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Very easy free crochet pattern for the chicken hat will help you to make this Easter hat fast and pain-free. You can make the hat in yellow, beige or any other of your favorite colors as well as in traditional white. |
Difficulty level: Beginner crochet pattern.
Sizes available: Preemie, Newborn, 0-3 months, 3-6 months
If you need to make bigger size (up to adult size): How to make a hat in any size instructions are here:
TUTORIAL: HOW TO CROCHET A HAT (any size, any style)
You will need: Yarn bulky (chunky) weight (#5) in white or yellow Crochet hook L 11/ 8.0 mm or M 13 / 9.00 mm or size needed to obtain the gauge A bit of medium weight (#3 or #4) yarn: black or brown for the eyes and red or orange for the beak (and a crochet hook accordingly) Gauge: 4 SC = 2’’, 5 rows = 2’’ |
Abbreviations and stitches used:
SC – single crochet, DC - double crochet, CH - chain, slip stitch.
Chicken Hat is made as a Basic beanie with details added (scallops, beak and eyes).
SC 2 (the # of stitches is AFTER the stitch's abbreviation) means: make two single crochet stitches in two stitches of the previous row. 2SC (the # of stitches is BEFORE the stitch's abbreviation) means: make two single crochet stitches in one stitch (increase). |
Start the beanie from the round bottom. The center is worked in continuous rounds. Do not join with a slip stitch at the end of each round, and do not turn at the beginning of each round. Use a stitch marker to indicate the beginning of the round, and move the marker up as work progresses.
You can use 2 strands of medium weight yarn (weight category #3 - such as DK or sport yarn) instead of chunky yarn. Just check the gauge!
CH 3, join in the ring with a slip stitch.
Row #1: SC 6 in the ring, slip stitch
Row #2: 2SC in each SC all around the row.
Row #3: [SC, 2SC], repeat [
] 6 times.
Preemie size: Make 1 more row: [SC 5, 2SC] repeat [ ] 3 times, skip Rows ##4-6 and go to Row #7
Row #4: [SC 2, 2SC], repeat [ ] 6 times. For the Newborn size skip Rows ##5-6 and go to Row #7
Row #5: [SC 3, 2SC], repeat [ ] 6 times. For the size 0-3 months skip Row # 6 and go to Row #7
Row #6: [SC 4, 2SC], repeat [ ] 6 times.
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Row # 7: SC in each SC all around the row.
Preemie size: Make 4 more rows like Row # 7, fast off
Newborn size: Make 5 more rows like Row # 7, fast off
Size 0-3 months: Make 6 more rows like Row #7, fast off
Size 3-6 months: Make 7 or 8 more rows like Row # 7, fast off
If possible, try the beanie on to make sure the height at the forehead is enough.
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The basic hat is ready - let's add scallops, beak and eyes to make it Chicken Hat! |
For smaller sizes make 3 scallops, for bigger sizes you might want to make 5 scallops, in both cases the center scallop in on the top of the hat.
Fold the beanie flat and make scallops along the edge:
Attach the yarn between the 4th and the 5th row of the beanie (count from the top). CH 1 and make 5 DC stitches in one place: between the 2nd and the 3rd row of the beanie. Make a slip stitch between the first and the second row of the beanie. The first scallop is ready!
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Make the second (the center) scallop making sure it is in the top center of the hat, and make the third scallop.
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The beak: CH 3, join in a ring. SC 6 in the ring. SC in each SC (6 stitches), slip stitch, cut off the tread leaving approximately 8 in (20.5 cm) of yarn to sew the beak on.
The eyes: make 2 eyes: CH 3, join in a ring, SC 4 in the ring, slip stitch, cut off the tread leaving approximately 8 in (20.5 cm) of yarn to sew the eye on.
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Sew on the beak to the hat, arrange symmetrically and sew on the eyes. |
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The Chicken Hat is ready! |
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