Hyphenated & Overextended

It almost always starts with a question from a friend.  Can you do ___________?  Then my mind gets to working and my fingers get to searching the net for inspiration and then these are the results.  They have all been made over the past few weeks.  I am loving the top ones with the quirky eyebrows but I really like them all.  They are made with Red Heart Homespun and Caron Simply Soft yarns.  It took me nearly three months to write up the Frog and Bear hat patterns so don't hold your breath on this one...lol.   I hope to not make anyone wait too long.  Of course you can always check out my shop and buy a hat....hint...hint.

This pattern has NOT been tested.  Please let me know if there need to be any changes made.

Adorable Frog and Bear Hats

I Hook 
H hook
Sugar and Crème Cotton yarn in colors needed for your creation.  For frogs you need black (or brown) and white, in addition to the color of the body.  For bears you need a darker and lighter color.   Instructions for 0-3 month size.   H hook makes a newborn size.  (I crochet tightly so if you crochet looser than I do you may be able to step down a size in hooks)


Notes:
Joins are made with slip stitches
lhdc= Long half double crochet     



With I hook
Ch 3
Round 1: Make 15 dc into the 3rd ch from the hook, join with sl st into top of first dc (skipping the ch3)
Round 2: Ch 3,  2 dc into same st, *dc, 2 dc in next st.  Repeat from * around,  join with sl st in the top of the first dc.
Round 3: Ch 3, dc into same st,  dc in next st, *2 dc in next st,  dc in next 2 sts.  Repeat from * around and join with sl st to first dc
Round 4: Ch 3, 2 dc into same st, *1 dc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st .  Repeat from * around and join with sl st to first dc
Round 5: Ch 3, dc into same st, *2 dc in next st, 1dc in each of the next 4 sts.  Repeat from * around

(to increase size continue increasing by 1 dc in each pattern)

Round 6: Ch 3, dc into same st. Dc in each st around and join with sl st to first DC.  Repeat for Rounds 7-10

Round 11:  Ch 2, hdc into same st, 1 hdc into next st.  *lhdc into next st, hdc in next 2.  Repeat from * around.  Join to first hdc.

Round 12:  Ch 2, hdc into same st, hdc in each st around. Join to first hdc.

Round 13:  (OPTIONAL girl edge)  *Ch 3, skip next hdc, ss in next hdc.  Repeat from * around.  Join to first sc.   Fasten off and weave in ends.


Frog eyes.  Using H hook

With black yarn
Round 1:  Ch 3, 12 hdc in 3rd ch from hook.  Join.  Fasten off.  Weave in ends.
Row 2:
With White
Join white yarn to the join in previous round.  Ch 2, 2 hdc in same st.  2hdc in each of next 8 stitches leaving last 3 unworked.
Row 3:   Ch 2, turn, hdc in same stitch.  *2 hdc  in next st, hdc in next.  Repeat from * around.  Fasten off leaving at least 8 inches of yarn.  You will use this tail of yarn to stitch the eyes to the cap.   (if you want smaller eyes fasten off after  Row 2.  For larger eyes add a 4th row increasing often enough for the eye to remain flat.

Whip stitch to cap evenly.  For frogs I usually stitch them starting on opposite edges of the 1st round.

Bear Ears:   Using H hook
Using lighter colored yarn

Round 1:  Ch 3, 12 hdc in 3rd ch from hook.  Join. 
Round 2:  Ch 2, 2 hdc in same st.  2hdc in each of next 8 stitches leaving last 3 unworked.
Round 3:   Ch 2, turn, hdc in same stitch.  *2 hdc  in next st, hdc in next.  Repeat from * around.  Fasten off, weave in ends.
Round 4:  Join darker color, Ch 1, sc in same st.  *Sc in next 3. Sc in next.  Repeat from * around.  Fasten off leaving at least 8 inches of a tail.

Whip stitch to cap evenly.  For bears I usually stitch them starting on opposite edges of the 2nd round.