Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

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Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

  free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com
  Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Free Crochet Pattern

How could I not love Yoshi from Super Mario Brothers?  I think he is adorable so I thought I would try to make him into a crochet hat for my nephews to go with the Mario and Luigi beanie hats I made them previously.  You can see them here.

This was a fun project to make for them and I fell in love with the hat by the time it was finished. I have a feeling I will have to make more or the three of them will fight over who can wear Yoshi. :)

Yoshi inspired character hat crochet pattern

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Notes

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front View Lay Flat

Project requires:
Light Bright Green Yarn for Beanie Hat main color and nose/snout- (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will do)
Black Yarn for eye pupils
White yarn for eye whites and cheek areas
Red Yarn for spikes
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends
Small amount of fiberfill stuffing for nose/snout

Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
dc – double crochet (US)
hdc – half double crochet (US)

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Pattern Instructions:
*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe
The hat in this picture is made with my Easy Peasy Youth Sized (Age 3-10 years old) Double Crochet Beanie  Hat Pattern which you can find  here as a foundation for the project.  Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size you want for your project.

Hat Base: using light bright green yarn
Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice
Once you have completed your beanie for the base you are ready to start making your Yoshi hat!

Smile: using black yarn
Chain 16 leave tail long enough to sew on smile to nose/ snout in assembly before cutting yarn and pulling through. Set to the side until needed in finishing steps.

Nostrils (Make 2): using black yarn
Row 1: Ch 4. Place 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and following 2 st. Sl st back in to last ch worked. (3 sc)
Leave a short tail to sew nostril in place on nose/snout during assembly. Cut yarn and pull through before putting to side until needed.
Repeat process for second nostril.

Eye Pupils (Make 2): using black yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 1 before placing the following st in this order in to circle: 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. Sl st in to the top of 1st st in round. (12 st total)
Leave a long enough tail in order to sew on to the Eye whites area before cutting yarn. Pull yarn through and put to side until needed in finishing off steps.
Repeat for second eye pupil.

Eye Whites: using white yarn
Row 1: Ch 14, 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook and each of the following ch until end is reached. Ch 2 and turn. (12 dc)
Row 2: Place 2 dc in first st, 1 dc in next 10 st, and 2 dc in last st. Ch 2 and turn. (14 dc)
Row 3: Place 1 dc in 1st st and each of the st across. Ch 2 and turn. (14 dc)
Row 4: Sc in 2nd st skipping 1st st in row, *1 hdc in next st, 1 dc in following st, 1 hdc in next, 1 sc in next*, sl st in following 2 st, sc in next *repeat from * to * Sl st in to last st in row. Now continue working row of sl st, 1 in each st, around back to beginning st in round. Sl st in to the top of 1st st in round.
Remember to leave a yarn tail that will be long enough to securely sew your eyes in place on to your Yoshi hat before cutting yarn. Pull yarn through and put to side until needed for eye assembly.

White Cheek Areas (Make 2): using white yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before placing 10 dc in circle. Pull circle closed tightly before connecting with a sl st to the top of the 1st st in this round. (10 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 before placing 2 dc in 1st st and in the following 6 st. Work 1 sl st in each of the following 3 st and sl st in to the top side of the 1st st in round. (14 dc)
Leave yarn tail long enough to sew cheek area in place on your beanie hat.
Repeat for second cheek area.

Nose / Snout Backing: using green yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before placing 12 dc in circle. Pull circle closed tightly before connecting with a sl st to the top of the 1st st in this round. (12 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 before placing 2 dc in 1st st and in each of the following 11 st. Sl st to top of 1st st in round. (24 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2 before working *2 dc in 1st st and 1 dc in next st* repeat until end of round. Sl st to top of 1st st in round. (36 dc)
Make sure you leave a long enough of a yarn tail in order to sew nose back on to the snout/ nose and then sew the assembled snout/ nose on to your beanie hat during assembly. Put to the side until needed in finishing off stage.

Nose / Snout Front: using green yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before placing 12 dc in circle. Pull circle closed tightly before connecting with a sl st to the top of the 1st st in this round. (12 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 before placing 2 dc in 1st st and in each of the following 11 st. Sl st to top of 1st st in round. (24 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2 before working *2 dc in 1st st and 1 dc in next st* repeat until end of round. Sl st to top of 1st st in round. (36 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2 before placing 1 dc in 1st st and in each of the following 35 st. Sl st to top of 1st st in round. (36 dc)
Round 5: Ch 1 before working 1 sc in 1st st and 1 sc in each of the following 35 st. Sl st to the top of 1st st in round. (36 sc)
Fasten off

Yoshi Spikes (Make 2): using red yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before making 8 dc into circle. Sl st to top of first st in round. (8 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2. Place 3 dc in first st, 1 dc in each of the next 3 st, 3 dc in next st and 1 dc in last st. Sl st to top of first st in round. (12 dc)
Round 4: Sl st in first two st. Fold your spike in half so that you are now working in a corner. Ch 1 before placing 1 sc through both st lined up in fold and in each to the end. (6 sc)
Make sure you leave a long enough tail to secure your spike to the crocheted hat when finished!
Leave an extra long tail in order to sew this on very securely so they don’t flop around.

Finishing off:

Nose assembly:
Using your tail left on one of the nostrils and your yarn needle, sew nostril in place on front of the Nose/ Snout front piece. Once secure, pull yarn to inside of snout piece and fasten off.  Repeat process with second nostril. Next use the tail left for your smile chain and needle to sew the smile in place on Nose/Snout front piece in desired location. You can reference my pictures to see where I placed my own.  Once you have it fully sewn in place, pull yarn to inside and fasten off. Now you are going to attach the nose back to nose/snout front piece by lining the nose back up to the opening on the back of the nose / snout.  You want to stop about 2/3 of the way around to stuff with your fiberfill stuffing as you sew it around. Once you have it assembled, use leftover tail from assembled nose/snout to sew in place on front of your beanie hat. Once it is secured, pull yarn to the inside of the beanie and fasten off.

Next you want to use the tail left on on of the white cheek areas and yarn needle to sew white cheek areas in place on each side of attached snout lining up white white contrast trim.  Once in place, pull yarn to inside of beanie hat and finish off.

Eye assembly:
Taking tail on one of the eye pupils, sew pupil directly on to eye white area in desired location. Once the pupil is attached, pull yarn to back of eye before fastening off. Repeat for second pupil.
Now you take the assembled eyes and place them  just above the nose/snout.You can see my pictures to see how I placed mine. I put mine right against the top of the nose/snout.  You will use the white yarn tail left on eye whites with your yarn needle to sew them in to place. Once your eyes are secure, pull yarn to inside of the Yoshi hat and fasten off.

The last step is to attach Yoshi’s red spikes to center of back of the head near the bottom (see pictures for placement of mine) to represent the spikes that run down his back.  To attach them, take your yarn needle and using a tail left on one of the spikes, sew it into desired place.  Once you have it sewn in place, pull yarn to inside of hat before fastening off. Repeat this process for the second spike.
Now take a look over your assembled hat, checking for any loose ends or tails you did not fasten off yet. If you find any go ahead do so now.  All done!

