Yeti Hat

Yeti Hat
with
Stitch.Rock.Love. Sheep(ish)
designed by Cheryl Cambras
TECHNIQUE USED: Crochet
SKILL LEVEL: Easy
SIZE: Toddler (16 in.; 40.5 cm.)
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS:
Hat: 16 in./40.5 cm. around; 6.5 in./16.5 cm tall
Chin strap: 8.5 in./21.5 cm. long; 1.2 in./3 cm. wide
Yeti Toddler Hat - crochet pattern by Cheryl Cambras
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YARN
Stitch.Rock.Love. Sheep(ish)
White(ish) 0004; Red(ish) 0015; Black(ish) 0001
CROCHET HOOK: One size G-6 (4mm)
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS: Yarn needle
GAUGE: In hdc, 4 sts and 3 rows = 1 in./2.5 cm.
STITCHES USED
chain (ch); half double crochet (hdc); single crochet (sc); slip stitch (sl st); spike
stitch (sp st)
GLOSSARY:
ch
cont
foll
hdc
inc
rnd(s)
sc
sl st
sp st
chain
continue(-ing)
follow(s,-ing)
half double crochet
increase (inc): hdc 2 in same st
round(s)
single crochet
slip stitch
spike stitch
SPECIAL TECHNIQUES
Sp st (spike stitch): insert hook in st that is two rows below the present row, and
hdc 2 in that st.
HAT PATTERN
Yeti Head: Beginning at top, work in rounds
Make a slip knot.
Ch 3; use a sl st to make a ring (insert hook in first ch st and connect first to
third with a sl st to make a ring)
Rnd 1: Ch 2 (serves as first hdc), hdc 7 in center of ring; close ring with a sl st
in top of turning chain (the first ch 2) – close ring in this manner on all foll
rows – 8 sts
Rnd 2: Ch 2, inc 1 (hdc 2 in same st) in each st, – 16 sts
Rnd 3: Ch 2, inc 1, *hdc 1, inc 1* - 24 sts
Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc 1, inc 1, *hdc 1 (2 times), inc 1* - 32 sts
Rnd 5: Ch 2, hdc 1 in next 2 sts, inc 1, *hdc 1 in next 3 sts, inc 1* - 40 sts
Rnd 6: Ch 2, hdc 1 in next 3 sts, inc 1, *hdc 1 in next 4 sts, inc 1* - 48 sts
Rnd 7: Ch 2, hdc 1 in next 4 sts, inc 1, *hdc 1 in next 5 sts, inc 1* - 56 sts
Rnd 8 – 17: Ch 2, 1hdc in each st, all the way around (10 rnds total)
Yeti Toddler Hat - crochet pattern by Cheryl Cambras
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Rnd 18 – 19: Ch 1, 1sc in each st, all the way around (2 rnds total)
Now work flat rows to create chin strap (starting on front right side):
Ch 2, hdc 1 in next 4 sts; cont this pattern back and forth across 20 more
rows; each row has 5 sts total
Cut white yarn, leaving a tail of 12”. Make knot.
Yeti Mouth:
Bring in red yarn next to edge of chin strap.
Sc 1 in first 2 sts; sp st (hdc 2 in same st), *sk 1, sp st in next*, cont until
there are 11 red spikes. End with sc 1 in next 2 sts. Measurement from
beginning to end of red mouth is 7 in./17.8 cm. Cut yarn, leaving a tail of
6”. Make knot. Thread yarn needle with red yarn and weave tails in to
hide.
Finishing:
Thread yarn needle with white yarn on chin strap and whip stitch the loose end of
the chin strap to the other side of the red mouth (left front). Weave in ends to
hide. Thread yarn needle with black yarn and embroider eyes and nostrils,
embroider each face detail separately, making a knot when beginning and ending
each detail. 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 pattern by Cheryl Cambras
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