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.
