Creat Biqj Greenie Meany Beanie
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Materials Red Heart Super Saver Yarn or worsted weight 10 ply with 8 wpi. I hook 5.50 mm for Hat Hook size is only a suggestion Use the size hook that will result in the size youdesire Gauge 12 dc = 4 inches Child 18 inches around by 6 inches long slouch style 7inches long X Small 20 inches around by 7 inches long slouch style 8 inches long Small Beanie 22 inches around by 8 inches long slouch style 9 inches long Medium 24 inches around by 9 inches long slouch style 10 inches long Large 26 inches around by 10 inches long slouch style 12 inches long The face and Santa hat are made first. Then the beanie or slouch. Last, sew the Grinch face to the top of the hat, and embroider the details.
American Crochet Terms
sl st: slip stitch ch: chain sc: single crochet dc: double crochet tr: Triple crochet sp: space beg: Beginning x: times fpdc: front Post double crochet Bpdc: back post double crochet Dc 2tog: double crochet two together, a decrease Dc3 tog: Double crochet three together, a decrease DBtr : Double Triple crochet. 3 wraps of the yarn over the hook. Work as for a tr with one extra set of loops Trtr : Triple triple crochet. 4 wraps of yarn over the hook. Work as for a triple crochet with 2 extra sets of loops.
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Turning chain counts as the first stitch in the row
The Face Only A Momster Could Love
Make a magic circle with green. Ch5 R1 Forehead 8 dbtr in the magic circle. Pull tail to close circle. Pull up a loop, drop green, tie on black, Ch1, turn (9 sts) R2 Sc in each st across. Pull up a loop. Drop black, Turn. Go back and pick up green. Ch8 (9 sc)
R3 Eyes and Nose Sk 3 sc. Make a puff st in the center st as follows: Pull up a loop as if to sc, (wrap yarn around hook, and pull up a loop)5x all in the center st. Yarn over hook, pull through all loops on hook. Ch1 tightly to close. Ch7. Sk 3 sc, slst through both the end st, and the black loop to secure. Turn
R4 Upper Lip (2 sc, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, 2 DBtr)in 1" ch 8 loop. (3 DBtr) in the puff st. (2 DBtr, 2 tr, 2 dc, 2 hdc, 2 sc in 2"d loop). Join with a slst in next sc. Pull up a long loop, drop yarn. (23 sts)
R5 evil grin Right side facing Pull up a loop with black, and slst in the 3'd green st. Sc in the next 2 sts, (2 sc in the same st, sc in the next 3)3x.( 2 sc) in next. Sc in the next 2 sts. Slst. Cut yarn. ( 22 sc, 2 slst)
R6 Cheeky cheeks and weak Chin Right side facing Working across the top of the forehead, pick up green and make 10 sc evenly spaced around to the first of the 2 skipped sts of upper lip. Make a shell of 7 tr in the first skipped sc. Sk over the next sc, and the black slst to the first black sc. Dc in the next 5 sts. Hdc in next. Sc in 4 sts, 3 sc in the next (lines up with the middle dbtr of the lip) Sc in the next 4,1 hdc, 5dc. Shell of 7 tr, slst in the next sc. Cut yarn
Santa Hat Ch10 with red R1 Dc in the 3rd ch from hook, and in each ch to the end. Ch2, turn (8dc) R2 &3 Dc 2tog. Dc in each st up to the last 3 sts. Dc 2tog. Dc in last st. Ch2, turn. (6 dc) R4 Dc 3tog. Dc in the last st. Ch 2, turn (4dc) R5 Dc 2tog. Cut yarn. Border Join white in the bottom corner of hat. Ch2, make 8 dc across. Cut yarn.
Make a teeny tiny pompom. Sew to end of hat, tack point of hat down. Beanie and Slouch Make a magic circle with yellow. Ch2 R1 11 dc in ring. Join with a slst in top of beg ch. Ch 2 R2 &3 2 dc in every dc around. Join, cut yarn, (24 sts, 48 sts), R4 Join white, ch2. Dc in every st around. Join, ch2 R5 Dc in every st around. Cut white,
Child Size
R6 Join red. Work dc rounds until hat measures 5 inches, or 1 inch less than desired length. Cut yarn. Go on to rib instructions below
X Small
R6 Join red, ch2, dc around. Join, ch2 R7 Dc around. Increase to 60 stitches Work in dc rounds until hat measures 6 inches, or 1 inch less than desired length for beanie, and 7 inches for slouchy. Cut yarn Go on to rib instructions below
Small
R6 Join red, ch2, dc around. Join, ch2 R7 Ch 2 (Dc, 2 dc in the next st) around. Join Ch2 (72 sts) Beanie Work until 7 inches, Slouch work until 9 inches or 1 inch shorter than desired length to rib. Cut yarn, Go on to rib instructions below
Medium
R6 Join red, ch2, dc around. Join, ch2 R7 Ch 2 (Dc, 2 dc in the next st) around. Join (72 sts) R8 Dc around, join, ch2 R9 Dc around increasing 4 sts evenly spaced around. Join (78sts) Beanie Work until 8 inches, Slouch work until 10 inches or 1 inch shorter than desired length to rib. Cut yarn. Go on to rib instructions below Large R6 Join red, ch2, dc around. Join, ch2 R7 Ch2 (Dc, 2 dc in the next st) around. Join (72 sts) R8 Dc around, join, ch2 R9 Dc around increasing 8 sts evenly spaced around. Join (80 sts) Beanie Work until 9 inches, Slouch work until 11 inches or 1 inch shorter than desired length to rib Rib all sizes R1 Rib Join white, dc around. Join, ch2R2 Rib Alternate fpdc, and bpdc around. End off. Cut yarn Construction Sew Meany to top of Hat. Embroider red dots for eyes. Embroider the stitches at the corners of the mouth. Weave in any loose ends.
