Crochet Cookie Monster Hat Pattern

This Crochet Cookie Monster Hat is perfect for any child who loves Cookie Monster and Sesame Street!

If you tell others about my work, please only link back to my blog, but don't copy my patterns to your site. Also you can sell anything you make from my patterns, but don't sell the free pattern. Thank you!  Newborn Bulky Hat, instead of a D hook, Use a J hook with this pattern: http://www.amyscrochetpatterns.com/2015/01/crochet-baby-0-3-months-football-hat.html, when the increase stops, then continue the pattern as written in this pattern with the J hook.

Supplies: 
Brown, light brown, blue, white, and black yarn

H hook, Yarn needle

Abbreviations: 
dc=double crochet 
sc=single crochet 
sl st=slip stitch 
ch=chain
hdc=half double crochet

Made this for a toddler-preschooler (12 months-3 yrs), 18"-20" head cir., hat length=7" =G hook

How to Crochet a Double Crochet Hat Video:

Instructions:

G hook

Blue yarn

rnd 1: Work 11 dc in a Magic Circle, sl st on top of the chain 3. -11 dc

Video on a Double Crochet Magic Circle:

rnd 2. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in same st. as joining, 2dc in each dc around. join with sl st on top of chain 3. -22 dc

rnd 3. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), *2dc in next dc, dc in the next dc, Repeat from *around, join with sl st. -33 dc

rnd 4. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in the next dc, 2dc in the next dc, *dc in the next two dc, 2dc in the next dc, Repeat from *around, join with sl st. -44 dc

rnd 5. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in the 2 next two dc, 2dc in the next dc, *dc in the next 3 dc, 2dc in the next dc. Repeat from * around, join with sl st. -55 dc

rnds 6-desired length (lengths are listed above), Ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in each dc around, sl st to join. -55 dc, *Repeat to length that is about 7 inches long or to your desired length, Slip stitch.

Ear flaps: If you would like to add ear flaps

Make 2

G hook, Blue yarn

1st ear flap, you can slip stitch onto the side of the hat with your blue yarn, begin the dc stitches, (like to have the seam in the back of the hat, so I do the ear flap on the side of the hat)

2nd flap, fold hat in half and sl st in dc directly across from the last dc from the other ear flap. follow directions below for both ear flaps.

Row 1. ch 2, dc in the next 11 dc stitches, turn. -11 sts

Row 2. ch 2, dc2tog. dc in the next 6 stitches. dc2tog. dc in the last st. turn. -9

Row 3. ch 2, dc2tog, dc in the next 4 stitches. dc2tog. dc in the last st., turn. -7

Row 4. ch 2, dc2tog, dc in the next 2 stitches. dc2tog. dc in the last st. turn. -5

Row 5. ch 2, dc2tog twice, dc in last st. cut yarn and pull through -3

The braid from the center of the ear flap at the bottom, G hook, use Blue yarn, with a sl st in the center of the bottom of the ear flap and chain 30, and sl st it off and cut yarn.

  

Eyes:

H hook
white yarn
Make 2
ch 2, work 5 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. (5sc)
Rnd 1. work 2sc in the each stitch around, sl st. (10sc)
Rnd 2.* 1sc in the next stitch, work 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat sl st. (15sc)
Rnd 3. * 1sc in the next two stitches, work 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat sl st. (20sc) fasten off.


Pupils: Make 2,
H hook
ch 2, work 5 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. (5sc) sl st. fasten off.
Place the pupils in the corners of the eyes, to make the eyes look silly, make the pupils go in different directions, sew the eyes above the mouth.

Mouth:
H hook
chain 20
Rnd 1. sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and each stitch across, (19sc)
Rnd 2. sc2tog, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two stitches (17sc) turn
Rnd 3. sc2tog, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two stitches (15sc) turn
Rnd 4. sc2tog, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two stitches (13sc) turn
Rnd 5. sc2tog, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two stitches (11sc) turn
Rnd 6. sc2tog, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two stitches (9sc) turn
Rnd 7. sc2tog, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two stitches (7sc) turn
Rnd 8. sc2tog, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two stitches (5sc) fasten off.

Place the mouth on the bottom center.

Cookie:
H Hook
Light brown and dark brown yarn
for the cookie use light brown
ch 2, work 5 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook. (5sc)
Rnd 1. work 2sc in the each stitch around, sl st. (10sc)
Rnd 2.* 1sc in the next stitch, work 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat sl st. (15sc)
Rnd 3. * 1sc in the next two stitches, work 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat sl st. (20sc)
Rnd 4. *1sc in the next three stitches, work 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat sl st. (25sc) fasten off.

With yarn needle, use dark brown yarn and make dash lines throughout the cookie to look like chocolate chips.