Hopeful Honey | Craft, Crochet, Create: Daisy Duck Inspired Baby Hat Crochet Pattern

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What You'll Need

6.00mm Crochet Hook

5.00mm Crochet Hook

50g of White 8ply Yarn
5 Colours of 20g 8ply Yarn

Scissors

Tapestry/Wool Needle

Finished Size

3 - 6 Months Old

{Head Circumference 16 inches, 40cm. Hat Height 6.5 inches, 16.5cm}

Colours

{This is the list of colours I used.}

Dusty Pink
Lavender

Jet Black
Snow White
Sky Blue
Sunshine Yellow

~ Note ~

{Chains at the start of a round count as the first Half Double Crochet of that round}

Round 1~ Taking your 6.00mm crochet hook and snow white yarn, start of by making a Slip Knot, then crochet 2 Chains. Crochet 7 Half Double Crochets into the first chain you made. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2. You should have 8 half double crochets now.

Round 2~ Chain 2, then crochet a Half Double Crochet into the same stitch. Crochet 2 Half Double Crochets into every stitch all around. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2. You should have 16 half double crochets now.

Round 3~ Chain 2, then crochet a Half Double Crochet into the same stitch. *Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet. Then crochet 2 Half Double Crochets in the next stitch. Repeat from the * all around. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2. You should have 24 half double crochets now.

Round 5~ Chain 2, then crochet a Half Double Crochet into the same stitch. *Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 3 stitches. Then crochet 2 Half Double Crochets in the next stitch. Repeat from the * all around. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2. You should have 40 half double crochets now.

Round 6~ Chain 2, then crochet a Half Double Crochet into the same stitch. *Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 2 stitches. Then crochet 2 Half Double Crochets in the next stitch. Repeat from the * all around. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2. You should have 53 half double crochets now.

Round 7 - 12~ Chain 2. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into every stitch all around. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2.
Round 13 - 14~ Change yarn colour to lavender. Chain 2. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into every stitch all around. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2.
Round 15~ Chain 2. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet only into the next 35 stitches. {Note: This is starting to create the back of the hat as well as the ear-flaps.}
Round 16~ Chain 2. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 35 stitches. Do NOT fasten off, as you will be crocheting the left ear-flap in the same place.

~ Ear Flaps ~

Left Ear-Flap
Round 1~ Chain 1. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 6 stitches. Then crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease.
Round 2~ Chain 1. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 4 stitches. Then crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease.
Round 3~ Chain 1. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 2 stitches. Then crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease.
Round 4~ Chain 1. Crochet 2 Half Double Crochet Decreases.
Fasten off, and weave in loose ends.

Right Ear-Flap
Start of by attaching your lavender yarn to the last stitch of Row 16.
Right across from where the left ear-flap is.
Round 1~ Chain 1. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 6 stitches. Then crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease.
Round 2~ Chain 1. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 4 stitches. Then crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease.
Round 3~ Chain 1. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease. Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 2 stitches. Then crochet 1 Half Double Crochet Decrease.
Round 4~ Chain 1. Crochet 2 Half Double Crochet Decreases.
Fasten off, and weave in loose ends.

~ Border ~

Taking your 6.00mm crochet hook and lavender yarn, start of by making a Slip Knot, then attach your yarn to the back of the hat, right in the middle.
Then Single Crochet all along the edge of your hat. Slip Stitch into the first single crochet.
Fasten off, and weave in loose ends.

~ Duckbill ~

Round 1~ Taking your 6.00mm crochet hook and sunshine yellow yarn, start of by making a Slip Knot, then crochet 2 Chains. Crochet 7 Half Double Crochets into the first chain you made. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2. You should have 8 half double crochets now.

Round 4~ Chain 2, then crochet a Half Double Crochet into the same stitch. *Crochet 1 Half Double Crochet into the next 2 stitches. Then crochet 2 Half Double Crochets in the next stitch. Repeat from the * all around. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2. You should have 32 half double crochets now.
Once you've completed all the rounds, fold your circle in half. Then, taking your tapestry needle, sew the outer corners of the duckbill together. Then sew the duckbill to the front of your hat, right beneath the eyes.
Fasten off, and weave in ends.

