Turn, SC in next 7 stitches
Row 7: Turn, SC in next 6 stitches
Row 8: Turn, SC in next 5 stitches
Row 9: Turn, SC in next 4 stitches
Row 10: Turn, SC in next 3 stitches, Do not finish off

TURN and SC around the edge of the hat, Join to CH 1. Finish off

 

Mouth:

With pink yarn, CH 13
Skip CH and SC down CH (12 SC)
Change to white yarn, CH 2, HDC around (3 HDC on both ends), Connect to CH 12
Finish off and attach to  face with yarn needle

Eyes:

Attach two buttons for eyes

Ears: (USING 3.75 mm hook)

Magic circle, CH 3, 10 DC inside ring, connect to top of CH 3
CH 2, 2 HDC in each DC, connect to top of CH 2
CH 1, 1 sc in each HDC,  connect to CH 1

Finish off and repeat. Attach with yarn needle

Braids:

Cut 48 three foot long strands of yarn
Fold yarn in half (24 strands for each braid folded makes 48 for each braid)
I attached 8 strands of each color into the 3 last SC at the end of the earflaps.