Here are a few of the pictures I took to show how this Yoshi hat looks from different directions when completed:
Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front View

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Left Profile View

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front Downward View

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Left Profile View

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Rear View

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Right Back View

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Right Profile View

Yoshi Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front Right View

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Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern

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Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern

  free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com 

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Free Crochet Pattern

I made up this crochet pattern for my future stepdaughter.  This is Chococat from Hello Kitty’s world, Sanrio.  I think this kitty translated pretty well to crochet. I almost didn’t want to let this black cat hat go.. My friends all raved over how it turned out and I’ve had several requests to make additional copies for them so I will take that as a good sign.

It’s a fun but quick crochet project that can be done in one afternoon.  Learn more about the character Chococat here.

Crochet Pattern for Chococat the black cat hat

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern Notes

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern

Project requires:
Black Yarn for Beanie Hat main color (or desired color) ear backs and eye pupils- (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will do)
Red Yarn for contrast trim
White yarn for eyes
Yellow Yarn for ear fronts
Orange Yarn for nose
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends

Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
dc – double crochet (US) 
dctog- double crochet two stitches together (US) 
hdc – half double crochet (US)

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern Profile Picture


Pattern Instructions:

*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe

The hat in this picture is made with my free Easy Peasy  Pre-Teen / Teen / Women Double Crochet Beanie Pattern  which you can find here as a foundation for the project. Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size of the free pattern you want for your project.

Hat Base: in main color black yarn
Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice

Once you have completed the easy peasy crochet beanie hat in pattern, sl st red yarn to where you left off on beanie base. This will represent Chococat in the red collar like in picture above. Ch 1 before placing 1 sc in each st around. Sl st in to the top of the 1st st. Fasten off.

Eyes Whites (Make 2): using white yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before placing 12 dc in to the circle. Pull the circle closed to line up in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st. (12 dc)
Round 2:  Ch 2 before placing 2 dc in each st around before sl st in the top of 1st st in round. (24 dc)
Cut your yarn making sure you leave a tail long enough to sew the eyes on to your Chococat hat during assembly before pulling yarn through and putting to side until needing in finishing off stage.
Repeat for second eye white. Place to the side until needed for assembly.
*For 6 months to 12 months sizes, start with 10 hdc and work both rounds with hdc instead of dc.
*For newborn to 6 month sizes, start with 8 hdc and work both rounds with hdc instead of dc.

Eye Pupils (Make 2): using black yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 1 before placing 8 sc in to the m.c.  Pull the circle closed to line up in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st. (8 sc)
Cut your yarn making sure you leave a tail long enough to sew each of the pupils on to the eye whites during assembly before pulling yarn through and putting to side until needing in finishing off stage.
*For 6 months to 12 months sizes, start with 6 sc instead of 8.
*For newborn to 6 months sizes, start with 4 sc instead of 8.

Nose: using orange yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 1 before placing the following st in to circle in this order: 1 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc before sl st in to the top of 1st st in round.
Leave a long enough tail at end before cutting yarn in order to sew it in place on your hat during assembly process in finishing stage.
*For newborn to 12 month sizes, put the st in magic circle in the following order: 1 sc, 3 hdc, 2 sc, 3 hdc, 1 sc.

Ear Front (Make 2): using yellow yarn
Row 1: Ch 7, dc in 3rd ch from hook and place 1 dc in each of the following 5 st. Ch 2 and turn. (5 dc)
Row 2: Place 1 dc in 2nd st leaving 1st st unworked, place 1 dc in following 2 st across, and dctog last two st. Ch 2 and turn. (4 dc)
Row 3: Place 1 dc in 2nd st leaving 1st st unworked, place 1 dc in following st, and dctog last two st. Ch 2 and turn. (3 dc)
Row 4:  Place 1 dc in 2nd st leaving 1st st unworked and dctog last two st. Ch 2 and turn. (2 dc)
Row 5: Place 1 dc in second st, skipping first st.  Sl st into last st. ( 1 dc)
Fasten off and put down until ready to attach to ear back.
*For 6 months to 12 months sizes, start with a ch of 6 and first row of 4 dc, skipping Row 1.
*For newborn to 6 month sizes, start of with ch of 5 and first row of 3 dc, skipping Row 1 and 2.

Ear Back (Make 2): using black main color yarn
Repeat Rounds 1-5 from Ear Front step above but do leave a long enough tail of yarn at the beginning of your project to be able to sew your ears once assembled on to the beanie hat. After completing Round 5 on the ear backs do not fasten off like you did on ear fronts.
Place one completed Ear Front in front of the Ear Back you are working on, lining up the st.  Ch 1 before placing 1 sc through 1 st on both pieces at once.  You will make a complete round of 1 sc in each with exception of 3 sc in each corner of your triangle ears to give it a more rounded appearance.
Fasten off.  You should still have the tail from the beginning of the Ear Back steps above, do not fasten this off as you will need it to secure your ears on to the Chococat beanie during assembly.
Repeat process for second ear.
*For 6 months to 12 months sizes, start with a ch of 6 and first row of 4 dc, skipping Row 1.
*For newborn to 6 month sizes, start of with ch of 5 and first row of 3 dc, skipping Row 1 and 2.

Finishing off:
Starting from the bottom up, use the tail left on your completed orange nose and yarn needle to sew it in desired location on the beanie hat.  Once the nose is secured in place, pull yarn in to the inside of hat before finishing off.
Now taking the tail from one of your eye pupils and using your yarn needle, sew them in place on a finished eye white.  Pull yarn to the back side of eye white when finished sewing before fastening off end.  Repeat this process for the second eye.
Next you want to use the tail from one assembled eye and your yarn needle to sew the eye in to the proper place on your beanie. You can reference my pictures as to where I placed them on my own Chococat hat. Once sewn on, pull yarn to inside of hat and finish off.  Repeat this process for the second eye.
Using the tail left behind on one of the cat ears, use your yarn needle to secure the ear to the side top area of the beanie in desired location near top of beanie hat. You can see my pictures for where I placed my own. Once you have secured it in place, pull your yarn in to the inside of the beanie before finishing off extra length.  Repeat this process for the second ear.
Now check over your crochet project for any tails or ends that you may have missed in process to weave in and finish off. Do so if you find any.

Here are some of the pictures I took to show how my Chococat the Black Cat Character Beanie Hat looks like from different directions when completed:

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern Closeup View

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern Front Right View

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern Right Profile View

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern Left Profile View

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern Back Right View

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern Back left view

Chococat the Black Cat Character Hat Crochet Pattern Rear View

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Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

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Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

 free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com

Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Free Crochet Pattern

Who is Captain America?  If you are a superhero fan or have one in your life then you more than likely know something about good old Captain.  He has been around since the early 1940’s thanks to Marvel comics.  You can learn more about him here.

