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- Crochet materials and tools:
- Ads-Free Crochet Kitty Hat with Ear Flaps Pattern
- Crochet kitty hat size:
- Common abbreviations of crochet stitches (US):
- Kitty hat with earflaps crochet pattern:
- First Half of Back
- Ear Flap 1
- Front Part
- Ear Flap 2
- Second Back Half
- Seaming the Hat:
Crochet materials and tools:
Crochet hook: US 7(4.5 mm) for the child size and H/8 (5 mm) for the adult size.
Long mink wool imitation (Cashmere) yarn – 75% wool, 25% nylon: 50 grams – 350 m per skein.
Weight Category – Fingering. Quantity – 2 balls for the child size, 2.5 balls for the adult size.
Child size: Knit with 2 strands of main and 2 strands of reinforcing (partner) yarn together.
Adult size: Knit with 3 strands of main and 3 strands of reinforcing (partner) yarn together.
If you cannot find the aforementioned yarn, use any medium-weight yarn instead (4).
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Ads-Free Crochet Kitty Hat with Ear Flaps Pattern
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Crochet kitty hat size:
Head circumference: 53-58 cm (21-23”)
Gauge: 17 sts and 22 rows equal to 10 cm (4 inches) with 5 mm hook;
Common abbreviations of crochet stitches (US):
ch – chain
sl st – slip stitch
YO – yarn over
Yo sl st – Yarn Over Slip Stitch: Yarn over and insert the hook into the next stitch. Yarn over again and pull up a loop (you now have 3 loops on the hook). Pull the first loop through the other two loops on the hook in one motion, just like a regular slip stitch.
inc – increase: Insert the hook into the BLO of the previous stitch, then immediately into the BLO of the next stitch. Yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook to complete the slip stitch. Note: The next sl st is worked into the same stitch as the previous sl st, creating 1 additional stitch.
dec – decrease: insert the hook into the BLO of the next st and the following st, yarn over and pull though all loops on the hook to complete sl st.
BLO – back loop only
st(s) – stitch(es)
Kitty hat with earflaps crochet pattern:
The pattern is written for one size, but you can adjust the finished size by using a different yarn weight and corresponding hook size.
All odd-numbered rows are worked on the right side, while even-numbered rows are worked on the wrong side.
First Half of Back
Ch 34 +1 extra. Keep your tension loose.
Row 1: Work in the back ridges of chain: Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sl st in each ch across. Turn. (34) Keep your tension loose.
Row 2: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in each st across. Turn. (34)
Row 3: Ch 1, sl st BLO in next 2 sts, inc, sl st BLO in next 23 sts. Leave the last 9 sts unworked, then turn. (26)
Row 4: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in each st across. Turn. (26)
Row 5: Ch 1, sl st BLO in next 2 sts, inc, sl st BLO in next 27 sts. Leave the last 6 sts unworked, then turn. (30)
To create a smooth join between short rows: The ch-1 space from the previous row forms a small horizontal bar. Insert the hook under this bar, then through the BLO of the next stitch. Yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook to complete the slip stitch.
Row 6: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in each st across. Turn. (30)
Row 7: Ch 1, sl st BLO in next 2 sts, inc, sl st BLO in next 31 sts. Leave the last 3 sts unworked, then turn. (34)
Row 8: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in each st across. Turn. (34)
Row 9: Ch 1, sl st BLO in next 2 sts, inc, sl st BLO in next 35 sts. Leave the last 3 sts unworked, then turn. (38)
Row 10: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in each st across. Turn. (38)
Row 11: Ch 1, sl st BLO in next 2 sts, inc, sl st BLO in next 36 sts. Leave the last 3 sts unworked, then turn. (39)
Ear Flap 1
Row 12: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in each st across. (39). Do not turn. Chain 21 +1 extra for the first ear flap.
Row 13: Work in the back ridges of chain: Starting in the 2nd ch from the hook, sl st in each ch across, sl st BLO in next 39 sts. (60)
Row 14: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in each st across. (60). Turn.
Row 15: Ch 1, sl st BLO in each st across. (60). Turn.
Row 16: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in next 56 sts. Leave the last 4 sts unworked, then turn. (56).
Row 17: Ch 1, sl st BLO in each st across. (56). Turn.
Row 18: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in next 52 sts. (52). Turn.
Row 19: Ch 1, sl st BLO in each st across. (52). Turn.
Row 20: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in next 48 sts. (48). Turn.
Row 21: Ch 1, sl st BLO in each st across. (48). Turn.
Row 22: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in next 60 sts. (60). Turn.
To create a smooth join between short rows: The ch-1 space from the previous row forms a small horizontal bar. YO, Insert the hook under this bar, then through the BLO of the next stitch. Yarn over and pull through all loops on the hook to complete the yo slip stitch.
Row 23: Ch 1, sl st BLO in each st across. (60). Turn.
Row 24: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in each st across. (60). Turn.
Row 25: Ch 1, sl st BLO in each st across. (60). Turn.
Row 26: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in each st across. (60). Turn.
Row 27: Ch 1, sl st BLO in each st across. (60). Turn.
Row 28: Ch 1, yo sl st BLO in next 48 sts. Leave the last 12 sts unworked, then turn. (48)
Row 29: Ch 1, sl st BLO in each st across. (48). Turn.
