BiBa Crafts: How to crochet - cat hat - step by step

Cat hat for 1 to 3 years old girl

You will need:

Yarn for hook size 2-3mm, about 50g (up to you, I used acrylic yarn)

3 different colors

Flower or bow for decoration (up to you)

Abbreviations

st(s) - stitch (es)

ch - chain

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

hdc - half double crochet

1) Magic ring

2) Chain 1, 9hdc into the ring

3) Mark where is going to be end of the round and start of the new one, 2hdc into same st (repeat around)

4) Replace marker, hdc into next st, 2hdc into same st (repeat around)

5) Replace marker, hdc into next 2sts, 2hdc into same st (repeat around)

6) Replace marker, hdc into next 4 sts, 2hdc into same st (repeat around)

7) Replace marker, hdc into next 6sts, 2hdc into same st (repeat around)

8) Replace marker, hdc into next 8sts, 2hdc into same st, add sts this way until you have a needed size (I have 81st/round) you can find the hat sizing chart here on my blog

9) Continue without adding sts until you have the needed height of the hat +- 2cm (19 to 21cm)

Ear-covers

1) Chain 2, hdc into next 14 sts

2) Chain 2, hdc into next 14 spaces (repeat 3 rows)

3) Chain 2, reduce 1 st into start of the row and 1 st into end of the row, continue until you have 2sts. Chain 2 between the last 2hdc, bind off

Make another ear-cover on the opposite side but more to the back of hat (see image)

Dc around the base of the hat and ear-covers with base color, change color and repeat one more round, bind off

Ears (top of the hat)

1) Attach the yarn to the 4th round from the top (center) of the hat

2) Pull the yarn and chain 1

3) Insert the hook and pull the yarn by making sc around the 5th round from the center of the hat

4) Turn the hat (to crochet second row) 3hdc into space, chain 1, 3hdc into same space, attach the yarn to the 3rd and than to the2nd round from center of the hat

5) Turn the hat, hdc into space between the hat and the hdc, hdc into next 2 spaces, 2hdc into same space (top of ear), chain 1, 2hdc into same space (top of ear) hdc into next 3 spaces. Attach the yarn by sl st around 7th and than around the 8th round from the center of hat

6) Turn the hat, hdc into the next 5 spaces, 2hdc into the same spase, chain 1, 2hdc into the same space (top of the ear), hdc into the next 5 spaces, bind off