~ Eyes ~

Iris

Start of by taking your sky blue yarn and 5.00mm crochet hook and make a Slip Knot, then crochet 4 Chains.

Round 1~ Chain 1, then Single Crochet into the following stitch. Continue crocheting Single Crochet all across, making sure to end with 3 Single Crochet into the last chain. The extra 2 single crochets will turn your work around. Now you're going to continue crocheting Single Crochet into the bottom of the row of chains, making sure to end with 2 single crochets in the last chain. Slip Stitch into the chain you made at the start of this row.

Round 2~ Chain 1, then Single Crochet into the following 2 stitches. Then crochet 2 Single Crochets into the next 3 stitches. Crochet 1 Single Crochet into the following 2 stitches. Then crochet 2 Single Crochets into the next 3 stitches. {Note: Be sure to crochet only 1 Single Crochet into the stitch you chained 1 at the very beginning of the row. That chain counts as the last Single Crochet of that round.} Slip Stitch into the chain you made at the start of this row.

Round 3~ Chain 1, then Single Crochet into the following 2 stitches. Then crochet 2 Single Crochets into the next 6 stitches. Crochet 1 Single Crochet into the following 2 stitches. Then crochet 2 Single Crochets into the next 6 stitches. {Note: Remember, be sure to crochet only 1 Single Crochet into the stitch you chained 1 at the very beginning of the row. That chain counts as the last Single Crochet of that round.} Slip Stitch into the chain you made at the start of this row.

Pupil

Round 1~ Taking your 5.00mm crochet hook and jet black yarn, start of by making a Slip Knot, then crochet 2 Chains. Crochet 9 Half Double Crochets into the first chain you made. Slip Stitch into the top of chain 2. You should have 10 half double crochets now.

When you've completed all the rounds, take your tapestry needle and snow white yarn and stitch some detailing on both your eyes pupil's, in the upper left-hand corner.

Eyelashes

Round 1~ Taking your 5.00mm crochet hook and jet black yarn, start of by making a Slip Knot, then attach your yarn to the upper right hand corner of your eye. Crochet 11 Slip Stitches all along the edge of your eye.

Repeat eye pattern once more to make a pair.

Then, taking your tapestry needle, sew both iris's to the front of your hat, making sure they're evenly spaced out. Then sew the pupils on top of the iris.

Then, taking some jet black yarn, and a tapestry needle, sew 2-3 lashes at the top of your eyes, making sure to join them to lash line you previously created.

Fasten off, and weave in ends.

~ Bow ~

Taking your 5.00mm crochet hook and dusty pink yarn, start of by making a Slip Knot, then crochet 40 Chains.

Row 1~ Chain 2, skip 2 chains from your hook, then crochet Half Double Crochets all across into every chain.
Row 2 - 8 ~ Chain 2, half double crochet into every stitch across.
When you've completed all the rows, connect the two ends of the bow band together to create a circle and Slip Stitch them together.
Once you've slip stitched the ends together, flip the slip stitched part to the inside and fasten your yarn off. You don't want to trim your yarn less than 55"/140cm because you need a long enough tail to wrap around your bow.
Start of by slowly yet tightly wrapping the yarn around the center of the bow. You need to wrap it around the bow at least 15 times. When you've finished wrapping, knot it to the back of the bow.
Then taking your wool/tapestry needle, work the bow onto the top of your hat, right in the middle.
Fasten off, and weave in loose ends.

~ Braided Tassels ~

Taking your dusty pink, snow white and lavender yarn, cut 12 strands of yarn (4 of every colour), each 30 inches long. Then make a simple knot into the bottom of the left ear-flap. Make a loose braid as short or long as you like, (Mine was 8 inches) then tie a knot at the end, and cut of any excess yarn.

Repeat for the right ear-flap.