– Worsted Weight Yarn in Brown and White (I used Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Chocolate and White)
– Tapestry needle
Abbreviations:
SC = Single Crochet
DC = Double Crochet
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5-10: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on earflap as written below
Use white yarn on row 5 and 10
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6-11: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on earflap as written below
Use white yarn on row 5 and 11
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 7-12: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Use white yarn on row 6 and 12
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8-13: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on earflap as written below
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 13, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 9-14: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on earflap as written belowSize: Child
Use white yarn on row 7 and 14
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first, DC in next 10, repeat around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 13, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 9: 2 DC in first, DC in next 14, join, chain 2 (64 DC)
Round 10-15: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (64 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on earflap as written below
Use white yarn on row 8 and 15
Magic ring, 11 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, chain 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (22 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (33 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, chain 2 (44 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first, DC in next 11, join, chain 2 (52 DC)
Round 7: 2 DC in first, DC in next 12, join, chain 2 (56 DC)
Round 8: 2 DC in first, DC in next 13, join, chain 2 (60 DC)
Round 9: 2 DC in first, DC in next 14, join, chain 2 (64 DC)
Round 10: 2 DC in first, DC in next 15, join, chain 2 (68 DC)
Round 11-16: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (68 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on earflap as written below
Earflap 1:
Chain 1, SC in next 10, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC decrease, SC in next 6, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (8 SC)
Row 4: SC decrease, SC in next 4, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 6: SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across (4 SC)
Row 8: Make 2 SC decreases, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC decrease, fasten off, weave in endsEarflap 2: See my PUPPY HAT PATTERN if you need help on where to place the second earflap.
Chain 1, SC in next 10, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC decrease, SC in next 6, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (8 SC)
Row 4: SC decrease, SC in next 4, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 6: SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across (4 SC)
Row 8: Make 2 SC decreases, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC decrease, continue to SC around the entire edge of the hat (including earflaps). Fasten off and weave in ends. Cut 6 long strands of the same color yarn, pull yarn halfway through last loop of the earflaps (you now have 12 strands). Knot, braid, and knot again at the end of your braid. Trim ends of braided tails so yarn is even. Do this for both earflaps.
Earflap 1:
Chain 1, SC in next 12, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC decrease, SC in next 8, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (10 SC)
Row 4: SC decrease, SC in next 6, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across ( 8 SC)
Row 6: SC decrease, SC in next 4, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 8: SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC across (4 SC)
Row 10: Make 2 SC decreases, chain 1, turn
Row 11: SC decrease, fasten off, weave in ends
Earflap 2:
See my PUPPY HAT PATTERN if you need help on where to place the second earflap.
Chain 1, SC in next 12, chain 1, turn
Row 2: SC decrease, SC in next 8, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 3: SC across (10 SC)
Row 4: SC decrease, SC in next 6, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 5: SC across ( 8 SC)
Row 6: SC decrease, SC in next 4, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 7: SC across ( 6 SC)
Row 8: SC decrease, SC in next 2, SC decrease, chain 1, turn
Row 9: SC across (4 SC)
Row 10: Make 2 SC decreases, chain 1, turn
Row 11: SC decrease, continue to SC around the entire edge of the hat (including earflaps). Fasten off and weave in ends. Cut 6 long strands of the same color yarn, pull yarn halfway through last loop of the earflaps (you now have 12 strands). Knot, braid, and knot again at the end of your braid. Trim ends of braided tails so yarn is even. Do this for both earflaps.
White Stitches:
Find the center of hat between the white stripes. With tapestry needle, sew on a vertical line, then use the spaces between rows as your guide for the horizontal stitches. Weave in loose ends.
Here is a quick pattern for all you football fans! And if you’re not a football fan, you could always make this earflap hat in the colors of your choice and it will still make a great winter hat for your little one. Enjoy!
