Snowflake Hat

Since our temperature has been roaming about the 15 degrees area for the past month,

I decided that my little girl needed a warm hat to wear outside.

I started searching around Pinterest and I found this.
Original Snowflake Hat Pattern

I decided that this would be the perfect hat for me to make.

I grabbed my yarn and crochet hook and started.

 I discovered that there were a few things in the pattern that I didn't want.

I was looking at the picture she had on her blog as well as the pattern.

A few things didn't add up.

The hat wouldn't turn out like the picture, so I modified it.

I am in no way taking credit for this pattern.

There are very few modifications and Simply Sweet deserves all the credit.

After all, it was her pattern to start off with.

Here is how it turned out.

 

 Here is my little model!

She doesn't like having it on unless her jacket is on too.

Here is a better view of the whole hat.    

This is my modified pattern:

Snowflake Hat Crochet Pattern

This should fit a 19-21" head, probably 12-24 months.

Hook - H
Yarn - ww (#4) - I used Red Heart red and white.

R1: hdc 10 into magic circle – join with slip stitch
R2: HDC into first hdc *2 HDC in each hdc* all the way around (20 HDC)
R3: HDC into first hdc from previous round *1 HDC, 2 HDC in next hdc* around (30 HDC)
R4: HDC into first hdc from previous round *1 HDC in next 2, 2 HDC in next hdc* around (40HDC)

R5: HDC into first hdc from previous round *1 HDC in next 3 hdc, 2 HDC in next hdc* around (50HDC)

R6: HDC into first hdc from previous round *1 HDC in next 4 hdc, 2 HDC in next hdc* around (60HDC)
R7-10: HDC around (in red)
*Change Color*
R10-11: HDC around (in white)

*Change Color*
R12: HDC around (in red)
*change color*
R13: HDC around (in white)

*Change Color*
R14-15: HDC around (in red)

Earflaps instructions were found at (http://amray1976.blogspot.com/2011/10/crochet-earflap-hat.html):

For the first ear flap, continue from the last stitch on R15.

sc in next 9 stitches.

(Follow directions below for both ear flaps):

ch 1. hdc in next 14 stitches, turn. -14 sts

ch 1. hdc2tog, hdc in the next 9 stitches. hdc2tog. hdc in the last st., turn. -12 sts

ch 1. hdc2tog, hdc in next 7 stitches. hdc2tog. hdc in last st., turn. -10 sts

ch 1. hdc in each stitch across, turn. -10 sts

ch 1. hdc2tog, hdc in the next 5 stitches. hdc2tog. hdc in the last st., turn. -8 sts

ch 1. hdc in each stitch across, turn -8 sts
ch 1. hdc2tog, hdc in the next 3, hdc2tog. hdc in the last st., turn -6 sts
ch 1. hdc2tog, hdc in next 1, hdc2tog. hdc in the last st., turn. -4sts
ch 1. hdc in each stitch across, pull through and fasten off. -4 sts

2nd flap, (make sure that there are 16 stitches in between each earflap) fold hat in half and sl st in hdc directly across from the last hdc from the other ear flap.

sc around hat in red
sc around hat in white

Snowflake -(still using a h hook)
12 sc in magic circle, sl st into first sc to join
*ch3, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc* - around until you have 6 loops
in all 6 loops - *2sc, ch3, 2sc*
ch3, then in the ch3 from before, *1sc, ch3, 1sc, ch5, 1sc, ch3, 1sc ch3* repeat in each ch3 until 6 have been done.

Attach snowflake to hat.

You can attach it to a clip or you can sew it on.

Create candy-striped strands.

I did a 4 strand braid so that it would be striped.

Start out your braid with your yarn like this:

Make sure that you braid matching colors twice, before switching to next color.

Braid white on the left, then white on the right.

Braid red on the left, then red on the right.

That will create the striped effect on the braid.

Repeat until braid is the length that you want.

Add pom pom to end of braid (optional).