I've made a gajillion scarves and hats for other people, but I haven't had time to make hats for my own children.
So, I set out to find a pattern that would fit Luke's head and would work well with the colors on the Bears' away jersey.
Monday, I finally had time to focus on his hat and found this pattern to help me with it. It's a fine hat. Easy pattern, for a boy's hat.
Here's the thing. The pattern calls for double crochets at one point and I wasn't liking the way the hat was coming out. I tore out about 5 rows of stitches and started again with half double crochets. I loved the way it looked.
To achieve the effect of the Bears' jersey stripes, I switched to single crochets for the white stripes and back to half doubles for the orange stripe.
Ta da!
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Lukie's Chicago Bears Jersey Hat
Begin with Navy Blue yarn.
Ch 5, join to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 11 sc in ring; join -- 12 sts.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, 2 sc in each st around; join -- 24 sts.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next st. Repeat from * around; join - 36 sts.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in next st, * 2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 sts; repeat from * around; join – 48 sts.
Rnds 5-11: Ch 2, hdc in each st around; join.
Change color to white yarn.
Rnds 14-15: Ch 2, sc in each st around; join.
Change color to orange yarn (I used "Carrot" by Red Heart).
Rnds 16-17: Ch 2, hdc in each st around; join.
Change color to white yarn.
Rnds 18-19: Ch 2, sc in each st around; join.
Change color to navy blue yarn.
Rnds 20-21: Ch 2, sc in each st around; join.
Fasten off.
Weave in ends.
Luke loves his hat and wants to wear it all the time! Now, he's just like his Daddy!
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