This is a fun and quick project to make for a last minute gift or costume.  The A can be a bit tricky for beginners but I tried to make it as clear as possible.  I would recommend for advanced beginner and up but most should be able to do.  This is another one of the hats in my superhero beanie hat collection that I designed and crocheted for my nephews to wear. :)

Captain America Crochet Hat Inspiration Picture

Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Notes

Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Profile Picture

Project requires:
Bright Blue Yarn for Beanie Hat (main color)-  (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will do)
White Yarn for letter “A”
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends

Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
dc – double crochet (US) 
hdc – half double crochet (US) 

Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front View

Pattern Instructions:
*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe

The hat in this picture is made with my Easy Peasy Youth Sized (Age 3-10 years old) Double Crochet Beanie  Hat Pattern which you can find  here as a foundation for the project.  Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size you want for your project.

Hat Base:

Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice

Once you have completed your beanie for the base you are ready to start customizing your own Captain America Superhero hat for the superhero fan in your life. :)

Letter A Logo: using White yarn
Row 1: Start off with a chain of  20.  Place 2 hdc in 3rd ch from hook, 1 hdc in the next 6 ch, 3 hdc in next st, 1 hdc in next 2 ch, 3 hdc in following st, 1 hdc in next 6 st, and 2 hdc in last st.  (24 st total)
Row 2:  Ch 1 and rotate so you will be working up the unworked side of the chain. Work 1 sl st into side of last hdc and into first ch (where your hdc was worked from) before placing 1 sl st in each of the next 3 st. In next st, sl st before making a ch of 6, place 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from hook and in each of the next 3 ch. Sl st into the next ch back on A body.  (You should now have a little strap across that will hook into A shape when you sew it on in one piece.) Sl st in next 12 st.  Rotate your A so you will now be working on the outside perimeter. Sl st in side of hdc st and it top of 1st hdc on this side of the A.  Place 1 sl st in the rest of the st around until you reach your 1st sl st in Row 2. Sl st in to the first st.
Leave an extra long yarn tail before cutting it and pulling through. You will need this tail to sew your A logo securely in place during finishing step.

*This size logo will work on toddler, teen, women’s and men’s size hats.  For newborn to 12 month size hats, switch to sc and remove 4 ch from starting ch.  This will allow you to remove 2 sc on each length of the A. Just make sure you remove the same amount on each side of the A or it will end up a bit lopsided.

Finishing off:
Using the tail left on the assembled large letter “A” logo from before and your yarn needle, sew the piece in the desired location on the front of the hat.  (You can reference my pictures to see how I placed my own.) This is when you will also sew your strap from the inside of the A logo into position.  I like to do that all in one step for less work. 😉  Once secure, pull yarn to the inside of your beanie hat before fastening off.
Check for any tails or ends that you may have missed in process to weave in and finish off. Do so if you find any. Then you are all done.

Here are some pictures to show how this Captain America inspired beanie hat looks worn from different directions once finished:
Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Forward View
Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Left Side Profile
Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Rear View
Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Back Right View
Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Right Profile View
Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Right Front View
Captain America Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern View from Above

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Green Lantern Superhero Logo Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

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Green Lantern Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

 free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com

Green Lantern Superhero Logo Beanie Hat Free Crochet Pattern

Who is Green Lantern? Green Lantern is a superhero from DC Universe comics.  He is a comic fan favorite and his logo makes a fast, easy but fun project to add to a hat.  I made this one up for my superhero loving nephews.

I’m working on creating a whole set for them so I will be sure to continue sharing it with you all along the way. :) Learn more about Green Lantern here.

Green Lantern Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Green Lantern Superhero Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Green Lantern Superhero Logo Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern 1
Project requires:

Green Yarn for Beanie Hat (main color)-  (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will do)
White Yarn for white logo circle
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends

Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
dc – double crochet (US) 
hdc – half double crochet (US) 

Pattern Instructions:

*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe

The hat in this picture is made with my Easy Peasy Youth Sized (Age 3-10 years old) Double Crochet Beanie  Hat Pattern which you can find  here as a foundation for the project.  Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size you want for your project.

Hat Base:

Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice

Once you have completed your beanie for the base you are ready to start customizing your own Green Lantern Superhero hat for the superhero fan in your life. :)

White Logo Circle: using white yarn
Round 1:  Starting off with your white yarn in a magic circle, ch 2 (does not count as a st throughout pattern) before placing 12 dc in a magic circle. Pull circle tight before sl st in top of beginning st.  (12 dc)
Round 2:  Ch 2 before placing 2 dc in first st and 2 dc in the next 11 st. Sl st in top of 1st st in round. (24 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2 before placing  *2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next st * repeat * around. Sl st in top of 1st st in beginning of round. (36 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2 before placing  *2 dc in 1st st, 1 dc in next 2 st * repeat * around. Sl st in top of 1st st in beginning of round. (48 dc)
Cut yarn leaving a long tail in order to sew your eye on to the beanie during assembly process. Pull yarn through and put to side until needed.
*For sizes 6 to 12 months, leave off Round 4.
*For sizes newborn to 6 months, leave off Round 3 and 4.

Green Lantern Logo: using Green yarn 
This part of the Logo I made into three simple pieces and just sewed them in place on the logo circle before attaching to hat.

For Circle part of Logo: using Green yarn
Round 1: Starting with beginning chain that will be formed into an open circle, ch 12, then sl st in to the last ch from the hook making sure it is not twisted. You should now have your open circle base.
Round 2:  Ch 12 before placing 16 hdc in to the formed circle. Sl st in top of 1st st in round. (16 hdc)
Leave  a tail long enough to secure the assembled logo to the beanie hat during assembly process.
*For sizes 6 to 12 months, starting ch with 8 instead of 12 before placing 12 hdc.
*For sizes newborn to 6 months, starting ch of 8 instead of 12 before placing 12 sc instead of hdc.

For Top and Bottom Stripes of Logo (make 2):  using Green yarn
Row 1: Ch 10 before placing 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook and 1 hdc in next 7 ch.  Sl st in to side of last hdc.
Leave tail long enough to sew stripe in place on the logo circle during assembly before cutting yarn.
Repeat process for 1st stripe for second stripe.
*For sizes 6 months to 12 mos, start with a chain of 8 instead of 10.
*For sizes newborn to 6 months, start with chain of 8 instead of 10 and switch to sc instead of hdc as used in other sizes.

Green Lantern Superhero Logo Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Closeup

Finishing off:
Before attaching anything to the hat directly we are going to put together the logo in one piece so that when we fasten off any undesirable ends are hidden between logo circle and beanie. :)
Taking the tail left on the green circle part of logo, center it on your white logo circle then use your yarn needle to secure it in place.  Once secure pull the yarn through to the back before fastening off.
Next take the tail from one of the green logo stripes and use your yarn needle to sew it in place. One should be on the top and the other on the bottom in parallel lines to each other as seen in logo picture and my hat pictures.  As before, once secure, pull yarn to back and fasten off.  Repeat this process for the second stripe.  Once fastened off you should only have one yarn tail left on your assembled logo, a long white one.
Using the tail left on the assembled logo from before and your yarn needle, sew the piece onto the desired place on the front of the hat.  (You can reference my pictures to see how I placed my own.)
Check for any tails or ends that you may have missed in process to weave in and finish off. Do so if you find any. Then you are all done.

