Panda Baby Hat

The panda is now classified as a bear again! What a shocker. They seems so adorable and cuddly, just like newborn babies. What better way to keep the little ones warm than with little panda hats of their own?

This panda baby hat is made with two strands of yarn crocheted at the same time. It could also be done with bulky yarn or with one strand of medium worsted weight yarn and one strand of fun fur. The ears, eye spots, nose and snout are all crocheted separately and sewn on. Even so, this is a quick project.

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Materials:

Yarn: Medium worsted weight black and white. (Red Heart pictured)

Hook: L/11/8mm for hat, snout, ears, eye spots; H for nose

Stuffing for snout

Yarn needle to sew parts to hat

Abbreviations

Ch = chain

Dc = double crochet

Dc inc – double crochet increase, two dc in same st

Hdc = half double crochet

Hdc dec = half double crochet two stitches

together

Hdc inc = 2 half double crochet in one stitch

Sc = single crochet

Sl st = slip stitch

Panda  Hat for Children 0-6 months

Holding two strands of white yarn and crochet at the same time

Ch 2

Rnd 1: 6 sc in second ch from hook. Join with a sl st. (6)

Rnd 2: Ch 2, count as first hdc. 2 hdc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (12)

Rnd 3: Ch 3. *Dc inc, dc* 8 times, dc inc. Join with a sl st.(18)

Rnd 4: Ch 3. *Dc inc, 2 dc* seven times. Dc inc, dc. Join with a sl st. (24)

Rnd 5: Ch 3. *Dc inc, 3 dc* seven times. Dc inc, 2 dc. Join with a sl st. (30)

Rnd 6-9: Ch 3. Dc around. Join with a sl st. (36)

Bear Hat for Children 6-12 months

Holding two strands of white yarn and crocheting at the same time

Ch 2

Rnd 1: 8 sc in second ch from hook. Join with a sl st. (8)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, count as first dc. 2 dc in each st around. Join with a sl st. (16)

Rnd 3: Ch 3. *Dc inc, dc* 8 times, dc inc. Join with a sl st.(24)

Rnd 4: Ch 3. *Dc inc, 2 dc* seven times. Dc inc, dc. Join with a sl st. (32)

Rnd 5: Ch 3. *Dc inc, 3 dc* seven times. Dc inc, 2 dc. Join with a sl st. (40)

Rnd 6-9: Ch 3. Dc around. Join with a sl st. (40)

Ears (make 2)

Holding two strands of black and crocheting at the same time

Ch 2

Rnd 1: 8 sc in second ch from hook. (8)

Rnd 2: Sc inc around. (16)

Rnd 3-5: Sc around. (16)

Sew ears to the top of the hat.

Snout

Holding two strands of white yarn and crocheting at the same time

Ch 7

Rnd 1: Sc in second ch from hook, 5 sc. (6)

Rnd 2-3: Ch 1, turn. 6 sc. (6)

Rnd 4: Ch 1, turn. Sc dec, 2 sc, sc dec. (4)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, turn. Sc dec twice. (2)

Rnd 6-7: Sc around the outside edge, along the ends and top and bottom of the snout. Finish off. Cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing. Fill with stuffing; sew along the brim of the hat.

Nose

Hook size: H

Holding two strands of black yarn and crocheting at the same time

Ch 5

Rnd 1: Sc on second ch from hook, 3 sc. (4)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, turn. Sc dec twice. (2)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, turn. Sc dec. Finish off. Cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing. (1)

Sew nose to the front of the snout.

Eyes Spots (make 2)

Holding two strands of black yarn and crocheting at the same time

Ch 8

Rnd 1: Dc in 4^th ch from hook (count the three skipped chains as the first dc), 5 more dc in same st, hdc in next st, sc, hdc, 3 hdc in last st. Working in the other side of the foundation ch, 3 hdc in next st, hdc, sc, hdc, sl st into the top of the first dc. Finish off. Cut yarn leaving a long tail for sewing. (18)

Sew eye spots next to snout with the hdc end at the top.