Sleepy Rhinoceros Baby Hat

Sleepy Rhinoceros Baby Hat

At my son's preschool I am in charge of celebrations.  Part of this job entails organizing class gifts for new babies.  One of the mom's in my son's class is very pregnant with a baby boy.  My husband suggested that I make a rhinoceros hat, this is what I came up with.

Materials:
worsted weight yarn in main color, accent color, and small amount of black yarn (for eyes)
H hook
needle for sewing parts onto hat
scissors

Abbreviations:
ch= chain
dc= double crochet
sc= single crochet
sc2tog= single crochet two together
sl st= slip stitch
st= stitch

 Main Body of hat (in main color with H hook)

0-3 months
Ch 4, join to first st with sl st to form a ring
Round 1: Ch 2 and make 11 dc in the ring, join to first st with a sl st (11 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 in same st make 2 dc, make 2 dc in each remaining st in round, join to first st in round with a sl st (22 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make 2 dc in next st and 1 dc in the next st *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (33 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next  st, make 2 dc in the next  stitch *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (44 dc)
Rounds 5-10: Ch 2 in same st do 1 dc, do one dc in each remaining st in round, join to first st in round with a sl st (48 dc). Do not fasten off.
Continue onto Ear flap #1 if desired, if you do not want earflaps continue onto round 11
Round 11: Ch 1 in same st make 1 sc, make 1 sc in each remaining st in round, join to the first st in the round with a sl st.  Fasten off and weave in loose ends (44 sc)

3-6 months
Ch 4, join to first st with sl st to form a ring
Round 1: Ch 2 and make 11 dc in the ring, join to first st with a sl st (11 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 in same st make 2 dc, make 2 dc in each remaining st in round, join to first st in round with a sl st (22 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make 2 dc in next st and 1 dc in the next st *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (33 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next  st, make 2 dc in the next  stitch *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (44 dc)
Round 5: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next 9 sts, 2 dc in the next st, and 1 dc in each of the next 10 stitches *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (48 dc)
Rounds 6-11: Ch 2 in same st do 1 dc, do one dc in each remaining st in round, join to first st in round with a sl st (48 dc). Do not fasten off.
Continue onto Ear flap #1 if desired, if you do not want earflaps continue onto round 12
Round 12: Ch 1 in same st make 1 sc, make 1 sc in each remaining st in round, join to the first st in the round with a sl st.  Fasten off and weave in loose ends (48 sc)


6-9 months
Ch 4, join to first st with sl st to form a ring
Round 1: Ch 2 and make 11 dc in the ring, join to first st with a sl st (11 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 in same st make 2 dc, make 2 dc in each remaining st in round, join to first st in round with a sl st (22 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make 2 dc in next st and 1 dc in the next st *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (33 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next  st, make 2 dc in the next  stitch *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (44 dc)
Round 5: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next 9 sts, 2 dc in the next st, and 1 dc in each of the next 10 stitches *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (48 dc)
Round 6:  Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next 10 sts, 2 dc in the next st, and 1 dc in each of the next 11 stitches *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (52 dc)
Rounds 7-12: Ch 2 in same st do 1 dc, do one dc in each remaining st in round, join to first st in round with a sl st (52 dc). Do not fasten off.
Continue onto Ear flap #1 if desired, if you do not want earflaps continue onto round 13
Round 13: Ch 1 in same st make 1 sc, make 1 sc in each remaining st in round, join to the first st in the round with a sl st.  Fasten off and weave in loose ends (52 sc)


