Variations for the Basic Baby Hat

Basic Baby Hat Variations

Designed by Dusti Rose Hendricks

Sheep Of Delight Crochet

Here are some variations for the Basic Baby hat pattern.  Feel free to use any colors of yarn you want.  Start with the Basic Baby Hat Pattern found here; then crochet whichever details you’d like to add.

Skill Level-Easy

Gauge- 4 hdc stitches per inch

Finished Measurements- 4 1/2” tall x roughly 13” around

Materials-

                 Simply Soft yarn in colors of your choice

                 F/5 (3.75 MM) crochet hook

                 Yarn or tapestry needle

                 Scissors

                 Stitchmarkers

                 Polyester Fiberfill

Special stitches-

Abbreviations-

                 Rnd…Round                                  Sc…..Single Crochet 

                 Ch….Chain                                     St(s)..Stitch(es)

                 Inc….Increase                                Dec…Decrease

                 Rep…Repeat                                 Sl St..Slip Stitch

Bears

Ears

Make 2.

Rnd 1: Hdc 8 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Hdc 8 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: (2 Hdc) rep in each st around (16 sts)

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Nose

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc in the first 3 sts, Sc in the last 3 (9 sts)

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Eyespots

For the grizzly bear.

Rnd 1: Hdc 8 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Hdc 8 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: (2 Hdc) rep in each st around (16 sts)

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Finishing-

Sew the nose just above the rim of the front center of the hat.  For the polar bear, stitch eyes on either side of the nose.  For the grizzly bear, stitch eyes on the eyespots and attach eyespots on either side of the nose.  For both bears, add ears last.  I flatten the hat with the face on the front and sew the ears just behind the top edge of the hat. Feel free to experiment with the positioning and use the pictures as a guide.

Bugs

Eyespots

Make 2.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc in each of the 6 sts around (12 sts)

Rnd 3: [Inc in one st, Sc in the next 3] rep 3 times around (15 sts)

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Nose

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: [Inc in the first 2 sts, Sc in the next 1] rep 2 times around (10 sts)

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Antenna (Set One)

Use the same color yarn you used for the bug head.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc in each of the 6 sts around (12 sts)

Rnd 3: [Inc in one st, Sc in the next 3] rep 3 times around (15 sts)

Rnd 4: [Dec, Sc 3] rep 3 times around (12 sts)

Rnd 5: Dec 6 (6 sts)

Rnds 6-7: Sc 6 (6 sts)

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Antenna (Set Two)

Use the same color yarn you used for the bug nose.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc in each of the 6 sts around (12 sts)

Rnd 3: [Inc in one st, Sc in the next 3] rep 3 times around (15 sts)

Rnd 4: [Dec, Sc 3] rep 3 times around (12 sts)

Rnd 5: Dec 6 (6 sts)

Switch to black yarn. Ch 10.

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Finishing-

Sew the nose just above the rim of the front center of the hat.  Use black yarn to sew an eye on each eyespot.  Sew the finished eyespots to either side of the nose.  For Antenna (Set One), sew the final round of the antenna to the top of the hat.  For Antenna (Set Two), sew the loose end of the chain to the top of the hat.

Skunk

Ears

Make 2.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: [Inc in the first st, Sc in the next] rep 3 times around (9 sts)

Rnd 3:[Inc 2, Sc] rep 3 times around (15 sts)

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Nose

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc in the first 3 sts, Sc in the last 3 (9 sts)

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Eyespots

Make 2.

Rnd 1: Sc 6 in magic ring OR Ch 2, Sc 6 in 2^nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: Inc in each of the 6 sts around (12 sts)

Rnd 3: [Inc in one st, Sc in the next 3] rep 3 times around (15 sts)

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Stripe

Row 1: Ch 26

Round 1: Starting in the 2^nd ch from hook, sc in the first 24 ch-sts.  3 Sc in the last ch-st, turning around the end of the ch.  Sc 24 back down the other side of the ch.

Finish off with a slip stitch and weave in ends.

Finishing-

Sew the nose just above the rim of the front center of the hat.  Use black yarn to sew an eye on each eyespot.  Sew the finished eyespots to either side of the nose.  Sew on the ears and then sew the stripe up the back of the head so that it ends in the middle of the skunk’s forehead.