CHICKEN HAT PATTERN!!!!!

 

 

FINALLY!!! Here it is!!! The long awaited Free pattern!!! Sorry the pics aren't better, but I think you pretty well get the gist.  This hat was inspired by my chicken pals, I am probably a little chicken obsessed, but this is the most FUN free chicken hat pattern you will find.  I only did the one size, because as I have discovered no matter how many people want these hats for their babies, they never put them on those babies, but if you are a skilled crocheter, you know just leave a couple of increase rows off, and do a few rows less on everything. I still might go back and do this in a smaller size, I'll have to see what the evenings bring me here over the next few weeks.
Enjoy!!!

 

 

 

Chicken Hat – Teen/Adult Size

Materials

1 skein of White WW yarn

1 Skein of red WW yarn

Small amount of Yellow WW yarn

Black buttons

H hook

 

With White, ch 3 – join with a slip stitch to form a circle

NOTE: ch 2 at beg of each round does not count as a stitch

1) Ch 2, 12 hdc in circle, join w/ sl st to first hdc – 12 hdc

2)  Ch 2, 2 dc in each hdc around, join w/ sl st to first dc – 24 dc

3)  Ch 2 ( 2 hdc in first dc, hdc in next dc) – 36 hdc

4)  Ch 2 ( 2 dc in first hdc, DC in next 2 hdc) rep around, join w/ sl st to beg dc – 48 dc

5)  Ch 2 (2 hdc in first dc, hdc in next 3 dc) repeat around, join w/ sl st to beg hdc- 60 hdc

6) ch 2, DC in each hdc around – 60 dc

7) ch 2,  hdc in each dc around 60 hdc

8) Ch 2- dc in each hdc around, join w/ sl st to beg dc – 60 dc

9) ch 2 – hdc in each dc around, join w/ sl st to beg hdc – 60 hdc

10) repeat round 8

11) repeat round 9

12) repeat round 8

13) repeat round 9

14) repeat round 8

 

First ear flap

1) ch 2, hdc in next 12 dc,ch 2 turn – 12 hdc

2) DC dec first 2 st tog, dc in next 8 hdc, dc dec last 2 st tog – 10 hdc

3) hdc in each dc across – 10 hdc

4) dc first 2 st tog, dc in next 6 hdc, dc last 2 st together  ch 2, turn – 8 dc

5) hdc in each st across

6)  dc first 2 st together, dc in next 4 st, dc last 2 st together, ch 2 turn – 6 dc

7) hdc first 2 st together, hdc in next 2 st, hdc last 2 st tog – ch 1 turn – 4 hdc

8) sc first 2 st tog, sc last 2 st tog, ch 1 turn

9) sc last 2 st tog, finish off

 

For second ear flap, sk 19 st, join w/ sl st in next st, ch 2 and repeat instructions as for first ear flap, finish off

 

Edging Join red w/ sl st at top of either ear flap, sc evenly around. Join w/ sl st to beg sc, finish off.

Beak

Make 2

 

w/ yellow ch 3

 

1) 2 sc in second ch from hook, sc in next st, ch 1 turn – 3 sc

2) 2 sc in first sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1 turn – 5 sc

3)  2 sc in first sc, sc in next 3 sc, 2 sc in last sc – 7 sc

4) 2 sc in first sc, sc in each st to the last sc, 2 sc in last sc, ch 1 turn – 9 sc

5 & 6) sc in each sc across

7) sc in each sc across (finish off first piece but not the second piece

Assembly- sc both pieces together, finish off leaving long tail for sewing – sew long end to hat using picture as a guide.

 

Comb

Make 2

w/ red ch 18

1) sc in second ch from hook, and each ch across, ch 2 turn, 17 sc

2) hdc in each sc across, ch 2 turn, 17 hdc

3) 2 dc in first hdc, 3 dc in next hdc, rep across – 42 dc

4) ch 2, dc in each dc across – finish off

 

Assembly- starting at the first row (bottom) either corner holding both pieces together, sc evenly around entire piece, leave long tail for sewing. Use pic as a guide sew to top of hat

 

Eyes using pic as a guide sew 2 buttons on for eyes OR with small amount of black yarn, ch 3, 12 hdc  in first st, join w/ sl st and finish off leaving long tail for sewing.

Ties cut 9- 24 inch strands of red for each side. Pull through flap, divide yarn into 3 sections and braid.