Chunky peas baby hat

I keep getting hat ideas stuck in my head and they are just demanding to be let out! That and Roxy needs a few more hats for winter since it’s starting snowing more and more here …sigh.

This one came out looking like chunky peas..or, in my mother’s opinion, a moldy muffin! :p Ick! But, babies look absolutely adorable in anything, at least I think so.

I’ll add some more pictures tomorrow…as an afterthought I embroidered some circles and x’s onto it as well. Lighting at night is terrible in my house!

Chunky Peas Baby Hat

To fit 12months

WW yarn

00 hook (or an e)

H hook

Ksc-knit single crochet-insert hook into center of single crochet, yo & pull up a loop, yo & pull through 2 loops.

Esc-extended single crochet-insert hook into center of stitch as to ksc, yo & pull up a loop, yo & pull through 1 loop, yo & pull through 2 loops.

With 00 hook, ch 9.

Turn, sc in second ch in back loop, and each across. 8 sts

Turn, do not chain, and slip st across. 8 sts.

Ch 1, turn. Sc in back loop of each st.

Repeat this ribbing until it fits around baby’s head, ending with a slip st row. Turn, do not chain. Bring beginning of ribbing around and slip st ends together.

Switch to H hook.

Ch 1, pick up and sc 63 sts around top of ribbing. Join with a sl st to first sc.

Round 1: ch 1, *2ksc, ch 1, skip 1, in next stitch (hdc, dc, insert hook around dc as to do a bpdc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull thru 2 loops, hdc), ch 1, skip 1* repeat *to* around. Join with sl st to first esc.

Round 2: ch 1, *2 ksc, ch 2, sl st to top of cluster, ch 2*

Round 3: ch 1, *2 ksc, ch 1, (hdc, dc insert hook around dc as to do a bpdc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull thru 2 loops, hdc), ch 1* repeat *to* around

Repeat rounds 2 &3 four more times. End with round 2.

Round 4: ch 1, *ksc2together, ch1, (hdc, dc, insert hook around dc as to do a bpdc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull thru 2 loops, hdc), ch1, 2 ksc, (hdc, dc, insert hook around dc as to do a bpdc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull thru 2 loops, hdc)* repeat *to* around. End with ks2tog.

Round 5: repeat round 2, doing 1 ksc in the decreased stitches.

Round 6: ch 1, *ksc, ch 1, (hdc, dc, insert hook around dc as to do a bpdc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull thru 2 loops, hdc), ch 1, ksc2tog, ch1(hdc, dc, insert hook around dc as to do a bpdc, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull thru 2 loops, hdc), * repeat * to* around

Round 7: repeat round 5

Round 8: ch 1, *ksc in first st, ch 2, skip shell cluster, ksc in next ksc* repeat *to*around.

Round 9: ch 2, *esc in first st, 1 sc in ch1 space* repeat *to* around.

Round 10: ch 2, *skip to second esc,esc in that st, go back to first esc, esc in next sc* repeat *to* around.  End with an esc in a sc, skip last esc and join w sl st to ch 2. You will be skipping the sc in between the esc x st you are creating.

Round 11: ch 1, *sc in top of esc x st, esc in esc* repeat * to * around. Esc in last esc, join to ch 1 w sl st.

Round 12: ch 1, *esc in each sc around. Skip the esc sts. Join w sl st to ch 1.

Break yarn, leaving a long tail for sewing. Thread tail onto sewing needle, and pull through front loops of every stitch, and pull tightly, pulling opening closed.

Weave in ends.

I had to bribe her with a graham cracker to hold still for a picture! I’ll get some better ones tomorrow when we run our errands 🙂