9-12 months
Ch 4, join to first st with sl st to form a ring
Round 1: Ch 2 and make 11 dc in the ring, join to first st with a sl st (11 dc)
Round 2: Ch 2 in same st make 2 dc, make 2 dc in each remaining st in round, join to first st in round with a sl st (22 dc)
Round 3: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make 2 dc in next st and 1 dc in the next st *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (33 dc)
Round 4: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next  st, make 2 dc in the next  stitch *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (44 dc)
Round 5: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next 9 sts, 2 dc in the next st, and 1 dc in each of the next 10 stitches *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (48 dc)
Round 6:  Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next 10 sts, 2 dc in the next st, and 1 dc in each of the next 11 stitches *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (52 dc)
Round 7: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next 11 sts, 2 dc in the next st, and 1 dc in each of the next 12 stitches *repeat* join to first st in round with a sl st (56 dc)
Rounds 8-13: Ch 2 in same st do 1 dc, do one dc in each remaining st in round, join to first st in round with a sl st (56 dc). Do not fasten off.
Continue onto Ear flap #1 if desired, if you do not want earflaps continue onto round 14
Round 14: Ch 1 in same st make 1 sc, make 1 sc in each remaining st in round, join to the first st in the round with a sl st.  Fasten off and weave in loose ends (56 sc)

Ear flaps 

Ear flap 1:
Chain 1, SC in next 10, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC2TOG, SC in next 6, SC2TOG, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (8 SC)
Row 4: SC2TOG, SC in next 4, SC2TOG, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 6: SC2TOG, SC in next 2, SC2TOG, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across (4 SC)
Row 8: SC2TOG, SC2TOG, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC2TOG, fasten off, weave in ends

Ear flap 2:
For 0-3 months. Holding hat upside count 19 stitches to the left of earflap. In the 20th stitch join yarn with a sl st and continue below
For 3-6 months. Holding hat upside count 21 stitches to the left of earflap. In the 22nd stitch join yarn with a sl st and continue below
For 6-12 months. Holding hat upside count 22 stitches to the left of earflap. In the 24th stitch join yarn with a sl st and continue below
Chain 1, SC in next 10, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC2TOG, SC in next 6, SC2TOG, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (8 SC)
Row 4: SC2TOG, SC in next 4, SC2TOG, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 6: SC2TOG, SC in next 2, SC2TOG, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across (4 SC)
Row 8: SC2TOG, SC2TOG, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC2TOG,
ch 41 make 3 sc in the first chain from hook, then make a sl st in each remaining stitch in chain. When you get back to the earflap continue to make one sc around the brim of the hat.  When you get to the tip of the other earflap  ch 41 make 3 sc in the first chain from hook,
 then make a sl st in each remaining stitch in chain.  When you get back to the earflap continue to make one sc around to the brim of the hat. Join with a sl st to where you began your ch 41 . Fasten off and weave in loose ends.

 Ears (Make 2)

in main color ch 5
Row 1: skip the ch nearest to the hook sc in each remaining st. Turn and ch 1 (4 sc).
Row  2: 2 sc in first st, sc in next 2, 2 sc in last st. turn and ch 1 (6 sc)
Row  3: sc in each st, turn and ch 1 (6 sc)
Row  4: 2 sc in first st, sc in next 4, 2 sc in last stitch. turn and ch 1 (8 sc)
Rows 5 : sc in each st. turn and ch 1 (8 sc)
Row  6: sc2tog, sc in next 4, sc2tog last 2 sts. (6 sc)
Row  7: sc2tog, Ssc in next 2, sc2tog last 2 sts. (4sc)
Row  8: sc2tog, sc2tog. (2sc)
Row 9: sc2tog (1sc) and ch 1 continue to sc around ear  (do 2 rounds  of sc around the ear to make it cup).   Join to ch 1  with a sl st and  fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing ear onto the hat)

Horn 1 ( in accent color )

ch 4 join with a sl st to form a circle
round 1: make 6 sc inside the circle, join with the first sc with a sl st, ch 1 (6)
rounds 2-5: ch 1, in same st make 1 sc. make 1 sc in each  reamaining st .  Join to first st with a sl st (6 sc)
round 6: ch 1, in the first st  make  2 sc in the next st.  * make 1 sc in the next st and 2 sc in the next*  *repeat* ch 1 (9 sc)
rounds 7-8:  ch 1, in same st make 1 sc. make 1 sc in each  reamaining st .  Join to first st with a sl st(9 sc)
round 9:  ch 1, in first st make 2 sc.  Make 2 sc in each remaining  st .  Join to ch 1 with a sl st.  (18 sc)  Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing onto hat

