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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Zombie Bunny Hat

Dear Jill,

When I'm bored and want something little to crochet, I usually make Blythe hats. They are so quick and the patterns just write themselves. I was in one of them bored states of mind the other evening and made up this weird Zombie Bunny Hat..


I think I call it a Zombie Bunny Hat because it's green and it has an eye missing. Maybe it should have some blood dripping from it's mouth?! *Idea!*

Anyways, I thought I'd share the pattern for it on here, seeing as it's a Blythe pattern. It calls for 3 different hook sizes (3.25mm [D], 3.5mm [E] and 4.5mm [H]) and 2 different weight yarns (I used Aran and Double Knit, but you could use Worsted Weight and Sport and it would work just as well) :)

It hasn't been tested, so if you find any errors let me know in the comments below. Enjoy!



Zombie Bunny Hat

You Will Need:
· Crochet Hooks (3.25mm (D), 3.5mm (E), 4.5mm (H))
· Aran/WW yarn in Green and Double Knit yarn in Cream/White
· Stitch Markers Or Piece Of Scrap Yarn
· Curved Needle or Yarn Needle
. Embroidery Thread
· Buttons

Abbreviations
. St/Sts – Stitch/Stitches
. Ch - Chain Stitch
. Sc - Single Crochet
. Hdc - Half Double Crochet
. Dc - Double Crochet
. BSC - Backwards 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


Finished Size
Made to fit all Neo Blythes


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
· This pattern calls for 2 different weights of yarn and 3 different hook sizes. Using a different weight and/or hook size to that stated could cause the finished product to be a different size to that shown.


Hat

In Green Aran/WW Yarn and 4.5mm (H) hook
1. Ch 2, Sc 8 into 2nd Ch from hook, or Magic Ring 8 (8)
2. Inc around (16)
3. *Sc, Inc* around (24)
4. Sc around (24)
5. *Sc 2, Inc* around (32)
6. Sc around (32)
7. *Sc 3, Inc* around (40)
8 - 12. Sc around (40)
13. *Sc 19, Inc* around (42)
14 - 15. Sc around (42)
16. Backwards Sc around (42)
*Finish Off, Weave In End*

Bunny Muzzle

In White Double Knit Yarn and 3.5mm (E) hook
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 - 6. Sc around (24)
*Finish Off, Leave Long Tail For Sewing*

Outer Bunny Ears (Make 2)

In Green Aran/WW Yarn and 4.5mm (H) hook
1. Ch 12. Turn
2. Sc in 2nd Ch from hook and next 5 Ch, Hdc 3, Dc 1. in last Ch Dc 8. Working on the back of the Ch - Dc 1, Hdc 3, Sc 6 (28 Stitches)
*Finish Off, Leave Long Tail For Sewing*

Inner Bunny Ears (Make 2)

In White Double Knit Yarn and 3.25mm (D) hook
1. Ch 14
2. Sc into 2nd Ch from hook and next 7 Ch, Hdc 3, Dc 1. In last Ch Dc 8. Working on the back of the Ch, Dc 1, Hdc 1, Sc 1, SlSt to Ch.
*Finish Off, Leave Long Tail For Sewing*

Assembly
. Lightly stuff the muzzle and stitch to the front of the hat
. Take one of the inner ear pieces and sew it on over the top of one of the outer ear pieces. To avoid seeing your stitches on the opposite side of the ear, just ‘nick’ the outer ear piece with the needle - don’t go all the way through to the back
. Sew each completed ear to the top of the head
. Sew on button eye, and use embroidery thread or a piece of scrap black yarn to embroider the missing eye

DONE!

I hope your girls like their new hat! I know Umi is a fan...



Sarah
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PS - I registered the pattern on Ravelry. We now have our own designer/pattern page! Yay!