I have a couple of wooden penguins and ducks that I wanted to decorate this Christmas, as normally they are left bare and I think its about time they received a bit of Christmas joy!
Obviously, these are made to measure for my own ornaments but they can easily be modified to fit any small item.
Crochet mini Christmas hat:
I chose purple and white for this hat and it is made up of sc stitches working in rounds.
- 4mm hook.
In purple:
Create a magic ring, ch1, 5sc into ring (5sc).
Round 1: 2sc into each stitch (10sc).
Round 2: sc around (10sc).
Round 3: sc around (10sc).
Round 4: 2sc in next stitch 1 sc. Repeat 5 times (15sc).
Round 5: sc around (15sc).
Round 6: sc around (15sc).
Round 7: 2sc in next stitch 2sc. Repeat 5 times (20sc).
Round 8: 2sc in next stitch 3sc. Repeat 5 times (25sc).
Round 9: sc around (25sc).
Round 10: 2sc in next stitch 4sc. Repeat 5 times (30sc).
Change to white:
Round 11: sc around.
Round 12: 2sc in next stitch 5sc. Repeat 5 times (35sc).
Round 13: sc around (35sc).
Round 14: sc around (35sc).
Round 15: 2sc in next stitch 6sc, 5 times (40sc).
Fasten off.
Pompom:
- Cut a long strand of white wool, attach to top of the hat
- Sew loops into the top of the hat (20 in total)
- Fasten off
- Cut the top of each loop, and unravel the strands of wool to create a fluffy effect
- Trim to shape
Turn up bottom of hat.
All finished.
Small crochet elf hat:
I choose a teal green and red colour for this hat, perfect for an elf!
- 4mm hook.
In teal green:
Create magic ring, ch1, 5sc into ring (5sc).
Rounds 1-3: sc around (5sc).
Round 4: 2sc in each sc (10sc).
Rounds 5-11: sc around (10sc).
Round 12: 2sc in next stitch 1sc. Repeat 5 times (15sc).
Rounds 13-16: sc around (15sc).
Round 17: 2sc in next stitch, 2sc. Repeat 5 times (20sc).
Round 18: sc around (20sc).
Round 19: 2sc in next stitch 3sc. Repeat 5 times (25sc).
Round 20: sc around (25sc).
Round 21: sc around (25sc).
Change to red:
Round 22: sc around (25sc).
Round 23: 2sc in next stitch 4sc. Repeat 5 times (30sc).
Round 24: sc around (30sc).
Fasten off.
Pompom
- Cut a long strand of red wool, attach to top of the hat
- Sew loops into the top of the hat (20 in total)
- Fasten off
- Cut the top of each loop, and unravel the strands of wool to create a fluffy effect
- Trim to shape
- Fold over top of hat of the hat to create the floppy effect, loosely stitch into place to hold
Turn up bottom of hat.
All finished.
Small crochet Christmas hat:
I chose purple (slightly darker shade) and white for this hat to match up with the penguin purple hat. This hat was completed used tr(UK)/dc(US) rather than sc stitches.
- 4mm hook
Start with purple:
Create a magic ring, ch1, 5tr(UK)/dc(US) into loop (5).
Round 1: 2tr(UK)/dc(US) into next stitch, 5 times (10).
Rounds 2-3: tr(UK)/dc(US) around (10).
Round 4: 2tr(UK)/dc(US) into next stitch, 1tr(UK)/dc(US). Repeat 5 times (15).
Rounds 5-7: tr(UK)/dc(US) around (15).
Change to white:
Round 8: 2tr(UK)/dc(US) into next stitch 2(UK)/dc(US). Repeat 5 times (20).
Round 9: tr(UK)/dc(US) around (20).
Fasten off.
Pompom
- Cut a long strand of white wool, attach to top of the hat
- Sew loops into the top of the hat (20 in total)
- Fasten off
- Cut the top of each loop, and unravel the strands of wool to create a fluffy effect
- Trim to shape
- Fold over top of hat of the hat to create the floppy effect, loosely stitch into place to hold
Turn up bottom of hat.
All finished.
I think all three hats look really good and will look great once all the other Christmas decorations are up. I might even make some scarfs to go with their hats!
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