Peppa Pig Crochet Hat

Peppa Pig Crochet Hat

Materials

Yarn (recommended for crochet 4mm)

Crochet hook (size 3.5mm) to make hat

Crochet hook (size 3mm) to make Peppa Pig applique

Buttons

Eyes

Stitch Markers  

Yarn needle 

Scissors

Size: 2 years

Part 1

Part 2

Instructions

Measures

18 cm tall

20.5 cm wide

Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start each following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 1: Magic ring of 6 single crochet.

ROW 2: 1 increase for each stitch of the previous row.

ROW 3: 1 single crochet - 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.

ROW 4: 2 single crochet – 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.

ROW 5: 3 single crochet – 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.

ROW 6: 4 single crochet – 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.

ROW 7: 5 single crochet – 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.

ROW 8: 6 single crochet – 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.

ROW 9: 7 single crochet – 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.

ROW 10: 8 single crochet – 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.

ROW 11: 9 single crochet – 1 increase. Repeat until the end of the row.

ROWS 12 – 30: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row until the end of the row. Repeat until the end of the rows. Row 30 is the only one that I close with a slip stitch.

ROWS 31 – 34: Go up with 3 chains, take a loop and insert crochet in the following stitch, extract yarn, insert crochet in the same stitch, extract yarn. In the crochet there are 5. Now we closet the first 4 and then the remaining 2. Close row with a slip stitch.

Peppa Pig

Colour Light Pink

ROW 1: Magic ring of 10 single crochet. Directly knit 1 single crochet in order to start the following row. Mark the beginning of the row with a stitch marker.

ROW 2: 1 increase for each stitch of the previous row.

ROW 3: 1 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row.

ROW 4: 2 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row.

ROW 5: 3 single crochet and 1 increase until the end of the row.

Nose 

ROW 6: 7 single crochet.

ROWS 7 – 10: Go up with 1 chain and single crochet.

ROW 11: 5 Single crochet and 1 increase (x 4 times). Keep making single crochet until you finish the nose, then close with a slip stitch.

Cut the yarn.

Ears (2)

ROW 1: Chain of 4, go up with 1 chain, single crochet, triple increase (that is 3 single crochet in the same stitch) and keep making single crochet.

·     Sew the ears to the head and using a darker pink make single crochet all around, including the ears

·     Make 11 separation chains and sew at the other end of the nose’s tip. Then with a needle attach the chain to the nose

·     With a needle pass yarn in the middle of the nose three times (inside the circle thus formed)

Eyes (2)

ROW 1: Magic ring of 6 single crochet in white colour.

ROW 2: With darker pink make 1 single crochet until the end of the row.

Attach the black eye to the white area of the eye, right in the middle.

Cheek

Use a Darker Pink

ROW 1: Magic ring of 6 single crochet.

ROW 2: Increases during the whole row and close with a slip stitch.

Mouth

Colour Pink

Make 1 chain of 10.

Building the head

Sew the eyes, the cheeks and the smile to the head.

Arms (2)

Colour Light Pink

1.            Chain of 10. Single crochet

2.            2 separation chains.

3.            2 separation chains on the other side.

4.            Insert crochet in the middle (where the V is) and make 2 separation chains.

Dress

ROW 1: Chain of 8, 1 single crochet for each stitch of the chain.

ROWS 2 – 7: Go up with 1 chain, 1 single crochet in the same stitch, keep making single crochet and 1 increase (last stitch)

ROWS 8 – 11: 1 single crochet for each stitch of the previous row.

Row of single crochet all around the knit.

•                Sew head to dress

•                Sew arms to dress

·     Sew Peppa Pig to the hat

·     Fold the piece (dark pink) and sew it.