Crochet Rainbow Ear Flap Hat Tutorial

My daughter loves rainbows so I made her this fun rainbow

 ear flap hat to keep her warm.

How to Crochet a Double Crochet Hat Video:

Supplies:

H hook

Red Heart blue, green, yellow, orange, purple, red, and pink yarn

Abbreviations:

ch=chain

sc=single crochet

dc=double crochet

sl st=slip stitch

dc2tog=double crochet 2 together

Instructions:

H hook, I started with 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, dc in same st. as joining, 2dc in each st. around. join with sl st on top of chain 2. -22 sts.
rnd 3. Then sl st in the beg stitch with green yarn, ch 3, counts as the first Dc stitch, *2dc in next st., dc in the next stitch, repeat from *around, join with sl st. -33 sts.

rnd 4. ch 3, dc in the next st., 2dc in the next st., *dc in the next two stitches, 2dc in the next stitch, repeat from *around, join with sl st. -44 sts.

rnd 5.  Then sl st in the beg stitch with yellow yarn,  ch 3, dc in the next two stitches, 2dc in the next st., *dc in the next three stitches, 2dc in the next stitch, repeat from *around, join with sl st. -55 sts.

rnds 6. *ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to join. *Repeat this round throughout.
rnd 7. Then sl st in the beg stitch with orange yarn , *ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to join.
rnd 8. ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to join.
rnd 9. Then  sl st in the beg stitch with red yarn , *ch 3 , dc in each st around, sl st to join.
rnd 10. ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to join.
rnd 11. Then  sl st in the beg stitch with purple yarn , *ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to join.
rnd 12. ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to join.
rnd 13. Then  sl st in the beg stitch with pink yarn , *ch 3, dc in each st around, sl st to join. Fasten off.

Ear flaps:

Make 2
H hook
1st ear flap, you can slip stitch onto the side of the hat with your pink 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, attach two colors of yarn, pink and  purple 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.
sc around the edge of the hat with purple yarn.

Flower: H hook, pink and purple yarn ,
Start with pink yarn ch 5, join round with sl st.
rnd 1. 10 sc in the loop, join with the beginning sc with a sl st.

rnd 2. sc in the same stitch, *ch 3, skip the next stitch, sc in the next st., *repeat until you have 5(3 chain spaces)

rnd 3. *ch 1, Work 6 dc in the chain space 3, ch 1, sl st. in the previous sc, *repeat until you have 5(6 pedals, sl st. Second petals:

rnd 4.  switch to blue yarn with a sl st,*bpsc, ch 5, bpsc, ch 5, *repeat until you have 5(5 chain spaces) sl st in beg stitch.

rnd 5. *ch 1, 9 dc in the chain 5 space, ch 1, sl st. in the previous sc, *repeat until you have 5(9 petals) sl st to finish. Third set of petals.

rnd 6. switch to purple yarn with a sl st,*bpsc, ch 5, bpsc, ch 5, *repeat until you have 5(5 chain spaces) sl st in beg stitch.

rnd 7. *ch 1, 9 triple crochet in the chain 5 space, ch 1, sl st. in the previous sc, *repeat until you have 5(9 triple crochet petals) sl st to finish, fasten off and weave in the ends, attach to the hat.