FREE PATTERN: POKEMON earflap hat _ M58

POKEMON earflap hat for kids and adults Crochet Pattern

-✿ Level: Intermediate
-✿ 2 sizes eplained: children and adult

* Written in American terms

Used stitches:
-✿ slip stitch
-✿ chain
-✿ single crochet
-✿ double crochet
-✿ double crochet 2 together

Materials:
-✿ Acrylic worsted weight yarn in white red and black.
-✿ 6.00 mm (J/10) crochet hook.

PATTERN

CHILD

With the red yarn make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc into the ring, ch 2 -count as a dc-, 11 dc into the ring. Sl st in first dc. Turn _ 12 sts

Rnd 2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc) in the first st, 2 dc in each st around. Turn _ 24 sts

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in the first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, 2 dc, [dc, 2 dc] all around. Sl st in first dc. Turn.  _ 36 sts

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc, 2 dc. [dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc] all around. Sl st in first dc. Turn. _ 48 sts

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc. [dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc] all around. Sl st in first dc. Turn. _ 60 sts

Rnds 6 & 7: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc all around. Sl st in first dc. Turn. _ 60 sts

Change to black.

Rnd 8: Repeat round 7. _ 60 sts

Change to white.

Rnds 9 & 12: Repeat round 7. _ 60 sts

Don’t finish off, continue with the earflap.

Right Earflap

Row 13: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc2tog, dc in next 9 sts, dc2tog. Turn. _ 12 sts

Row 14: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc2tog twice, dc in next 5 sts, dc2tog twice. Turn. _ 8 sts

Row 15: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc2tog, dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog. Turn. _ 6 sts

Row 16: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 3, sc in the last st of row.

Finish off.

To make the left earflap skip 11 sts at the back of the hat and attach the yarn in the 12^th st. Repeat all from row 13.

Braids

Cut 6 26 inches long strings of yarn of each color and attach them to the loop left at the end of the right earflap as you would do to put fringes and braid them. Repeat on the other earflap.

Button

With the white yarn make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc into the ring, ch 2 -count as a dc-, 11 dc into the ring. Sl st in first dc. Turn _ 12 sts

Change to black.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2hdc in each st around.  _ 24 sts

Sew it in the center of the black stripe on the front part of the hat (the widest part between earflaps).

ADULT

With the red yarn make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc into the ring, ch 2 -count as a dc-, 11 dc into the ring. Sl st in first dc. Turn _ 12 sts

Rnd 2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc) in the first st, 2 dc in each st around. Turn _ 24 sts

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in the first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, 2 dc, [dc, 2 dc] all around. Sl st in first dc. Turn.  _ 36 sts

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc, 2 dc. [dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc] all around. Sl st in first dc. Turn. _ 48 sts

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc. [dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc] all around. Sl st in first dc. Turn. _ 60 sts

Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc. [dc in next 4 sts, 2 dc] all around. Sl st in first dc. Turn. _ 72 sts

Rnds 7 & 8: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc all around. Sl st in first dc. Turn. _ 72 sts

Change to black.

Rnd 9: Repeat round 8. _ 72 sts

Change to white.

Rnds 10 & 14: Repeat round 8. Turn. _ 72 sts

Don’t finish off, continue with the earflap.

Right Earflap

Row 15: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc2tog, dc in next 11 sts, dc2tog. Turn. _ 14 sts

Row 16: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc2tog, dc in next 9 sts, dc2tog. Turn. _ 12 sts

Row 17: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc2tog twice, dc in next 5 sts, dc2tog twice. Turn. _ 8 sts

Row 18: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc2tog, dc in next 3 sts, dc2tog. Turn. _ 6 sts

Row 19: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 2 -count as a dc-, dc2tog, dc, dc2tog. _ 2 sts

Row 20: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 3, sc in the last st of row.

Finish off.

To make the left earflap skip 12 sts at the back of the hat and attach the yarn in the 13^th st. Repeat all from row 15.

Braids

Cut 6 26 inches long strings of yarn of each color and attach them to the loop left at the end of the right earflap as you would do to put fringes and braid them. Repeat on the other earflap.

Button

With the white yarn make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc into the ring, ch 2 -count as a dc-, 11 dc into the ring. Sl st in first dc. Turn _ 12 sts

Change to black.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2hdc in each st around.  _ 24 sts

Sew it in the center of the black stripe on the front part of the hat (the widest part between earflaps).

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