Here are some pictures to show how the finished Green Lantern Superhero beanie hat looks worn from different directions once crocheted:
Green Lantern Superhero Logo Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Frontal View

Green Lantern Superhero Logo Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Green Lantern Superhero Logo Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front Right View

Green Lantern Superhero Logo Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front Left View

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Vampire Smiley Face Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

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Vampire Smiley Face Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com

Vampire Smiley Face Beanie Hat Free Crochet Pattern

So I’m a bit of a geek. Okay a lot of geek, but proud of it. 😀  I love smiley faces or emoticons and I am mildly obsessed with vampires so it seemed like a good fit to smash them together in one fun hat.

I liked how this turned out so well I made it my official blood draw hat to wear when getting my bloodwork, which happens way too much with my health issues but how can you not smile when you are wearing this hat?

Vampire Fanged Smiley Face Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern View from in Front down

Vampire Smiley Face Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Notes

Vampire Fanged Smiley Face Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Project requires:
Yellow / Gold Yarn for Beanie Hat (main color)-  (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will do)
Black Yarn for face features
Red Yarn for blood droplets
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends

Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
dc – double crochet (US) 
hdc – half double crochet (US) 

Pattern Instructions:
*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe
The hat in this picture is made with my Easy Peasy  Pre-Teen / Teen / Women Double Crochet Beanie Pattern  which you can find here as a foundation for the project.Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size you want for your project.

Hat Base: using yellow / gold yarn

Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice

Once you have completed your beanie for the yellow / gold hat base you are ready to start customizing your own fun Vampire Smiley Face hat to wear!
Starting off we are going to put a simple contrast color band to the bottom of the hat.  For this sl st your black yarn to a st on the last round. Ch 1, then work 1 sc in each st around, sl st to top of first st in round before finishing off. Put to side until hat assembly.

Eyes (Make 2): Using black yarn
Round 1: In a magic circle, ch 1 before placing st in the following order in to your m.c.: 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc. Sl st in to the top of 1st st in round.
Cut yarn leaving a long enough tail so that you can sew your eyes on to the beanie hat during finishing off stage.

Fangs (Make 2): using black yarn
Make a chain of 9 before pulling yarn through, making sure you are leaving a yarn tail long enough to secure on to beanie during assembly. Repeat for second fang and put to side until needed in assembly.

Smile: using black yarn
Main Smile part: Make a chain of  20 before pulling yarn through, making sure you are leaving a yarn tail long enough to secure on to beanie during assembly. Put to side until needed.
Smile sides (make 2): Make a chain of  before pulling yarn through, making sure you are leaving a yarn tail long enough to secure on to beanie during assembly. Repeat for second smile side and put to side until needed in assembly.

Blood drop: using red yarn
Large blood droplet: using red yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 1 before placing 4 sc in to circle. Pull circle closed and sl st in to the top of 1st st in round. (4 sc)
Round 2:  Ch 2 before placing 1 dc in 2nd st leaving 1st st unworked, and sl st in to the following st.
Make sure you are leaving a yarn tail long enough to secure on to beanie during assembly before cutting yarn and pulling through. Put to side until needed.
Small blood droplet: using red yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 1 before placing 4 sc in to circle. Pull circle closed and sl st in to the top of 1st st in round. (4 sc)
Round 2:  Ch 3 before placing 1 sc in 2nd st leaving 1st st unworked and sl st in to the following st.
Make sure you that are leaving a long enough yarn tail in order to secure it  on to beanie below fang during assembly in finishing off process before cutting yarn and pulling through. Put to side until needed.

Finishing off:
Taking the tail left on the main smile ch use your yarn needle to secure it in place.  Once secure pull the yarn through to the back before fastening off.
Now using your yarn needle, sew one side smile piece on each end of the smile, pulling yarn through to back once secure and fasten off.
Next take the tail from one eye and use your yarn needle to sew it in desired place.  As before, once secure, pull yarn to back and fasten off.  Repeat this process for the second eye.
Using the tail left on the  large blood drop and your yarn needle, sew the droplet in the desired location on the front of the hat below fang.  (You can reference my pictures to see how I placed my own.) Repeat this process with small blood droplet.
Check for any tails or ends that you may have missed in process to weave in and finish off. Do so if you find any. Then you are all done.

Here are some pictures to show how this Vampire Smiley Face hat looks worn from different directions once assembled:

Vampire Fanged Smiley Face Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front View

Vampire Fanged Smiley Face Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Worn

Vampire Fanged Smiley Face Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Left Side View

Vampire Fanged Smiley Face Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Right Profile

Vampire Fanged Smiley Face Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Back Right View

Vampire Fanged Smiley Face Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Rear View

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Cinnamoroll “Cinnamon” the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

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Cinnamoroll “Cinnamon” the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

  free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com

Cinnamoroll “Cinnamon” the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Free Crochet Pattern

 

This crochet pattern was inspired by this cute picture of Cinnamoroll the Puppy with the contrast cinnamon colored lines. Even though he is an all white puppy I wanted to see how he would turn out with a bit of cinnamon. :)  So thus this hat was created.  He is a Hello Kitty world friend and adorable of course.  I think he translated pretty well to crochet. Now I have to make an all white true version of him soon!


cinnamon cinnamoroll  

Cinnamoroll “Cinnamon” the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Notes

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern laying flat profile pattern view

Project requires:
White Yarn for Beanie Hat main color (or desired color)- (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will do)
Brown “Cinnamon” colored yarn for features and trim
Pink yarn for blush circles and mouth
Light or Bright Blue for eye color
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends

Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
dc – double crochet (US)
dctog- double crochet two stitches together (US) 
hdc – half double crochet (US)

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front View

Pattern Instructions:

*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe

The hat in this picture is made with my free Easy Peasy  Pre-Teen / Teen / Women Double Crochet Beanie Pattern  which you can find here as a foundation for the project. Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size of the free pattern you want for your project.

Hat Base: in main color white yarn

Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice

Hat Contrast Band: using cinnamon brown yarn
One completed sl st brown “cinnamon” yarn to where you left off on beanie base. Ch 1 before placing 1 sc in each st around. Sl st in to the top of the 1st st. Fasten off.
Once you have completed your beanie for the base you are ready to start on making your Cinnamoroll the Puppy inspired anime hat with a touch of cinnamon!

*Note: If you are going to do this in newborn / infant/ up to 1 year old sizes, switch to a G hook for the features instead of the J to scale them down in size or eliminate one increase row from each feature worked in the round

Eyes (Make 2): using bright or light blue yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 1 before placing the following st in this order: 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, and 1 sc. Pull the circle closed to line up in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st. (12 st total)
Round 2:  Ch 1 before placing 1 sc in first 2 st, 2 sc in next 3 st, 1 sc in next 3 st, 2 sc in next 3 st and 1 sc in last st before sl st to the top of 1st st in round.
Cut your yarn making sure you leave a tail long enough to sew the eyes on to your Cinnamoroll hat during assembly before pulling yarn through and putting to side.
Repeat for second eye. Place to the side until needed for assembly.