Before I begin, I want to clarify what I mean when I say “Begin in the same stitch as chain 2.” I always start my rounds in the same stitch as my chain 2. And DO NOT end my rounds in the same stitch as the chain 2. I will let the pictures explain this better:
Crochet Football Earflap Hat
Size: 3-6 months
Materials:
– Loops & Threads Impeccable Yarn Chocolate
– Vanna’s Choice Yarn White
– Size H (5.0 mm) Crochet Hook
– Tapestry Needle
HDC= Half Double Crochet
DC= Double Crochet
SC= Single Crochet
Hat:
With brown yarn:
Magic ring, chain 2,
12 DC in magic ring, join, pull tight, chain 2
(Note: Begin your rounds in the same stitch as chain 2 for entire pattern)
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, chain 2 (24 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC, DC in next, repeat around, join, chain 2 (36 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC, DC in next 2, repeat around, join chain 2 (48 DC)
Switch to white yarn for Round 5
Round 5: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Switch back to brown yarn for Rounds 6-9
Rounds 6-9: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Switch to white yarn for Round 10
Round 10: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Switch back to brown yarn for Round 11
Round 11: DC in each around, join, chain 2 (48 DC)
Start on Earflap
Earflap 1:
Row 1: Starting in the same stitch as chain 2, HDC in next 10, chain 2, turn
Row 2: HDC Decrease, HDC in next 6, HDC Decrease, chain 2, turn
Row 3: HDC across, chain 2, turn (8 HDC)
Row 4: HDC Decrease, HDC in next 4, HDC Decrease, chain 2, turn
Row 5: HDC across, chain 2 turn (6 HDC)
Row 6: HDC Decrease across (3 HDC Decreases), chain 3, turn and slip stitch to first stitch in previous row, fasten off.
This should leave a chain loop at the end like this:
Earflap 2:
Join leaving approx. 19 stitches across the front, chain 2,
I like to make my braided tails about 9-10″ long. So I cut 8 pieces of approx. 40″ long yarn. String it halfway through the loop on the end of the earflap. You will now have 16 strands to braid with. Tie a knot at the top, braid about 6″ down, make another knot and leave 2-3″ inches of fringe on the bottom. Of course you can customize this to your liking.
White Football Stitches:
With a tapestry needle, sew the white yarn in the placement of the stitches in this picture. I start with the vertical middle stitch and then sew the 3 horizontal stitches on top.
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Adorable! I am going to pin this to make as soon as it calms down a little. ha,ha,ha Yeah right! Well as soon as I can make time.:)
on line 6 etc does not state whether to to turn or repeatrow
on line 6 and on does not state whether to tur or repeat row
This is adorable!! Makes me want a little boy!! I will be deffanitely making this one! Thanks for clairfying how you start and end. 🙂
Sorry I'm new at this but how exactly do u sew the white on?
Well there actually isn't much "sewing" more just stringing the yarn through the hat using your tapestry needle. You can use one long strand or 4 different pieces. Be sure to tie/knot it in the back. Does that make sense? It is just how you see it. String a piece of white string through the hat to create the stitch lines. Let me know if you have any other questions!
I LOVE this–I can't make anything wintery right now, though! I pinned it, and am so excited to make it…I have some friends who should have babies this fall that will love it!
I have a lot of friends who are having Sept/Oct/Nov babies so I am already busy making gifts (hence this pattern) :o) But I agree, definitely not the right time of year to really be thinking about football earflap hats :o)
this is a great hat – love it
Thanks so much for posting this pattern. I made my 5 yr old great-neice, Jayden, a Hello Kitty earflap hat for Christmas and promised my 6 yr old great-nephew that I'd make him a football earflap hat. It's June in TX and he still reminds me about that promise. Thanks for lighting a fire under me so Cayden can finally get his hat! It's already in the upper 90's here but I guarentee you he'll be wearing that hat! : ) Thanks for sharing your gifts and talents with us.
I made my son one of these hats last year and he wore it every day. The yarn started to ball up and look nasty so I finally hid it from him. I will need to make another for the fall. I would love to see the one you make for Cayden!
How cute is this!! Thanks so much for sharing all your great ideas!!Shari
This hat is adorable! I am not an expert crocheter, or pattern alterer. How would I size this bigger for toddlers? Football season starts in September, and this would be a great project for me to make for my big noggin year old twins.
Thanks for the tutorial, pinning this right now!
Hi Theresa, I haven't created my own pattern for bigger sizes, so I am going to refer you to Alli Crafts Blog. She has a great pattern for Earflap hats in a wide range of sizes. You could easily adapt her toddler size hat into a football themed hat. Here is the link: http://allicrafts.blogspot.com/2011/12/free-pattern-earflap-hat-toddler.html. Hope this helps! Happy Crocheting! -Sarah
This came out great! This is the nicest football hat I've seen 🙂
Very cute! Thank you for the pattern.
Blessings,
Kate
Oh, where were you 4 years ago when my youngest was born?!? LOVE your pattern and football hat! So super-cute!
Any larger sizes pattern for this hat?
