Free Crochet Cat Baby Beanie Pattern | Cherry and Crochet Designs

Cat Baby Beanie
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This baby hat is sized for newborns and can be created in around an hour. With a kitten/cat face, this baby beanie is an ideal gift for a newborn baby and is very easy to create. It requires only a small amount of yarn, meaning you can use up scraps and create a beautiful present for a baby shower or newborn baby. Deceivingly easy, it would also make an ideal project to make and sell.

You will need
Yarn needle
4.5 MM Crochet hook
Stylecraft Special DK in Parchment, Black, Aster and Saffron

Difficulty- Easy
Size- 12cm x 10cm (To fit newborn)

Pattern
Bobble- Work double crochet, leaving two loops on the hook at the end, then work another 3 unfinished double crochet into the same stitch, pull through all loops on hook on last stitch.

Hat
With Parchment, chain 3,
Round 1) 15 double crochet in 3rd chain from hook, slip stitch to first stitch. (15)
Round 2) Chain 2, 2 double crochet in each stitch, slip stitch to first stitch. (30)
Round 3) Chain 2, “2 double crochet, double crochet in next stitch” repeat around, slip stitch to first stitch. (45)
Round 4)Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch, slip stitch to first stitch. (45)
Round 5) Chain 2, double crochet in 10 stitches, bobble in Black,double crochet in 10 stitches using Parchment, bobble in Black, double crochet in each remaining stitch using Parchment, slip stitch to first stitch. (45)
Round 6-9) Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch, slip stitch to first stitch. Change to Matador in last stitch (45)
Round 10) Chain 2, (in back loops only), double crochet in each stitch, slip stitch to first stitch. (45)
Fasten off and weave in ends.

Mouth
With Parchment , chain 6,
Round 1) 6 double crochet in 3rd chain from hook, double crochet in each chain, 6 double crochet in end chain, double crochet in each, slip stitch to first stitch.
Round 2) Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch, slip stitch to first stitch. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Complete nose, then sew onto hat as pictured above.

Nose
With Black, chain 2
Row 1) 2 single crochet in 2nd chain from hook
Row 2) Chain 2, 2 single crochet in each stitch.
Row 3) Chain 2, 2 single crochet in first stitch, single crochet in each stitch, 2 single crochet in last stitch. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew onto mouth as in picture above.

Whiskers
Thread yarn needle with black, then embroider two large stitches from the nose outwards. Repeat on other side, then weave in ends.

Ears (Make 2)
With Parchment, chain 2
Row 1) Single crochet in 2nd chain from hook.
Row 2) Chain 1, 2 single crochet in stitch
Row 3) Chain 1, 2 single crochet in each stitch
Row 4-5) Chain 1, 2 single crochet in first stitch, single crochet in each stitch, 2 single crochet in last stitch.
Row 6) Chain 2, double crochet in each stitch. Fasten off, leaving a tail for sewing. Sew onto hat as pictured above.

ID Tag
With Saffron, chain 3, 12 double crochet in 3rd chain from hook, slip stitch to 1st stitch. Fasten off, leaving a tail, and sew in the middle of blue ‘collar’ like in picture above.

Weave in ends.

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