Blush Circles (Make 2): using pink colored yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 1 before placing the following st in this order: 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, and 1 sc. Pull the circle closed to line up in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st. (12 st total)
Round 2:  Ch 1 before placing 1 dc in first 2 st, 2 dc in next 3 st, 1 dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next 3 st and 1 dc in last st before sl st to the top of 1st st in round.
Cut your yarn making sure you leave a tail long enough to sew the blush circle on to your Cinnamoroll hat during assembly before pulling yarn through and put to side until needed. Repeat this process for second eye.

Ear Front (Make 2): using white main color yarn
Round 1: Ch 8, dc in 3rd ch from hook and place 1 dc in each of the following 5 st. Ch 2 and turn. (6 dc)
Round 2-3: Place 1 dc in first st and each st across. Ch 2 and turn. (6 dc)
Round 4-7: Place 2 dc in 1st st and 1 dc in rest of st across. Ch 2 and turn. ( 7-8-9-10 dc)
Round 8-13: Place 1 dc in 1st st and each st across. Ch 2 and turn. (10 dc)
Round 14-15: Place 1 dc in second st, skipping first st, 1 dc in following st until you have 2 st left at end, dctog last two st. Ch 2 and turn. ( 8 – 6 dc)
Round 16: Place 1 sc in second st, skipping 1st, 1 hdc in next, 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in following st, 1 sc in last st. Sl st into same st.
Fasten off and put down until ready to attach to ear back.

Ear Back (Make 2): using white main color yarn
Repeat Rounds 1-16 from Ear Front step above but do leave a long enough tail of yarn at the beginning of your project to be able to sew your ears once assembled on to the beanie hat. After completing Round 16 fasten off.

Ear Liner: using one ear front, one ear back and cinnamon brown yarn
Round 17: Place one finished Ear Front in front of the Ear Back you are working on. Attach your “cinnamon” yarn to a st at one of the top corners of ears with a sl st before ch 1, then work a round of  1 sc around the perimeter through both pieces until you reach the other top corner.
Fasten off once one round is completed and sl st to beginning st.

Mouth: using pink yarn 
Round 1: Ch 7 before placing 1 dc in 3rd ch from hook and 1 dc in the following 4 ch. Ch 2 and turn. (5 dc)
Round 2: Place 1 dc in 1st st and following 4 st across. Ch 2 and turn. (5 dc)
Round 3: Place 1 hdc in 2nd st, skipping 1st st in row, 1 dc in next st, 1 hdc in following st and sl st in to the last st in row.
Once completed pull yarn through and  fasten off.

Mouth Liner: using cinnamon brown contrast yarn
Attach “cinnamon” colored yarn to the mouth with a sl st in a st.  Ch 1 before placing 1 sc in each st but place 3 sc in the top two corners of mouth and in bottom dc st in curve to give it a more rounded appearance if desired.

Finishing off:
Starting from the bottom up, use the tail left on your mouth and yarn needle to sew your mouth on the beanie hat.  Once your mouth piece is secured, pull yarn to inside of hat before finishing off.
Taking the tail from one of your blush circles and yarn needle, sew them in place in desired location on face.  Pull yarn to the inside of your hat when finished sewing before fastening off end.  Repeat this process for the second blush circle.
Next you want to use the tail from one eye and your yarn needle to sew one eye in to the proper place. You can reference my pictures as to where I placed them on my own Cinnamoroll hat. Once sewn on, pull yarn to inside of hat and finish off.  Repeat this process for the second eye.
Using the tail left behind on one of the floppy puppy ears, use your yarn needle to secure the ear to the side top area of the beanie in desired location with the contrast on hat. You can see my pictures for where I placed my own. If you want longer hanging ears place it lower on the hat or higher placement for shorter length of ears hanging down. Once you have it in place, pull your yarn in to the inside of the beanie before finishing off extra length.  Repeat this process for the second ear.
Now check over your crochet project for any tails or ends that you may have missed in process to weave in and finish off. Do so if you find any.

Here are some of the pictures I took to show how my Cinnamoroll “Cinnamon” the Puppy Character Beanie Hat looks like from different directions when completed:

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Alt View

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Left Profile View

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Left Side View

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Back left View

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Rear View

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Right Profile View

Cinnamoroll Cinnamon the Puppy Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Down View

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Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

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Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

  free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com

  Pankun the Panda Beanie Hat Free Crochet Pattern

My future stepdaughter is obsessed with panda bears so when I came across an image of this anime style orphaned panda from Hello Kitty’s friends I had to make her one. He really is quite adorable and I hope you like my translation of it into a crocheted hat. If you give it a try please drop me a line or share your version on Ravelry so I can see. :) Happy crafting!

Pankun the panda inspired crochet pattern free

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Notes

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Project requires:
White Yarn for Beanie Hat main color (or desired color)- (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will do)
Black Yarn for features and trim
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends

Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
dc – double crochet (US) 
hdc – half double crochet (US)

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern side front view
Pattern Instructions:

*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe

The hat in this picture is made with my free Easy Peasy  Pre-Teen / Teen / Women Double Crochet Beanie Pattern  which you can find here as a foundation for the project. Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size of the free pattern you want for your project.

Hat Base: in main color white yarn
Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice
One completed sl st black yarn to where you left off on beanie base. Ch 1 before placing 1 sc in each st around. Sl st in to the top of the 1st st. Fasten off.
Once you have completed your beanie for the base you are ready to start on making your Pankun the panda bear inspired anime hat!

*Note: If you are going to do this in newborn / infant/ up to 1 year old sizes, switch to a G hook for the features instead of the J to scale them down in size or eliminate one increase row from each feature worked in the round

Eyes (Make 2): using black yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 1 before placing the following st in this order: 2 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, 3 sc, 1 hdc, 1 dc, 1 hdc, and 1 sc. Pull the circle closed to line up in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st. (12 st total)
Cut your yarn making sure you leave a tail long enough to sew the eyes on to your Pankun hat during assembly.
Repeat for second eye. Place to the side until needed for assembly.

Ear Front (Make 2): using black yarn
Round 1: In a magic circle  ch 3 before placing 12 dc in circle. Pull circle closed in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st in round. (12 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 before placing 2 dc in 1st st and next 9 st. Ch 1 and turn leaving last 2 st unworked. (20 dc)
Round 3:  Place 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next. Repeat this pattern around until bottom corner again leaving 2 unworked st not worked.  This will give it a good surface to attach to the beanie when putting together hat. Fasten off.

Ear Back (Make 2): using black yarn
Repeat Rounds 1-3 from Ear Front step above but do not fasten off at end of Round 3.
Round 8: Place one finished Ear Front in front of the Ear Back you are working on before ch 1, then work a round of  *2 sc in first st and 1 sc in next 2 st* repeating around the perimeter through both pieces.
Cut your yarn making sure you leave a tail long enough to sew the panda ears on to top of your Pankun hat during assembly.

