Crochet Minnie Mouse Hat

Little kids say the darndest things, don't they?  Well, my "niece" is in love with Minnie Mouse.  She will bring the DVD to me and ask, "watch?"  She's the cutest.  Spending a week with her at the beach was an enormous amount of fun. 

Materials:

5.0 mm hook
Loops & Threads Impeccable in black and soft rose

Size:

Fits most 1-3 year olds.  I made this hat for my cousin's 1.5 year old and she loves it!

Abbreviations:

magic ring: here is a tutorial for right handed crocheters

ch: chain

sl st: slip stitch

dc: double crochet
sc: single crochet

Hat:

Note: for all sl st at the end of the rounds, be sure to sl st them with your first dc and NOT your ch 2

using black
Rnd 1: 10 dc in magic ring, sl st in first dc (10 sts)

Rnd 2: ch 2, 2 dc in the same st as you sl st, [2 dc] around, sl st in first dc (20 sts)

Rnd 3: ch 2, 2 dc in the same st as you sl st, dc in next st, [2 dc, dc] around, sl st in first dc (30 sts)

Rnd 4: ch 2, 2 dc in the same st as you sl st, dc in the next 2 sts, [2 dc, dc in next 2 sts] around, sl st in first dc (40 sts)

Rnd 5: ch 2, 2 dc in the same st as you sl st, dc in the next 3 sts, [2 dc, dc in next 3 sts] around, sl st in first dc (50 sts)

Rnd 6: ch 2, 2 dc in the same st as you sl st, dc in the next 4 sts, [2 dc, dc in next 4 sts] around, sl st in first dc (60 sts)

Rnd 7-14: ch 2, dc around, sl st in first dc (60 sts)

CHANGE COLORS... here is a good video tutorial on how to change colors for a round when crocheting

Rnd 15-17: ch 2, dc around, sl st in first dc (60 sts)
Rnd 18: sc around edges with the color of your choice (60 sts)

Bow:

ch 19
Row 1: hdc in second ch from hook, hdc across (18 sts)
Row 2-6: ch 1, hdc across (18 sts)
sc around the edges, F/O and weave in the edges

Ears:

Make 4
Rnd 1: 10 hdc in a magic ring, sl st in first hdc (10 sts)
Rnd 2: ch 1, 2 hdc around, sl st in first hdc (20 asts)
Rnd 3: ch 1, [2 hdc, hdc] around, sl st in first hdc (30 sts)
when you finish the third round on your third ear, continue to round four
Rnd 4: ch 1, sl st together with an ear that is already made for 24 sts (leaving 6 sts) leaving a foot of yarn for attaching to the hat

Assembly:

lay the hat flat, in the seam between the 3rd and 4th rounds, begin stitching the ears you made onto the hat

F/O and weave in ends

tie the pink yarn around the center of the bow piece that was made, wrap it around until it is the desired thickness, weave in the end, and attach to the first round of the hat

F/O and weave in ends

Hope you enjoy this pattern! Happy hooking!

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Here's my little cutie pie!