Crochet Minion Hat Tutorial

Enjoy these Cute Minion Hat (All Sizes)! It's fun to wear and make for any child who loves this Movie!

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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:

H and F hook

Red heart Medium Weight Black, Yellow, Blue, White, and Brown yarn

Abbreviations:
ch=chain
sl st=slip stitch
sc=single crochet
dc=double crochet
dc2tog=double crochet 2 together
hdc=half double crochet

How to Crochet a Double Crochet Hat Video:

Instructions: You make both hats both ways, just make one eye or two eyes.

I made this child 3-10 yrs, head cir., 19"-20 1/2 "", hat length= 7.5"=H hook, Adjust the hook size for different sizes.

H hook
black yarn for the hat

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

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 6-7. Sl St with Black yarn, *Ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in each dc around, sl st to join. -55 dc *Repeat for two rounds

rnds 8-12.  Sl St with Yellow yarn, *Ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in each dc around, sl st to join. -55 dc *Repeat for 5 rounds.

Ear flaps: If you would like to add ear flaps
Make 2

H hook, Yellow yarn

1st ear flap, you can slip stitch onto the side of the hat with your yellow 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 with a J hook, take two strands of 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.

sc around the edge of the hat with blue yarn.

Eyes:

Make 2
F hook
Black, white, brown yarn

Start with Black yarn
rnd 1: work 10 single crochet the Magic Circle,  -10 sc
rnd 2: sl st with Brown yarn work 2sc in each stitch around, sl st -20 sc

rnd 3: sl st with White yarn, Ch 3(counts as a dc), *work 2 dc in the next dc, work dc in the next dc, *Repeat around, sl st -30 dc

rnd 4: sl st with Grey yarn, *sc, work 2 sc in the next, *Repeat around, sl st -20 sc

Place them 2 inches apart in the center of the hat on top of the black line or just sew one eye on top of the black line.

Hair: Take 2 inch strands of brown yarn and tie it around a strand of a dc on top of the hat about 5-6 times in different spots for sprigs of hair.

Smile: Thread Embroidery yarn, make a dashed line and slant lines.