Mouth: using black yarn 
Ch 20. Leave long enough tail to sew it securely on to beanie hat during assembly before cutting yarn and pulling through.

Finishing off:
Starting from the bottom up, use the tail left on your mouth chain and yarn needle to sew your mouth on in a “w” shape.  Once secured, pull yarn to inside of hat before finishing off.
Next you want to use the tail from one eye and your yarn needle to sew one eye in to the proper place. You can reference my pictures as to where I placed them on my Pankun hat.   Once sewn on, pull yarn to inside of hat and finish off.  Repeat this process for eye number
Using the tail left behind on one of the panda ears, use your needle to secure the ear to the side top area of the beanie in desired location with the contrast on hat. You can see my pictures for where I placed my own.  Once you have it in place, pull your yarn in to the inside of the beanie before finishing off extra length.  Repeat this process for the second ear.
Now check over your crochet project for any tails or ends that you may have missed in process to weave in and finish off. Do so if you find any.

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern zoom in on face

This was a fun and quick hat project that I’m sure my  stepdaughter will love.  It will make a great gift for Hello Kitty fans, those who love panda bears or for sweet crocheted baby hats. <3 Happy crafting!

Here are some of the pictures I took to show how Pankun the Panda hat looks from different directions when completed:

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern alternate view

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Right side profile view

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern right back view

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern rear view

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern back left view

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Left Profile Viw

Pankun the Panda Character Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern frontal view

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Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

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Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

 free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Free Crochet Pattern

Are you a fan of the cutest little frog from Hello Kitty land?  Keroppi has always been a favorite of mine. Whether you just love frog items, anime or cute hats, be sure to check this one out.

If you can work in the round you can whip this up in very little time.  It’s an advanced beginner pattern so give it a shot.   I had fun making his cute little face for an auction event at my mother’s school. I have a feeling Keroppi is going to be a big hit. :)

Who is Keroppi the Frog

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Notes

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Project requires:
Bright Green Yarn for Beanie Hat main color-  (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will do)
Black Yarn for eye pupil and smile
Pink Yarn for blush circles
White Yarn for eye whites
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends
Small amount of fiberfill stuffing

Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
sctog – single crochet two st together (US)
dc – double crochet  (US)
hdc – half double crochet (US)

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front View


Pattern Instructions:

*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe

The hat in this picture is made with my free Easy Peasy  Pre-Teen / Teen / Women Double Crochet Beanie Pattern which you can find here as a foundation for the project. Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size of the free pattern you want for your project.

Hat Base: in main color yarn
Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice

Once you have completed your beanie for the base you are ready to start on making your Keroppi the Frog hat!

 Note: If you are going to do this in newborn / infant/ up to 1 year old sizes, switch to a G hook for the features instead of the J to scale them down in size or eliminate one increase row from each feature worked in the round.

Eyes back piece (Make 2):  in white yarn (optional)

*Note:  This is an optional step but I do recommend doing this step as it keeps your stuffing in the snout and now falling through the stitches when the hat is worn since they stretch to conform to head.

Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before placing 10 dc.  Pull the circle closed to line up in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st. (10 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 before placing 2 dc in first st and in each of the following 9 st. Sl st in to the top of the 1st st in round. (20 dc)
Pull yarn through and fasten off.  Put to side until needed in eye assembly.
Repeat for second eye.

Eyes (Make 2): using white yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before placing 10 dc.  Pull the circle closed to line up in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st. (10 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 before placing 2 dc in first st and in each of the following 9 st. Sl st in to the top of the 1st st in round. (20 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2 before placing 1 dc in first st and in each of the following 19 st. Sl st in the top of the 1st st in round. (20 dc)
Before you cut your yarn make sure you leave a tail long enough sew your eyes on to your beanie hat and attach the eyes back if you choose to do this optional step.
Repeat for second eye.

Eye Pupil (Make 2): using black yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before placing  8 dc.  Pull the circle closed to line up in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st. (8 dc)
Cut your yarn making sure you leave a tail long enough  to sew the eye pupils on to Keroppi’s eyes.
Repeat for second eye.

Blush Circles (Make 2): using pink yarn
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before placing  10 dc.  Pull the circle closed to line up in tight circle. Sl st in to top of 1st st. (10 dc)
Make sure you leave a tail long enough sew the blush circle in place on to your beanie hat.
Repeat for second blush circle.

Smile: using black yarn
Make 1 chain of  9 ch and leave tail to sew this chain into  a v shaped smile like in pictures.

Finishing off:
Since I like to start adding my features from the bottom up we will start with Keroppi’s smile. I find that by working from bottom up you get a better idea of how much space you have during the process.  Otherwise you may find yourself scrunching up features at the bottom if you haven’t left enough space in your process. By working upwards you always have extra room as you can just move the next feature up a little higher if need be.You are now going to use this the tail left for the smile chain from before and your yarn needle to sew the main smile piece into the desired place on the hat in a “v” shape.  (You can reference my pictures to see how I placed my own.) Once you have secured it into place, bring the yarn into the inside of the beanie hat and finish off.
Next we will work on attaching the pink blush circles. These should be located on each side of smile on face near bottom of where you plan to attach the eyes.  Using the tail on one circle and needle secure Keroppi’s blush circle in place on to the beanie hat.  Pull yarn in to the inside of beanie once sewn on and fasten off. Repeat with second blush circle.
Next we will work on his eyes.  Take the yarn tail left from one assembled eye and sew it into place on to the hat.   Once it’s sewn on, pull yarn in to the inside of the hat before finishing off. Repeat for second eye.
Check for any tails or ends that you may have missed in process to weave in and finish off. Do so if you find any. Then you are all done. :)  You have one easy but fun Keroppi hat to wear. I’m completely in love with this little hat and will have to make one of my own to keep since this one is headed to an auction to benefit a school. I would love to see your version if you make one, just drop me a link. :)

Here are some of the pictures I took to show how it looks worn and from different directions when completed:

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front Right Side view

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Right Profile

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern - right back view

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Rear View

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Left Side View

Keroppi the Frog Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Left Front View

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Curious George Beanie Hat for Story Reading Time Crochet Pattern

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Curious George Beanie Hat for Story Reading Time Crochet Pattern

 free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com

Curious George Beanie Hat for Story Reading Time Free Crochet Pattern

When I started brainstorming on book characters to bring to life in the form of crocheted beanie hats for my Mother to wear during story reading time in her classroom, Curious George kept popping up. I adore anything monkey related so Curious George quickly made it to the top of my list.

