New Born Owly Hat

I’m so excited to share this cute crochet owl hat pattern for new born babies that I made yesterday. I made this for my future niece. Well I’m hoping it’s a girl. My sister is 2 months pregnant and were excited to have another baby in the family. I’m quite sure I’ll be busy crocheting some cute stuffs for this baby. Maybe I’m just so excited because I have another model for my crochet projects. LOL

Here’s the pattern…

Materials Needed:

worsted weight yarn
peach
white
orange
lavender
black

5.5 mm crochet hook
3.5 mm crochet hook
yarn cutter

Dimensions:

circumference – 12-13 ”

height – 5″ including earflaps

Notes: When joining the hat always make a slip stitch on the 3rd chain of your chain 3

Use a size I (5.5 mm) crochet hook for the hat and a size E(3.5 mm) crochet hook for the eyes and beak

Instructions

Hat

Use Peach Yarn

Round 1: Magic Ring, Chain 3, 9 DC in magic ring, join, (10DC)

Round 2: Chain 3 counts as a DC,DC in the same stitch, 2 DC in each around,join, (20 DC)

Round 3: Chain 3,DC in same stitch, DC in next, (DC inc, DC in the next)* repeat 8 times, join, (30 DC)

Round 4: Chain 3, DC in same stitch, DC in next 4, (DC inc, DC in next 4 )* repeat 4 times, join, (36 DC)

Round 5-10: Chain 3, 36 DC, join (36 DC)

Don’t fasten off, start working on the earflaps.
Earflap 1:

Row 1: 6 SC, turn

Row 2: Chain 1, SC dec, 2 SC, SC dec, turn

Row 3: Chain 1, 4 SC, turn

Row 4: Chain 1, 2 SC decreases, turn

Row 5: Chain 1, 2 SC

Fasten Off. Weave ends
Earflap 2:

Row 1: count 13 stitches from your 1st earflap, 6 SC, turn

Row 2: Chain 1, SC dec, 2 SC, SC dec, turn

Row 3: Chain 1, 4 SC, turn

Row 4: Chain 1, 2 SC decreases, turn

Row 5: Chain 1, 2 SC

Fasten Off. Weave ends

SC on the edges using a white yarn
Braids:

Cut 4 strands of white yarn and 2 strands of peach yarn ( 12″ each )

Fold them in half and pull the folded side with a hook to the center bottom part of the earflap.

Pull the ends of the yarn to the loop.

Divide the strands in 3 parts. Start braiding.

Tie a knot to finish.

Eyes:

Left Eye

Use White Yarn

Round 1: Magic Ring, Chain 3, 10 DC on chain, slip stitch to the 3rd chain of your chain 3 (10 DC)

Round 2: Chain 1, SC in same stitch, 2 SC in each stitch around (20 SC made)

Round 3: Chain 3, DC in same stitch, 2 DC in each stitch around (40 DC made)

Leave a tail for sewing

Sew the eyebrows using a black yarn

Right Eye

Round 1: Use black yarn, magic ring, Chain 3, 10 DC on chain, slip stitch to the 3rd chain of your chain 3 (10 DC)

Round 2: Change to lavender yarn, Chain 1, SC in same stitch, 2 SC in each stitch around (20 SC made)

Round 3: Change to white yarn, Chain 3, DC in same stitch, 2 DC in each stitch around (40 DC made)

Leave a tail for sewing

Beak:

Use orange yarn

Row 1: Chain 9, SC in the 2nd chain from hook, 7 SC, turn (8 SC)

Row 2: Chain 1 , 8 SC, turn (8 SC)

Row 3: Chain 1, SC dec, 4 SC, SC dec, turn (6 SC)

Row 4: Chain 1, 6 SC, turn (6 SC)

Row 5: Chain 1, SC dec, 2 SC, SC dec, turn (4 SC)

Row 6: Chain 1, 4 SC, turn (4 SC)

Row 7: Chain 1, 2 SC dec

Leave a tail for sewing

Pom pom

Join a strand of a white and orange yarn and wrap it around your hand 10 times. Cut the yarn and hold the end. Squeeze it through the 3rd round of the hat and tie it together with a yarn. Do the same for the second pom pom.

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