Size: 29 inches by 29 inches (excluding hood)
Materials:
Size J crochet hook
10 oz Beige yarn (Caron Simply Soft #4)
1 oz Brown yarn (Caron Simply Soft #4)
2 oz Pistachio Green yarn (Caron Simply Soft #4)
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Blanket Base
With beige colored yarn and a size J hook, chain 92.
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Row 1.
Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 2 sc). Sc in next 3 ch.
*Dc in next 5 ch. Sc in next 5 ch.*
Repeat from * to * across. End with dc in last 5 ch. Ch 1, turn.
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Row 2:
*Sc in next 5 dc, dc in next 5 sc.*
Repeat from * to * across. Ch 1, turn. (90 sts)
Repeat Row 2 until the piece is a perfect square.
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Blanket Border Setup::
Do not fasten off beige. Sc around entire blanket, making 3 sc in each corner.
Sl st to first sc. Fasten off beige and weave in ends.
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Row 1:
Attach Brown yarn in any corner. Ch 1, sc around entire blanket, making 3 sc in each corner. Sl st to first sc.
Rows 2–3: Repeat Row 1 twice more. Fasten off and weave in ends.
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Rnd 1.
Use Green yarn & Size J hook. Mark beginning sts.
Ch 2. Make 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook. (8 sc)
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Rnd 2
2 sc in each sc around. (16 sc)
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Rnd 3
*1 sc in next sc, 2 sc in next sc.* Repeat around. (24 sc)
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Rnd 4
*1 sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in next sc.* Repeat around. (32 sc)
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Rnd 5.
*1 sc in each of next 3 sc, 2 sc in next sc.* Repeat around. (40 sc)
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Rnd 6
Sc in each of the 40 sc around. (40 sc)
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Rnd 7
*1 sc in each of next 7 sc, 2 sc in next sc.* Repeat around. Note: Do not increase on the very last st, just sc. (44 sc)
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Rnd 8
Sc around, increasing by 16 sts evenly spaced. (60 sc)
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Rnd 9.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 10.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 11.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 12.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 13.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 14.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 15.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 16
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 17.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 18.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 19.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Rnd 20.
Ch 1, sc in each of the 60 sc around. Repeat through Rnd 20. Do not fasten off.
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Attaching Hat
To attach the hat, fold the top of your blanket in half and place a marker at the center. Count and place a marker nineteen stitches to the right and nineteen stitches to the left of your center marker. Hold the wrong side of the hat and the wrong side of the blanket together. Working through both thicknesses at the same time, single crochet across those thirty-nine stitches to secure the hat. Once attached, continue single crocheting around the remaining front edge of the hat only for twenty-one stitches. Slip stitch to join, fasten off, and weave in your ends.
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Attaching Hat
Working through both thicknesses at the same time, single crochet across those thirty-nine stitches to secure the hat."
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Attaching Hat
Once attached, continue single crocheting around the remaining front edge of the hat only for twenty-one stitches. Slip stitch to join, fasten off, and weave in your ends.
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Row 1
Ears - Row 1:
With green yarn and a size J hook, chain 11.
Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 8 ch.
Make 3 sc in the end chain. (Mark 2nd sc as the ear tip).
Working on the opposite side of the chain, sc in next 9 ch. Ch 2, turn.
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Row 2
Row 2: Hdc in next 9 sts. In end chain, work: (hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc). Mark treble crochet as tip. Hdc in last 10 sts. Ch 1, turn.
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Row 3
Sc in next 12 sts. In end chain, work: (hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc). Sc in last 12 sts.
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Finishing the Ears:
Finishing the Ears:
Hold 2 ear pieces together. Sc through both thicknesses up to the tip.
In the tip stitch, work: (hdc, dc, hdc).
Sc down the opposite side and across the bottom. Sl st to join. Leave a 20" tail.
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Final Attachment
Fold ears 2/3 of the way down, tack them together, then pin and sew securely to the sides of the hat.