Though it may look complicated it really is not too hard to work out. I think it will be a great crochet project for advanced beginners and up. Get your crochet on and make a fun Curious George crochet beanie hat of your own. Here is the picture I used for modeling this crocheted hat after:

Curious George logo for crochet hat inspiration

Curious George Beanie Hat for Story Reading Time Crochet Pattern Notes

Curious George Book Reading Time Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Project requires:
Darker Brown Yarn for Beanie Hat-  (I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will do)
Contrast lighter Brown Yarn for face area, ears and trim
White Yarn for outer part of eye
Black Yarn for eye pupils, nose, mouth and eye liner at top of eye
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
“H” hook (5.00 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends

Abbreviations used in this pattern (US crochet stitches):
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
sctog – single crochet two st together (US)
dc – double crochet (US) 

Pattern Instructions:

These features will fit most sizes from toddler up to adult male. If you are going to attempt this on an infant size I recommend omitting a few rounds from face area and start with a chain 4 less.  You can also switch to a smaller hook like D or E to scale down the size of the features without changing up the pattern. Hope you like this as well.

*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe

The hat in this picture is made with my Easy Peasy  Pre-Teen / Teen / Women Double Crochet Beanie Pattern which you can find here as a foundation for the project.  Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size you want for your project.

Hat Base: Using “J” Hook and dark brown yarn 

Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice

Contrast Band Hat: using lighter brown yarn

Starting off we are going to put a simple contrast color band to the bottom of the hat.  For this sl st your lighter brown yarn (the same to be used for face area part) to a st on the last round. Ch 1, then work 1 sc in each st around, sl st to top of first st in round before finishing off.

Once you have completed your beanie for the base you are ready to start on making your own Curious George hat for reading time, costume or even everyday fun. This one is for my Mom to wear in her classroom and it has been a giant hit with the students. Put it to the side until you are ready to finish off the hat and assemble pieces.

Face Area: using contrast lighter brown yarn
Round 1:   Ch 15. Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each of following 15 ch. Ch 1 and turn. The Ch 1 does not count as a st through this part of pattern. (15 sc)
Round 2:  Place 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 13 st and 2 sc in last st of round. Ch 1 and turn. (17 sc)
Round 3:  Place 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 15 st and 2 sc in last st of round. Ch 1 and turn. (19 sc)
Round 4-7:  Place 1 sc in each st across. Ch 1 and turn. (19 sc)
Round 8:  Sctog first two st together, 1 sc in next 15 st and sctog last 2 st of round. Ch 1 and turn. (17 sc)
Round 9:  Sctog first two st together, 1 sc in next 13 st and sctog last 2 st of round. Ch 1 and turn. (15 sc)
Round 10:  Sctog first two st together, 1 sc in next 11 st and sctog last 2 st of round. Ch 1 and turn. (13 sc)
Round 11:  Sctog first two st together, 1 sc in next 9 st and sctog last 2 st of round. Ch 1 and turn. (11 sc)
Round 12:  Sctog first two st together, 1 sc in next 7 st and sctog last 2 st of round. Ch 1 and turn. (9 sc)
Round 13-14:  Place 1 sc in each st across. Ch 1 and turn. (9 sc)
Round 15:  Place 2 sc in first st, 1 sc in next 7 st and 2 sc in last st of round. Ch 1 and turn. (11 sc)
Round 16:  Sctog first two st, sc in next 2 st, sl st in each of the next 3 st, sc in next 2 st, sctog last 2 st in round. Ch 1 and turn.  (6 sc)
Round 17:  Sctog first two st, sc in next 2 st, sctog last 2 st. Ch 1 and turn. (4 sc)
Round 18: Work a round of sc around the perimeter of the face area to give it a more well defined and polished look. Sl st in center st between eye indent on top of face area.
Cut yarn leaving a long enough tail to be able to securely sew on your face area on to the beanie hat.  Put face area aside until you are ready to assemble hat.

*From now on you will be using the “H” hook to complete your crocheted features.*

Eye Whites (Make 2): using white yarn 
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 1 before placing 6 sc in circle.  Pull circle closed and sl st in to the top of the 1st st in round. Note: The starting 1 ch in all sc rounds do not count as a stitch. They are used to hide seams better. (6 sc)
Round 2:  Ch 1 before placing 2 sc in first st and each of the following 5 st around. Sl st to top of 1st st in round. (12 sc)
Cut yarn leaving a long enough tail to sew eyes on to face area during assembly time.  I tend to judge about 2 to 2 1/2 times the perimeter of what I want to attach to my hats.  Put eye whites to the side until ready to assemble.

Eye Pupils (Make 2): using black yarn
Round 1:  In magic circle, ch 1 before placing 4 sc. Pull circle closed and sl st in to the top of the 1st st in round. (4 sc)
Cut yarn leaving a long enough tail to secure the pupils on to the eye whites during assembly. Put to the side until ready for assembly.

Upper liner to eyes (Make 2): using black yarn
With black yarn, ch 5. Pull yarn through leaving a long enough tail to sew on with your large blunt eye tapestry / yarn needle before cutting yarn. Put to side until assembly.

Ear Front (Make 2): using lighter brown contrast yarn for ear fronts
Round 1:   In magic circle, ch 1 before placing 6 sc in circle.  Pull circle closed and sl st in to the top of the 1st st in round. Note: The starting 1 ch in all sc rounds do not count as a stitch. They are used to hide seams better. (6 sc)
Round 2:  Ch 1 before placing 2 sc in first st and each of the following 5 st around. Sl st to top of 1st st in round. (12 sc)
Round 3:   Ch 1 before putting 2 sc in first st, *1 sc in next st, 2 sc in next*  Repeat * until you have 2 st left. Sl st in last 2 st. (15 sc)
Round 4:  Ch 1 before putting 2 sc in first st, *1 sc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next*  Repeat * until you have 3 st left. Sl st in last 3 st. (18 sc)
Cut yarn, pull through and finish off. No tail needed for ear fronts in assembly so cut off any additional length after finishing off.

Ear Back (Make 2): using lighter brown contrast yarn for ear backs
Rounds 1-4: Do the same as you just did on ear fronts but do not cut yarn or finish off. Ch 1 and turn.
Round 5-6:  Ch 1 before placing 1 sc in first st and following 17 st. Ch 1 and turn. (18 sc)
Pull yarn through leaving a long enough tail to secure ear to ear front and then sew on to your Curious George crochet hat.

Nose: using black yarn for nose
Ch 8 before pulling through yarn.  Cut yarn leaving a long enough tail to secure your smile on to George’s face area.

Mouth:  This will require three pieces chain stitches with tails made with the black yarn to sew them in place on the face area.
Main smile piece – With black yarn, ch 15 before pulling through yarn.  Cut yarn leaving a long enough tail to secure your smile on to George’s face area.
Smile sides (Make 2) With the black yarn, ch 6 before cutting off yarn leaving a long enough tail to sew your smile sides on to the face of Curious George.

Assembly:
A little tip- When sewing on features for a beanie hat, I work from the bottom up.  That way you can judge your space better and don’t end up with a bunch of features squished in the bottom if you run out of room.
I use straight pins to pin my features in place to plan their positions but that is not necessary. You can eyeball it.