Horn 2 ( in accent color)

 ch 4 join with a sl st to form a circle
round 1: make 6 sc inside the circle, join with the first sc with a sl st, ch 1 (6 sc)
rounds 2-3: make 1 sc in each st, join to first st with a sl st and ch 1 (6sc)
round 4: make 1 sc in the first st, 2 sc in the next st.  *repeat*.  Join to first st with a sl st and ch 1 (9 sc)
round 5 : make 1 sc in each st.  Join to first st with a sl st (9 sc) Fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing onto hat

Eyes- make 2 (in black)

Round 1: Chain 9,  sl st in 2nd ch from hook.  sl st in each remaining st in ch (8 sl st).  Fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing on to hat.
When sewing onto to hat, form your slip stitched chain into a "U" shape use the tail to make the eye lashes.


If you want your rhino to be awake you can sew on black buttons on for eyes instead.

Finishing:

Sew on ears (I attached mine on rounds 2 and 3)
Stuff horns with yarn scraps (doesn't take very much)
Sew on horns putting the larger horn on the bottom.
Sew on eyes
Weave in any remaining loose ends

Quick and Easy Harry Potter Gryffindor Style Scarf

One of my sister-in-law's friends had a crochet order with a tight deadline.  She wanted not one but two Gryffindor style scarves.  So I came up with this pattern.  It is very easy and would make a great beginning crochet project.

Materials:

• K Hook
• Bulky yarn in gold and burgundy or 2 strands of worsted weight yarn (I used two strands of red heart super saver in gold and burgundy)
• Needle for weaving in loose ends
• Scissors

Abbreviations:

• ch= chain
• dc= double crochet
• st= stitch

In Burgundy ch 17
Row 1: In 3rd ch from hook make 1 dc, make 1 dc in each remaining st in row.   turn (15 dc)
Rows 2-5: Ch 2 and make 1 dc in each st in row.  Turn.  (15 dc)
switch to gold
Rows 6-10: Ch 2 and make 1 dc in each st in row.  Turn.  (15 dc)
switch to burgundy
Rows 11-15: Ch 2 and make 1 dc in each st in row.  Turn.  (15 dc)
*Repeat rows 6-10 and 11-15 until you have 10 burgundy rectangles or until scarf is at  your desired length (ending with a burgundy rectangle). 
Weave in loose ends and add fringe to scarf (if desired)

Half and Half Minion Beanie Style Hat

Half and Half Minion Beanie

As an aunt I get frequent requests from my niece and nephews.  My niece requested a minion hat.  I thought "great, minions aren't difficult".  I asked her if she wanted a yellow or a purple minion, she said "both".  I then said "so you want two hats?".  She told me that she wanted one hat with half of the hat being a good minion and half of the hat being an evil minion.  Here's what I came up with.  It's a lot of color changes but I think the end result is nice.

Materials:

I hook (feel free to use a larger or smaller hook to change the size of the beanie). 
worsted weight yarn in light purple (a), bright yellow (b), black, blue, brown, medium purple, white, and gray.
Tapestry Needle
Scissors

Abbreviations:

ch- chain
dc- double crochet
hdc- half double crochet
sc- single crochet
sl st- slip stitch
tc- triple crochet

Main Part of Hat:

With  COLOR A, Ch 4, join to first st with sl st to form a ring

Round 1: Ch 2 (does not count as a dc) and make 5 dc in the ring, switch to COLOR B and make 5 more dc in the ring.  Switch back to COLOR A and join to first st with a sl st (10 dc)

Round 2: Ch 2 in same st make 2 dc, make 2 dc in the next 5 stitches.  Switch to COLOR B and make 2 dc in each remaining st in round.  Switch to COLOR A and join to first st in round with a sl st (20 dc)

Round 3: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make 2 dc in next st and 1 dc in the next st followed by 2 dc in the next stitch *repeat until you have a total of 15 stitches*.  Switch to COLOR B and continue the pattern but with color B (making 15 more stitches).  Switch to COLOR A and  join to first st in round with a sl st (30 dc)

