CTHULHUBEARDHAT

MATERIALSNEEDED:
1. Worstedweightyarnincolorofyourchoice.IusedBernatBerella4in
DarkForestGreen.
2. SizeH(5mm)CrochetHook.
3. Tapestryneedleforsewing.
4. StitchMarkers
Sincethefirstpartofthehatisworkedinroundswithoutjoiningattheendofthe
round,Iwouldrecommendusingastitchmarkertokeeptrackofwhateveryour
firststitchissothatyoucancontinuetheround.
ERRATANOTE:Thispatternseemstoworkupsmallforalotofpeople.Please
tryusingaheavieryarnoralargerhookifthatseemstobethecaseforyou.I
haveheardthata6.5mmcrochethookworkswellforworstedweightyarn,
especiallyifyoucrochettightly.
DIRECTIONS:
WithCrochethookandyarn,
1. SC6intomagicring,JoinwithSLSTtofirstSC
2. 2SCineachSCaround(12sts),Donotjoin
3. (SCinnextstitch,2SCinnextstitch)x6(18sts),DonotJoin
4. (SCinnext2stitches,2SCinnextstitch)x6(24sts),DonotJoin
5. (SCinnext3stitches,2SCinnextstitch)x6(30sts),DonotJoin
6. (SCinnext4stitches,2SCinnextstitch)x6(36sts),DonotJoin
7. (SCinnext5stitches,2SCinnextstitch)x6(42sts),DonotJoin
8. (SCinnext6stitches,2SCinnextstitch)x6(48sts),DonotJoin
9. (SCinnext7stitches,2SCinnextstitch)x6(54sts),DonotJoin
10. (SCinnext8stitches,2SCinnextstitch)x6(60sts),DonotJoin
11. (SCinnext9stitches,2SCinnextstitch)x6(66sts),DonotJoin
12. (SCinnext10stitches,2SCinnextstitch)x6(72sts),DonotJoin
13. SCallthewayaround(72sts),DonotJoin
14. SCallthewayaround(72sts),DonotJoin
15. SCallthewayaround(72sts),DonotJoin
16. SCallthewayaround(72sts),DonotJoin
17. SCallthewayaround(72sts),DonotJoin
18. SCallthewayaround(72sts),DonotJoin
19. SCallthewayaround(72sts),DonotJoin
20. SCallthewayaround(72sts),DonotJoin
21. (SCinnext10stitches,2SCtog)x6(66sts),DonotJoin
22. SCallthewayaround(66sts),DonotJoin
23. SCallthewayaround(66sts),JOINwithaSLSTtofirstSC
24. CH1,Turn,SC54(leaveremaining12unworked)
25. (CH1,Turn,SC54)

26. (CH1,Turn,SC54)
27. (CH1,Turn,SC54)
28. (CH1,Turn,SC54)
29. (CH1,Turn,SC54)
30. (CH1,Turn,SC54)
31. CH12,JoinwithaSLSTtofirstSC
32. CH1,Turn,SC66,JoinwithaSLSTtofirstSC
33. CH1,Turn,SC66,JoinwithaSLSTtofirstSC
34. CH1,Turn,SC66,JoinwithaSLSTtofirstSC
35. CH1,Turn,SC66,JoinwithaSLSTtofirstSC
36. CH1,Turn,SC54(leavingremaining12unworked)
37. CH1,Turn,SC54
38. CH1,Turn,SC54
39. CH1,Turn,SC54
40. CH1,Turn,SC54
41. CH1,Turn,SC54,Tieoffandweaveinends.

TENTACLES(make8)
CH31
1. SCinsecondCHfromHook,SCinnext7stitches,3SCinnextstitch,SCinnext
9stitches,3SCinnextstitch,SCinnext11stitches
2. CH1,Turn,SCinnext4stitches,3scTOG,SCinnext4stitches,2SCinnext
stitch,2SCinnextstitch,2SCinnextstitch,SCinnext3stitches,3scTOG,SC
innext3stitches,2SCinnextstitch,2SCinnextstitch,2SCinnextstitch,SC
innext2stitches,3scTOG,3scTOG.
3. Turn(donotCH1),skipfirststitch,SCinnext6stitches,2SCinnextstitch,
2SCinnextstitch,SCinnext3stitches,2scTOG,2scTOG,SCinnext4stitches,
2SCinnextstitch,2SCinnextstitch,SCinnext4stitches,3scTOG,2scTOG,SC
innextstitch.
4. Workingaroundrootoftentacle,CH1,3HDCinsideofrow2,SCintosideof
row1(shellstitch)Tieoff.
Attach4tentaclestotoprowofnosepieceand4tobottomrowofnosepieceby
sewingtheendswiththeshellstitchtothetopandthebottomofthenosepiece
usingthetapestryneedle.

FINISHING:Theweightofthetentaclesmaydragattheeyehole.Irecommend
doingatleastonerowofsinglecrochettoedgetheeyeholeandmakeitlookmore
finished.IdidonerowofsinglecrochetandthenIdidasecondholethatwasSingle
CrochetonthetopandbottomoftheeyeholeandSLSTonthesidesoftheeyehole.

Youcanseehowthepatternworksasyougosoitshouldbeeasytochangethe
stitchcountstomakethislargerorsmaller.

ThispatterniscopyrightDecember2008byNicholeM.Verville.Thispatternmay
beusedaslongasIamcreditedwiththepattern.Thefinishedproductofthis
patternmaybesoldaslongasIamcreditedforthepattern.Thispatternmaynot
besoldwithoutmypermission.