After crocheting amigurumi using smaller crochet hooks and tight stitches, it feels really strange to use the actual size crochet hook that the yarn calls for. The hook feels so big! hehe (sorry, my mind went to a naughty place.)
On one of my favorite blogs, All About Ami, she posted these hats that she made.
Click here to see the post about the cute hats above. And she made this one below as well:
On one of my favorite blogs, All About Ami, she posted these hats that she made.
Click here to see the post about the cute hats above. And she made this one below as well:
She did an amazing job. I loved the basic hat but I had to make it for a baby boy. It was obvious to try to make a dragon baby hat since it's the year of the Dragon so, here it my version. :)
I hope he's not too scary for the parents. hehe I am sending it along with the pink baby hat to the Solider's Angels of California baby shower for some strong Marine wives.
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft
Hook: 5 mm
Pattern: Baby Ear Flap Hat for Newborn by Alli Crafts
For the ridges, I double crochet directly onto the hat because I didn't want too many seams or to have to sew it on.
Ridges Pattern:
Join the yarn to any stitch on the top of the hat along the middle line. You will crochet each line of pattern into one stitch/hole/row on the hat base.
ch 1, sc, hdc
ch 1, sc, hdc
dc, tc
dc, hdc
sc
sc down to last 3 holes you want, turn
sc all the way down but stop when you get to the first ridge
sc all the way down but stop when you get to the first ridge
turn and crochet the rest of the pattern onto the sc rows
Ridges
ch (first one only),
sc, hdc
dc tc dc
hdc slpst
repeat till you get back down the row
In the last 3 holes:
In the last 3 holes:
sc, hdc
dc, tc
dc, hdc, sc
That was what I came up with. It didn't end up exactly what I pictured in my head but I think it looks cute.
For the dots I made:That was what I came up with. It didn't end up exactly what I pictured in my head but I think it looks cute.
2 large circles - dark blue
magic ring
10 dc
2 sc in each dc
"Eyes" x2
light blue 6 sc in ring
join with dk blue
(skip 1st st bc too hard to get into) 2 dc x5 - crochet tails in under these stitches
You could have also made a large circle of dark blue and a small circle of light blue or a button and just layer them.
2 med/small circles - dark blue
10 dc in ring
Just sew on the dots with simple running stitch around. Done! :)
Here are my inspirations:
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