Round 4: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make 1 dc in next st and followed by 2 dc in the next stitch *repeat until you have a total of 20 stitches*.  Switch to COLOR B and continue the pattern but with color B (making 20 more stitches).  Switch to COLOR A and  join to first st in round with a sl st (40 dc)

Round 5: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make 1 dc in the next 2 stitches and followed by 2 dc in the next stitch *repeat until you have a total of 25 stitches*.  Switch to COLOR B and continue the pattern but with color B (making 25 more stitches).  Switch to COLOR A and  join to first st in round with a sl st (50 dc)

Round 6:  Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make 1 dc in the next 3 stitches and followed by 2 dc in the next stitch *repeat until you have a total of 30 stitches*.  Switch to COLOR B and continue the pattern but with color B (making 30 more stitches).  Switch to COLOR A and  join to first st in round with a sl st (60 dc)

Round 7: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next 29 stitches. Switch COLOR B and make 1 dc in each of the remaining 30 stitches. Switch to BLACK and join to first st in round with a sl st (60 dc)

Round 8-9:  Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in each remaining stitch in round.  At the end of round 9 switch to COLOR A and join to first st in round with a sl st.   

Rounds 10-15: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next 29 stitches. Switch COLOR B and make 1 dc in each of the remaining 30 stitches. Switch to COLOR A and  join to first st in round with a sl st (60 dc).

 **** At the end of round 15 switch to BLACK.

Round 16: Ch 2 in same st make 1 dc, make one dc in next 29 stitches. Switch to BLUE and make 1 dc in each of the remaining 30 stitches. Switch to BLACK and  join to first st in round with a sl st (60 dc)

Round 17: Ch 1 in same st make 1 sc, make one dc in next 29 stitches. Switch to BLUE and make 1 sc in each of the remaining 30 stitches. Join to first st in round with a sl st (60 sc).  Weave in all loose ends (there will be a lot of them).

Eyes:

With Black Ch 4, join to first st with sl st to form a ring
Round 1: make 6 hdc inside the ring.  Switch to BROWN, join to first st with a sl st (6 hdc)

Round 2: ch 2, in same st make 2 hdc.  Make 2 hdc in each remaining st in round.  Switch to WHITE and join to first st with a sl st (12 hdc).

Round 3: ch 2, in same st make 2 hdc.  Make 2 hdc in each remaining st in round. Join to first st with a sl st (24 hdc).

Round 4: ch 2, in same st make 1 hdc. Make 2 hdc the next st. *repeat until end of round).  Switch to GRAY and join to first st with a sl st (36 hdc).  (leave a long tail for sewing the eye onto the hat)

Round 5: ch 2, in same st make 1 hdc.  Make 1 hdc in each remaining st in round.  Join to first st with a sl st (36 hdc)

Round 6: Ch 2, repeat round 5 but make stitches directly on top of those made in round 5.  This will make the rims of your minion's goggles thicker.

Make one more eye but switch to MEDIUM PURPLE at the end of round one. I left a long gray tail on my so I could sew the two eyes together before sewing the eyes onto the hat.

When eyes are finished sew onto hat.

Mouth:

Using BLACK surface sl st a mouth onto your hat. The mouth on the yellow side should be slightly going upwards to make a smile while on the purple side the mouth should either be flat or going slightly downwards to make a frowny face.

Teeth:

With WHITE ch 5, sc in second ch from  hook, hdc in the next chain, dc in the next, and tc in the final chain.  Fasten off and leave a long tail for sewing the tooth on top of your minions mouth (on the purple side of the minions face)

Make as many teeth as you'd like/ your minion's mouth will allow.  Feel free to use different hook sizes to make your minion's teeth larger or smaller.

Hair for the YELLOW half:

Using BLACK cut 3 strands of yarn about 6 inches long.  Using your hook attach each strand individually

to the top of the yellow half of your minion's head.  Trim to desired length.

Hair for the PURPLE half:

Using MEDIUM cut 30 strands (cut more if you'd like your minion to have more hair) of yarn about 10 inches in length.  Use your hook to attach two strands at a time to the tops of your stitches from rounds 1 and 2 (purple half only).  Fray the yarn and trim to desired length.