These were the first hats I crocheted for my kids for this winter. These two are for the girls, oldest and youngest, and thankfully the older was glad to match the younger. Whew!
I used the Little Hoot Owl Hat Pattern from Ravelry. It was easy to follow. And no, that's not a funny dress the little one is wearing, she was still in her nightie. :)
I made the 1 - 4 year size first intending it to be for the 3 year old, but because my yarn is quite thick (Loops & Threads Impeccable) the first hat came out too big for the 3 yr old. I made both 1 - 4 size, the smaller one made with a 5 mm hook and the bigger one made with a 5.5 mm hook. Next time I would use a 5 mm hook and go up a size for the bigger hat with this yarn.
The eyes on the bigger one are exactly as called for in the pattern but for the smaller hat I played around with them and like the result better. I did 2 rounds hdc in black instead of one, and continued in hdc. I used the Alice Owl Hat pattern on Ravelry as inspiration for these eyes.
The ears took me a while, I did the harder version but once you get the hang of the first two rows it’s not hard. I think it was well worth the result.
I made the 1 - 4 year size first intending it to be for the 3 year old, but because my yarn is quite thick (Loops & Threads Impeccable) the first hat came out too big for the 3 yr old. I made both 1 - 4 size, the smaller one made with a 5 mm hook and the bigger one made with a 5.5 mm hook. Next time I would use a 5 mm hook and go up a size for the bigger hat with this yarn.
The ears took me a while, I did the harder version but once you get the hang of the first two rows it’s not hard. I think it was well worth the result.
The pattern is easy to follow and I am happy with the result. I will use this as the basis for further earflap hats.
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