I don't think it would be hard to make this hat larger on your own, just keep increasing until it's the size circle you need. Then follow the pattern as written. I haven't made it yet, but in my experience altering the size of these kinds of hats is easy. 🙂
Thanks sooooo much for the pattern. I just made it and it came out way cute. I have just the little guy in mind for this. I really hope they like it!
Thanks Again
Tanya
Thank you so much for the pattern. I can't wait to start it!
When you are switching to the white, do you finish off after you chain two or do you just somehow add the color white in there? Thanks for the pattern as well, love it for my Sept baby 🙂
I LOVE the pictures!!!
I have been having issues with my seams!
Awesome hat!
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is their any way this could be made bigger for an older kid or even an adult. I would like to make this for my nephews.
Love it. I'm using it as a base to make a yoda hat and I will also make a football hat for my cousins baby who is due 3 days before superbowl sunday.
Hi, Sarah. I love the hat!! I want to make this for my 2 1/2 year old.. How do I make it bigger??
I have been making many of Sarah's hats lately andthis football hat was the most recent. I needs it to fit a 1 year old…I just went by the owl hat to get the bigger size and put in the white rows accordingly. Hope this helps
Can't wait to try it! Going to adapt it a bit for little girls…Thank you!
What a cute pattern!! Many, many thanks!! :). 🙂
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I want to make this for a friend of mine, but her son is 5 years old and big for his age. Could you possible help me out with increasing the size?
what size is this hat??
nvm..i saw the sizes lol
Do you have the instructions for increasing the size. For about 6-9 months, 3 years old and adult?
Here is a pattern for a 9 years old, http://crisscrochet.com/crochet-football-hat/ you just have to add the rest :- ) . I hope it help you!
Beautiful pattern! I created a pattern for my 9 years old son, but I like yours! here is mine http://crisscrochet.com/crochet-football-hat/
Thank you! Thank you! For this pattern! I whipped one up in just an hour!
Hello, I love this patten and just started back crocheting. I have a question. After I chain 2 and add 2 DC in the same stitch, do I count the chain as a stitch when I count the round?
LOVE the pattern but it came out absurdly tiny. I followed it correctly, but it would not even fit a preemie, let alone a 3-6 month old. Not sure if I want to try again with a hook size 1 or 2 larger or not.
Need one for a 12 month old can I use other hat pattern for this?
I shared a link to your pattern on my blog's weekly wrangle. Here is a link if you would like to check it out! Great pattern & have a great day. 🙂 Irice from Nifty Cliffts. http://niftycliffts.com/weekly-wrangle-2-football/
how would I make this smaller for a 0-3 month size? by the way,…I LOVE all of your patterns and always tell people to check out your blog! great stuff!
I appreciate the handholding. As much as I’ve crocheted, I still get confused on the little things like stopping and starting a row/color. Thank you!
Hi, I love all of your patterns and I have made a few of them. I love that you show where to start and end. I’m new to crocheting so that helps a lot. I just have one suggestion I hope you don’t mind. I noticed that you don’t put a guage with the instructions. I only mentioned this because as I said I am new and my crocheting is still a little too tight. A gauge would really help with knowing what size of needle to use. Thanks for all of your patterns they are beautiful.
I made this for a friend and it fits but it too short. It basically covers his hair and stops at the top of his forehead. Bummed 🙁
I love your patterns! I run into problems having a straight seam. I join just like you show but my seam goes diagonal still. I know it’s probably something easy that I’m missing. Thanks for all you do!
Thank you so much for your pattern. I made it today…it was very easy to follow. Your directions were very clear, and the pics are a help to make sure your on track. It turned out great by the way!
Mine ended up super big and I ended on row 12 with no ear flaps. Used same yarn and H hook, and ended with the right number is stiches on each row. Any ideas why it got so big? other than operator error?! Haha
Hi there, just wondering about the earflaps.. you have two different patterns, what one do you use? The HDC or the SC? And on the SC how do I make space for the yard for the braid on the sides?
Is there any way I can make this hat smaller? If so, how do I do that?
The only thing that could make this post better, would be to mention you have pictures and tips, elbow the pattern instructions. I started the project, using the instructions I could see. When I got to the end, I saw your awesome advice 🙁 Needless to say, my seams are not as neat as yours.
I am very happy with my hat. My 2 2:3 yr old grandson will love it.
I’ve used so many of your patterns, they are easy to follow and turn out perfect. Thank you for sharing your talent!
What is a magic circle?
Hi there,
I love your hat template, mine turned out so cute! I was wondering if you allowed people to sell the hats they make on Etsy using your template?
Thanks so much!
Best,
ES
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