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YETI TODDLER HAT | CROCHET

EASY

SIZE
Toddler
Circumference: 16" [40.5 cm].
Depth: 6" [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.

MATERIALS
Bernat Sheepish by Vickie Howell (3 oz/85 g; 167 yds/153 m)
Contrast A White(ish) (00004)

1 ball

Contrast B Red(ish) (00015)

1 ball

Contrast C Black(ish) (00001)

1 ball

Size U.S. G/6 (4 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge.
Small piece of white felt. Stitch marker. Yarn needle.
ABBREVIATIONS: www.yarnspirations.com/abbreviations
Sl st = Slip stitch
Ch = Chain(s)
Sp st = Spike stitch: Insert hook in stitch 2
Hdc = Half double crochet
rows below and work 2 hdc in that stitch
Rnd(s) = Round(s)
Sc = Single crochet
Sk = Skip

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 ch8 hdc.
2nd rnd: Work 2 hdc in each st
around16 hdc.
3rd rnd: *Work hdc in next st, 2 hdc in
next st; rep from * around24 hdc.
4th rnd: *Work hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc
in next st; rep from * around32 hdc.
5th rnd: *Work hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc
in next st; rep from * around40 hdc.
6th rnd: *Work hdc in next 4 sts, 2 hdc
in next st; rep from * around48 hdc.
7th rnd: *Work hdc in next 5 sts, 2 hdc
in next st; rep from * around56 sts
8-17th rnds: Hdc in each st around.
819th rnds: Sc in each st around.

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, turn11 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.

YETI TODDLER HAT | CROCHET

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