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Cat Nap Hat

August 2, 2014 By Corina 1 Comment

Cat Nap Hat- free crochet pattern - sizes adult, child, and toddler

 

This fun cat lover crochet hat is designed to have a warm, stretchy & snug fit around the ears. The hat (in sizes adult, child, and toddler) is great for all seasons and all reasons!

Supplies
Med/Worsted Weight Yarn (I used black I Love This Yarn and pink Red Heart Super Saver)
I/9- 5.5 MM Crochet Hook
Yarn Needle

Stitches Used 
CH – Chain
SC – Single Crochet
FSC – Foundation Single Crochet
FPSC – Front Post Single Crochet
FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet

Sizes
Toddler (Child, Teen/Adult)

Starting At The Brim

Round 1: FSC 52 (56, 60) Join to first FSC.
Round 2: CH 1, FPSC 52 (56, 60) times. Join to first FPSC.
Round 3: CH 1, **FPDC into next stitch, SC into next stitch. Repeat from ** around. Join to first FPDC.

For Toddler size repeat Round 3 two more times.
For Child size repeat Round 3 four more times.
For Teen/Adult size repeat Round 3 five more times.

Do not finish off.

Body Of The Cat Nap Hat

Round 1: CH 1, SC into the back loop of the next 52 (56, 60) stitches around. Join to first SC.
Round 2: CH 1, **SC into next 2 stitches. CH 3. Skip 2 stitches. Repeat from ** around. Join to first SC.
Round 3: Slip stitch into next SC. Slip stitch into CH space. CH 1, 2 SC into CH space. CH 3. **2 SC into next CH space. CH 3. Repeat from ** around. Join to first SC.

For Toddler size repeat Round 3 twenty more times.
For Child size repeat Round 3 twenty five more times.
For Teen/Adult size repeat Round 3 thirty more times.

Do not finish off.

Closing The End of The Hat 

Round 1: CH 1, SC into each SC around. (Skipping over ever CH space)  Join to first SC.
Round 2: CH 1, SC DEC around. Join to first SC DEC.
Finish off leaving a long tail.
Weave your yarn back and forth around each stitch around. Pull your yarn end and the hole should shut. Using your yarn needle.. go ahead and secure this hole shut.
Weave in your end.

Pom Pom Strings

Join the yarn to the center of the top of the hat.** CH 11, slip stitch back up the CH. Slip stitch into the top of the hat.
Repeat from ** 2 more times.
Finish off and weave in your ends.

Pom Poms

Use the Secure Pom Pom Tutorial for making 3 pom poms. Attach them to the end of your pom pom strings using your yarn needle.

Cat Ears

Make two in main hat color and two in contrasting color. 

Row 1: CH 9.Turn,skip 1 CH.  SC in next 8 stitches (8)
Row 2: Turn, (do not SC into same stitch)SC in next 7 stitches (7)
Row 3: Turn, (do not SC into same stitch) SC in next 6 stitches (6)
Row 4: Turn, (do not SC into same stitch) SC in next 5 stitches (5)
Row 5: Turn, (do not SC into same stitch) SC in next 4 stitches (4)
Row 6: Turn, (do not SC into same stitch) SC in next 3 stitches (3)
Row 7: CH 1, Turn, SC into same stitch and next 2 stitches (3)
Row 8: Turn, (do not SC into same stitch) SC into next 2 stitches

Finish off

Attach the contrasting ears over the main colored ones with a SC around the edge. Start at the right side and finish off on the left side. Put 3 SC into the top, center of the ear. Then attach the ears onto the hat, just behind the brim.

cat nap hat

 

Filed Under: Costumes, Free Patterns, Girls, Hats

Comments

  1. este says

    August 8, 2014 at 8:41 am

    Love this

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