Basic Blythe Earflap Hat - Free Crochet Pattern!

Dear Jill,

I am loving the new Blythe releases! And the descriptions are hilarious!

Today I thought I'd share with you my Basic Earflap Hat pattern! In the pics below I have jazzed it up with a badge and a button, but you can do what you like with it. I don't even mind if you sell them on, as long as you don't pass the pattern on as your own work :)

I hope you enjoy!

Basic Blythe Earflap Hat

You Will Need:

. DK yarn (2 colours)
. 4.5mm hook
. Approx. 1m of lace
. Button Badge
. Buttons
. Yarn needle

Abbreviations

· St/Sts – Stitch/Stitches
· Ch - Chain Stitch
· Sc - Single Crochet
· Slst - Slip Stitch
· Inc (Increase) - 2 Sc into 1 St
· ** - Marks a group of stitches to be repeated until the round is completed


Gauge

No gauge, just keep your stitches nice and tight to avoid gaps in your work. Also try the hat on your doll as you are making the hat to see if it is fitting


Finished Size

Made to fit all Blythes and Blythe Clones


Other Info

· Work in continuous rounds; in a spiral, unless otherwise stated. Don’t join at the end of a row; just keep going
· Use stitch markers or a piece of scrap yarn to mark the start of every round. Replace at the start of the next round as you go along. This will help you keep track of where you started, and saves a lot of time if things go wrong!
· I write my patterns in American terms, so Sc means Single Crochet; Dc means Double Crochet etc
. The number at the end of each round is the number of stitches you should now have
. Using a thicker yarn than DK/bigger hook than 4.5mm will result in the hat being a considerably different size to that shown.

Pattern

1. Ch 2, Sc 6 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 6 (6)
2. Inc around (12)
3. *Sc, Inc* around (18)
4. *Sc 2, Inc* around (24)
5. *Sc 3, Inc* around (30)
6. *Sc, Inc* around (36)
7. *Sc, Inc* around (42)
8-10. Sc around (42)
11. *Sc 20, Inc* around (44)
12-13. Sc around (44)
14. *Sc 21, Inc* around (46)
15-16. Sc around (46)
17. *Sc 22, Inc* around (48)
18-19. Sc around (48). Ch 1, turn.
20. Sc 30 (30) Ch 1, turn.
21. *Sc 2, Dec* across, plus 2 Sc (23) Ch1, turn.

Start Of Right Earflap

22. Sc 6 (6) Ch 1, Turn.
23. Sc, Dec, Dec, Sc (4) Ch 1, Turn.
24. Sc 4 (4) Ch 1, Turn.
25. Dec, Dec (2) Ch 1 Turn.
*Finish off and sew in end*

Start of Left Earflap

Count forward 12 and insert hook. You should be 6 stitches way from the edge of the back of the hat

Continue from Row 22

*Finish off and sew in end*


Edging

Attach contrasting yarn at the back of the hat, and Sc around the entire edge


Tassles

Cut 12, 12'' long pieces of yarn in the contrasting colour

Thread though the yarn needle and pull half of it through the bottom of the earflap

Continue with 6 pieces of yarn on each earflap

Plait together

Finished!

I hope you enjoyed the pattern! Any question just comment below and I will get back to you asap :)

Sarah
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