a hat with cat ears

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A beanie-style hat that fits snugly on a human head, with two triangular cat ears sticking up at the top. The hat is a soft, stretchy fabric, and the ears are sewn onto the crown.

Materials

Yarn

WORSTED · 200yd

Hook

6mm

Notions

Tapestry needle

Stitch markers

Gauge

17 sts × 20 rows = 4in × 4in (in single crochet)

Stitches Used

sc = single crochet
ch = chain
inc = increase
dec = decrease

Pattern

Hat Body

R1Ch 116, sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across. (115)(115 sts)
R2[Sc 27, dec] repeat around. (111)(111 sts)
R3[Sc 36, dec] repeat around. (108)(108 sts)
R4[Sc 26, dec] repeat around. (104)(104 sts)
R5[Sc 25, dec] repeat around. (100)(100 sts)
R6[Sc 32, dec] repeat around. (97)(97 sts)
R7[Sc 23, dec] repeat around. (93)(93 sts)
R8[Sc 30, dec] repeat around. (90)(90 sts)
R9[Sc 21, dec] repeat around. (86)(86 sts)
R10[Sc 27, dec] repeat around. (83)(83 sts)
R11[Sc 19, dec] repeat around. (79)(79 sts)
R12[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (75)(75 sts)
R13[Sc 24, dec] repeat around. (72)(72 sts)
R14[Sc 17, dec] repeat around. (68)(68 sts)
R15[Sc 21, dec] repeat around. (65)(65 sts)
R16[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (61)(61 sts)
R17[Sc 14, dec] repeat around. (57)(57 sts)
R18[Sc 18, dec] repeat around. (54)(54 sts)
R19[Sc 12, dec] repeat around. (50)(50 sts)
R20[Sc 15, dec] repeat around. (47)(47 sts)
R21[Sc 10, dec] repeat around. (43)(43 sts)
R22[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (39)(39 sts)
R23[Sc 12, dec] repeat around. (36)(36 sts)
R24[Sc 8, dec] repeat around. (32)(32 sts)
R25[Sc 9, dec] repeat around. (29)(29 sts)
R26[Sc 6, dec] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R27[Sc 7, dec] repeat around. (22)(22 sts)
R28[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (18)(18 sts)
R29[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (14)(14 sts)
R30[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (11)(11 sts)
R31[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (7)(7 sts)
R32[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (4)(4 sts)
R33[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off.(1 sts)

Right Cat Ear

R1Pick up 7 sc evenly around opening. (7)(7 sts)
R2[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R3[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (21)(21 sts)
R4[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (17)(17 sts)
R5[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (13)(13 sts)
R6[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (8)(8 sts)
R7[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (4)(4 sts)
R8[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)

Left Cat Ear

R1Pick up 6 sc evenly around opening. (6)(6 sts)
R2[Sc 0, inc] repeat around. (25)(25 sts)
R3[Sc 5, dec] repeat around. (21)(21 sts)
R4[Sc 4, dec] repeat around. (17)(17 sts)
R5[Sc 3, dec] repeat around. (13)(13 sts)
R6[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (8)(8 sts)
R7[Sc 1, dec] repeat around. (4)(4 sts)
R8[Sc 0, dec] repeat around. (1) Stuff lightly. Fasten off, leaving 12-inch tail for sewing.(1 sts)