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YETI TODDLER HAT | CROCHET
EASY
SIZE
Toddler
Circumference: 16" [40.5 cm].
Depth: 6½" [16.5 cm].
GAUGE
16 hdc and 12 rows = 4" [10 cm].
INSTRUCTIONS
Notes: Hat is worked in rounds. Place a
stitch marker to indicate the beginning
of the round and move marker up as
work progresses.
HAT
Yeti Head
Beginning at top with A, ch 3; join with
sl st in first ch to form a ring.
1st rnd: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), work
7 hdc in center of ring; join with sl st in
first ch—8 hdc.
2nd rnd: Work 2 hdc in each st
around—16 hdc.
MATERIALS
3rd rnd: *Work hdc in next st, 2 hdc in
Bernat® Sheepish™ by Vickie Howell (3 oz/85 g; 167 yds/153 m) next st; rep from * around—24 hdc.
Contrast A White(ish) (00004) 1 ball 4th rnd: *Work hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc
Contrast B Red(ish) (00015) 1 ball in next st; rep from * around—32 hdc.
Contrast C Black(ish) (00001) 1 ball 5th rnd: *Work hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc
in next st; rep from * around—40 hdc.
Size U.S. G/6 (4 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
6th rnd: *Work hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc
Small piece of white felt. Stitch marker. Yarn needle.
in next st; rep from * around—48 hdc.
ABBREVIATIONS: www.yarnspirations.com/abbreviations 7th rnd: *Work hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc
Ch = Chain(s) Sl st = Slip stitch in next st; rep from * around—56 sts
Hdc = Half double crochet Sp st = Spike stitch: Insert hook in stitch 2 8-17th rnds: Hdc in each st around.
Rnd(s) = Round(s) rows below and work 2 hdc in that stitch 8–19th rnds: Sc in each st around.
Sc = Single crochet
Sk = Skip
Chain strap
Note: Work back and forth in rows
starting on front right side.
Row 1: Ch 2, hdc in next 4 sts, turn—
5 hdc.
Rows 2-20: Ch 2. Hdc in each of 5 hdc,
turn. Cut A, leaving a 12" [30.5 cm] tail.
Make knot.
Yeti Mouth
Row 1: Join B in next free st at edge of
chin strap, sc in next 2 sts, Sp st
in next st, *sk 1, Sp st in next; rep from
* until there are 11 Sp sts, sc in each of
next 2 sts, turn—11 Sp sts.
Note: Measurement from beginning
to end of mouth is 7" [18 cm]. Cut B,
leaving a 6" [15 cm] tail. Make knot.
Using yarn needle and B, weave tails
in to hide.
FINISHING
Using yarn needle and A, whip stitch
the loose end of the chin strap to the
other side of the mouth (left front).
Weave in ends to hide. Using yarn
needle and C, embroider eyes and
nostrils separately, making a knot
when beginning and ending each
detail.
Note: Both nostrils can be made with
the same piece of yarn. To reinforce
and protect the wrong side from
snagging, hand stitch a small piece
of white felt over the nostrils on the
inside of the hat.
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