Smile assembly:  You are now going to work on the face area starting at the bottom and working up.  Using your blunt eye yarn needle and tail from main smile piece, sew the smile in a curve -like a smile ).  Make sure you leave enough room to attach the sides of the smile next.  Use the ch 8 for the nose, sew nose into place on the face area above the smile in an upside down frowny face like curve. (see pictures below for clarification on this positioning)

Eye assembly: Take the tail from one black eye pupil and use your yarn needle to sew it in place near the bottom of an eye white, not center to get George’s look.  Once attached to eye white, pull yarn through to back and finish off.
Now take the tail from the eye liner ch 5 to sew it along the top rim of eye.  Pull yarn through to back and finish off.
Now that pupil and eye liner have been assembled to an eye, use your needle and tail left on the eye white to securely sew your eye in to desired position onto the face area. (See pictures below to see my placement) Pull yarn to the back of face area before finishing off and cutting off any extra length.
Repeat this process for the second eye.

Your Face Area should now be complete and ready to attach! Line it up on the beanie hat in the position you would like it on the front of your beanie hat. I always put my seam from my crocheted beanie hats to the back of the project but you could use the face area to cover most of seam on front if you choose to do so.    Take your yarn needle and use the tail left previously on face area  to sew it on to the Curious George hat.  Once you have it secured, pull yarn through to inside of hat before finishing off and cutting off any additional tail length if necessary.

Ear assembly:  Place ear front in front of ear back.  Using your large blunt eye yarn / tapestry needle and the tail you left on ear back to sew both together all around ear.  Your yarn should now be at back in corner of ear bottom.   Repeat process for second ear.  Then using needle sew the ears into place in the desired location on side of beanie hat.  You can use my pictures below to see where I placed my own.  Cut yarn and finish off.

All done. You now have one completed Curious George crocheted beanie hat ready for story time, costumes or just everyday wearing fun.   You don’t have to be a kid to appreciate how cute this little monkey translates in crochet.  He makes me smile. 😀

Here are some pictures to show how the Curious George story time hat looks worn from different directions when crocheting is completed:

  Curious George Book Reading Time Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Zoom Out View

Curious George Book Reading Time Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front View

Curious George Book Reading Time Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front Left View

Curious George Book Reading Time Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front Right View

Curious George Book Reading Time Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern View from Behind

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Gavin’s DinoRAWR Spiked Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Gavin's DinoRAWR Spiked Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern_ a chick crafting through Rheumatoid Arthritis cRAfterChick.com

Gavin’s DinoRAWR Spiked Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

 free crochet pattern from cRAfterChick.com
  Gavin’s DinoRAWR Spiked Beanie Hat Free Crochet Pattern

This crochet pattern was designed in honor of and for a little Juvenile Arthritis hero of mine, Gavin.  He is a big dinosaur fan so I figured I would make something special for him.  It turned out to be a pretty easy and quick way to customize a hat for the dinosaur fan in your life. Give is a try. Happy crafting!

Gavin’s DinoRAWR Spiked Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Notes

Gavin's DinoRAWR Spiked Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern

Project requires:
Main Colored Yarn for Beanie Hat
(I use a lot of Red Heart Saver yarn but any medium to normal weight yarn will be fine)
Contrast yarn for bottom contrast trim and dinosaur spikes
“J” hook (6.0 mm)
Scissors or Yarn Cutter
Blunt large eye yarn / tapestry needle to weave in ends

Abbreviations used in this pattern:
ch – chain
st – stitch
sl st – slip stitch
sc – single crochet (US)
dc – double crochet (US)

Pattern Instructions:

*Note: This project is worked in the round on the base of a magic ring. If you do not know how to do this, please see tutorial here from: yarntomato on CrochetMe

The hat in this picture is made with my Easy Peasy  Pre-Teen / Teen / Women Double Crochet Beanie Pattern which you can find here as a foundation for the project.  Want it in another size? No worries. Head over to Easy Peasy All Family Sizes Free Double Crochet Beanie Patterns to select the size you want for your project.

Hat Base:

Use Easy Peasy Crochet Beanie Size of your choice
Once you have completed your beanie for the base you are ready to get started on making this a dinoRAWR spiked hat. :)

Hat Contrast Band: using contrast color yarn of your choice
Taking contrast color yarn, attach to bottom of last round of beanie with a sl st. Ch 1 and work 1 sc in to each st around. Sl st to top of first st in round.
Cut yarn and fasten off.

If you like a wider contrast band or want to make the color contrast pop more, try adding an additional row of sc to the bottom. I sometimes do this when I feel a project needs it but it’s not necessary, just my personal preference. :) 

Dinosaur Spikes (Make 4):
Round 1: In magic circle, ch 2 before making 8 dc into circle. Sl st to top of first st in round.  (8 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2.  Place 3 dc in first st, 1 dc in each of the next 3 st, 3 dc in next st and 1 dc in last st. Sl st to top of first st in round. (12 dc)
Round 3:  Ch 2. 1 dc in 1st, 3 dc in following st, 1 dc in each of the next 5 st, 3 dc in next st, 1 dc in each of last 4 st.  Sl st to top of first st in round. (16 dc)
Round 4: Ch 3. 1 dc in first 2 st, 1 dc in each of the following 7 st, 3 dc in next st, 1 dc in each of last 5 st.  Sl st to top of first st in round. (20 dc)
Round 5:  Sl st in first two st. Fold your spike in half so that you are now working in a corner. Ch 1 before placing 1 sc through both st lined up in fold and in each to the end. (10 sc)
Make sure you leave a long enough tail to secure your spike to the crocheted hat when finished!
Cut yarn and pull through.  Put to side until finished with all 4 spikes (or desired amount if you want more or less)

Finishing off:
At this point you should have your finished crocheted beanie hat base and your finished dinosaur spikes.  For this hat I arranged them evenly from front forehead to back of head by pinning mine in place first with straight pins to make sure placement was okay.  Yes I have a little bit of OCD with my crocheting.  This is not necessary but it’s a good idea to mark your starting or ending points with pins, stitch markers or even a few short scraps of yarn.
Taking your yarn needle, use tails on spikes to sew them directly on to the beanie hat.  I just did a basic in and out stitch to weave it in securely.  Pull yarn through to inside of hat after spike is attached, perform a double knot (where you pass the yarn through the loop twice before pulling tightly to close). You can do one or two additional knots if you prefer, I often do but it’s because I’m always paranoid of unraveling. I haven’t had that happen since using the double knots though so it will do the job well. :)
One you have all the spikes attached where you want them, fasten off any loose ends, cut additional yarn, weave in and you are all done.

All done. One super special DinoRAWR crocheted hat. This pattern is dedicated to my little Juvenile Arthritis hero Gavin.

Here are some pictures to show how this hat looks worn and from different angles:

Gavin's DinoRAWR Spiked Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front View

Gavin's DinoRAWR Spiked Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern Front on View

Gavin's DinoRAWR Spiked Beanie Hat Crochet Pattern View from behind

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Note: All the cRAfterChick patterns shared on this site are free of charge.  Please feel free to use them to make your own items.  If you use it to make items to sell please credit cRAfterChick for the pattern and provide link to our site.  Please do not copy and paste my pattern or try to use my images as your own.  You can link to any of my patterns.  Happy crafting!