Free Pattern: Crochet Reindeer Hat – Toddler Size

bySamantha
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If you are looking for the 6-12 month size of this hat, you can find it here!

It’s starting to get colder here in Ohio, so I had Alex pick out the hat he wanted me to make him for the upcoming winter. He is really into airplanes right now, so he chose Dusty the Crophopper. He’s always keeping me on my toes! If I pull this one off, I’ll be sure to share it with you all 🙂

I’ve had a few requests for a larger version of my Rudolph crochet hat (size 6-12 months) that I made Christian last year, so I thought I would get it up for all of you who are on top of it and will have a hat finished for your child before Thanksgiving! 🙂 It’s a good thing I have a bucket of hats that are “so last year” to keep my kids warm until I finish their newly requested hats.

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Materials (affiliate links included)

I Hook

Skein of Lion Brand Hometown USA in Kansas City Wheat

Small amount of Hometown USA in Cincinnati Red (or Billings Chocolate if you don’t want Rudolph) and Houston Cream

Tapestry needle

Two black buttons

Main Hat

Magic ring

Round 1: (Using Kansas City Wheat) Ch 3, 10 DC in ring.

Round 2: Ch 3, 2DC in each DC around.

Round 3: Ch 3, *2 DC in first st, DC in next stitch. Repeat from * around

Round 4: Ch 3, *2 DC in first st, DC in next 2 stitches. Repeat from * around

Round 5-9: Ch 3, DC in each DC around. Do not finish off. (40 DC)

Round 10: (only if you are not attaching earflaps) Ch 2, HDC in each DC around (40 HDC), Join with slip stitch, finish off and weave in end.

Earflap 1

Row 1: Ch 1, 10 SC

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, SC dec over first two sc, SC 6, SC dec over last two sc

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, SC dec over first two sc, SC 4, SC dec over last two sc

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, SC dec over first two sc, SC 2, SC dec over last two sc

Row 5, Ch 1, turn, SC dec over first two sc, SC dec over last two sc. Finish off.

Earflap 2

Row 1: Join yarn at approximately the 8th stitch from seam. Ch 1, 10 SC

Row 2: Ch 1, turn, SC dec over first two sc, SC 6, SC dec over last two sc

Row 3: Ch 1, turn, SC dec over first two sc, SC 4, SC dec over last two sc

Row 4: Ch 1, turn, SC dec over first two sc, SC 2, SC dec over last two sc

Row 5, Ch 1, turn, SC dec over first two sc, SC dec over last two sc. Do not finish off.

Edging (switch to cream)

Ch 1 and SC around.

Antlers (Using Houston Cream, Make 2 of each part)

Do not join rounds.

Part 1:

Magic circle

Round 1: 6 HDC in magic circle

Round 2: 1 HDC in first HDC and in next 5 DC

Round 3-9: HDC around. Finish off, leave a tail for sewing.

Part 2.

Round 1: 6 HDC in magic circle

Round 2: 1 HDC in first HDC and in next 5 DC

Round 3-4: HDC around. Finish off, leave a tail for sewing.

Ears (Make 2)

Do not join rounds

(Using Houston Cream) Magic Circle

Round 1: 6 SC in circle

Round 2: 2 SC in each sc around (12 SC)

Round 3-4: (switch to tweed) SC in each sc around. Finish off and leave a tail for attaching to hat.

Nose (Make 1 in Cincinatti Red for Rudolph or Cleveland Brown for another reindeer)

Do not join rounds

Magic Circle

Round 1: 6 SC in circle

Round 2: 2 SC in each sc around (12 SC)

Round 3-5: SC in each sc around. Finish off and leave a tail for attaching to hat.

Now you will have this pile of appendages and you will want to attach them to your main hat using your tapestry needle.

First attach the small part of the antler to the larger part of the antler about half way up. Repeat with the second antler. Now attach the antlers to your hat and attach the ears under each antler. Center the nose along the bottom front of the hat and attach the buttons above and on either side of the nose.

Now put it on your child and see how happy they become because they look so adorable! It’s magic 🙂 Also, this is quite possibly one of my favorite pictures of Christian. It gives me all the feels.