Baby-sarous Rex Hat
By: Wren Couture Designs
oar!!! Is dinosaur for "l love you". This hat is a cute character hat for babies The body of the hat is knit, worked in the round and non-working yarn is carried up the body to minimize the number of ends to weave in at the end of the project. Knit Purl Hunter has a good "how-to" on this technique at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeJfblFWzll Non-working yarn is carried up every other row when working the body of the hat. The eyes and horns are crochet in the round, amigirumi style starting with the magic ring technique. All Free Crochet has a wonderful tutorial of this technique at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PmaQJbyVto Sizes: Newborn (3 - 6 months) (6 - 12 months) Approximate head sizes: 14 - 16"/36 - 40cm (16 - 18"/40 - 45cm)(18 - 20"/45 - 50cm) Finished sizes, lying flat: 7"/10cm (8"/20.5cm)(9"/23cm) Materials needed: Us Size 9 (5.5mm) 40" circular knitting needles for magic loop or a set of double pointed needles; 4.0mm crochet hook for eyes and horns; Polyfil for horns (scrap amounts); Large-eye yarn needle; Removable stitch marker for working crocheted components Yarn: Aran weight yarn: Shown in Caron Simply Soft Solids; 100% acrylic; 75 - 100 yards of color A (Limelight) and color B (Pagoda); 20 - 30 yards color C (Lemon); 10 yards color D (white); 5 yards color E (Passion). Gauge: 15 stitches and 22 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch Techniques required: Long-tail cast-on; Magic loop if using a circular needle; Magic Ring for crocheted components; Carrying up non-working yarn Abbreviations: DPN: double pointed needles CO: cast on st (sts): stitch or stitches rnd: round k: knit p: purl k2tog: knit 2 stitches together sl st: slip stitch ch: chain stitch sc: single crochet
Body
CO 54 (60)(66) in color A using the long-tail cast-on method (distributing stitches evenly over needles if using DPN). Join to work in the round, being careful not to twist the stitches. Work 7 rnds in a k1, p1 ribbing. Do not cut yarn, non-working yarn will be carried up while working the body. Switch to color B. Knit 7 rnds. Knit until body measures 3.5" (4")(4.5) from cast-on edge, alternating between colors A and B every 7 rnds. Work decreases, continuing in the established stripe pattern. 6-12 month size: start here and continue to work the rest of the decreases (other sizes skip ahead to specified spot) \*k9, k2tog\* round (60 sts remaining) Knit 1 round 3 - 6 month size: start here and continue through \*k8, k2tog\* round (54 sts remaining) Knit 1 round 0 - 3 month size: start here \*k7, k2tog\* round (48 sts remaining) Knit 1 round \*k6, k2tog\* round (42 sts remaining) Knit 1 round \*k5, k2tog\* round (36 sts remaining) Knit 1 round \*k4, k2tog\* round (30 sts remaining) Knit 1 round \*k3, k2tog\* round (24 sts remaining) Knit 1 round \*k2, k2tog\* round (18 sts remaining) Knit 1 round Cut yarn, using a yarn needle thread yarn through remaining stitches on needles, slipping stitches off the needles as you go. Pulltight to close. Secure and weave in ends.
Crochet Components
Slip stitches and chain stitches are not counted in the total round stitch count in the components. Removable stitch marker can be place in the first sc of the round as a place marker.
Large Horns (make 2)
Rnd 1: Using crochet hook and Color C, 6 sc in a magic circle; sl st into the first sc to join. Pull tail tight to close circle. Do not turn; horns are worked in the round. (6 sts) Rnd 2: ch1, 2sc in each st round, sl st into first sc to join. (12 sts) Rnd 3: ch1, sc in each st round, sl st into the first sc to join. (12 sts) Rnd 4: ch1, 2sc in first st, 5 sc, 2sc in the next stitch, 5 sc, sl st into the first sc to join. (14 sts) Rnd 5: ch1, sc in each st round and join in the same manner as previous rounds (14 sts) Rnd 6: ch1, 2sc in the first st, 6 sc, 2sc in the next stitch, 6 sc, join (16 sts) Rnd 7: ch1, sc in each st round, join (16 sts) Rnd 8: ch1, 2sc in first st, 7 sc, 2sc in the next stitch, 7 sc, join and fasten off, leaving a long tail to sew onto hat. (18 sts)
Medium horn (make 1)
Work in same manner as large horn, ending at round 6
Small horn (make 1)
Work in same manner as large hone, ending at round 4
Eyes: Large disc (make 2)
Rnd 1: Using color D, 6 sc in a magic circle; sl st into the first sc to join. Pull tail tight to close circle. Do not turn; eyes are worked in the round. (6 sts) Rnd 2: ch1, 2sc in each st round, sl st into first sc to join. (12 sts) Rnd 3: ch1, \*sc, 2sc in next st\* round, sl st into first sc to join. (18 sts) Rnd 4: ch1, \*2 sc, 2sc in next st\*, sl st into first sc to join and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing on hat. (24 sts)
Eyes: Small disc (make 2)
Rnd 1: Using color E, 6 sc in a magic circle; sl st into the first sc to join. Pull tail tight to close circle. Do not turn; eyes are worked in the round. Rnd 2: ch1, 2sc in each st round, sl st into first sc to join, leaving a long tail to sew onto white discs. (12 sts)
Finishing:
Stuff horns lightly with polyfil; sew onto hat at desired positions, starting with the large horns at the front and smaller horns to the back. Weave in ends. Sew smaller eye disc to the larger eye disc in desired position. Weave in ends. Sew eyes to desired position on the body of the hat. Weave in ends.
