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Crochet Sock Monkey Hat Pattern

November 14, 2012

You guys requested it and I am delivering! I’ve had a lot of e-mails asking for a sock monkey hat pattern and at first I hesitated because I always felt they were a little creepy looking, but I found a way to make my monkeys friendlier; with a cute little smile! 🙂 I hope you enjoy the pattern!

Materials:
– Yarn:

White: Loops & Threads™ Impeccable™
Red: Vanna’s Choice – Cranberry
Grey: Vanna’s Choice – Grey Marble
– Size H (5.0mm) hook
– Tapestry Needle
– Two medium size buttons for eyes

This picture doesn’t do the colors justice, but I found that Vanna’s Choice “Barley”, and 

Loops & Threads™ Impeccable™ Yarn in “Aran” (cream color) is a better match to an actually sock monkey. I am sending this set to a professional photographer and will update this photo to show the better color match after the photoshoot.

Abbreviations:
st = stitch
ch = chain
sl st = slip stitch
SC = Single Crochet
DC = Double Crochet

Be sure to follow these directions when crocheting your hat:

Always start your rounds in the same stitch as your chain.
Always join your rounds to the first DC, NOT the chain.
Your last stitch should be in the stitch before your chain.



Crochet Sock Monkey Hat Pattern


Size: 0-3 Monthsstarting with white yarn
Magic Ring chain 2, 9 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join, ch 2 (18 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, Repeat around, join, ch 2 (27 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 2, Repeat around, join, ch 2 (36 DC)
Change color to red
Round 5: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 3, Repeat around, join, ch 2 (45 DC)
Change color to grey marble
Row 6-10: DC around, join, ch 2 (45 DC)
Note: If this is for a newborn leave pattern as is, if it is for a 2-3 month old you might want to add an additional round.
do not fasten off, begin on first earflap as written below for this size

Size: 3-6 Months
starting with white yarnMagic Ring, Chain 2, 9 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join to first DC, ch 2 (18 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC, DC in next, repeat around, join, ch 2 (27 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, ch 2 (36 DC)
Change color to red
Round 5: 2 DC, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, ch 2 (45 DC)
Change color to grey marble
Round 6: 2 DC, DC in next 8, repeat around, join, ch 2 (50 DC)
Round 7: DC around (50 DC)
Change Color, join and ch 2
Round 8-12: DC around, join, ch 2 (50 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on first earflap as written below for this size

Size: 6-12 months

starting with white yarnMagic Ring, Chain 2, 9 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join to first DC, ch 2 (18 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC, DC in next, repeat around, join, ch 2 (27 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, ch 2 (36 DC)
change color to red
Round 5: 2 DC, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, ch 2 (45 DC) 
change color to grey marble
Round 6: 2 DC, DC in next 4, repeat around, join, ch 2 (54 DC)
Round 7-13: DC around, join, ch 2 (54 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on first earflap as written below for this size



Size: Toddler/Preschooler

starting with white yarn
Magic Ring, Chain 2, 9 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join to first DC, ch 2 (18 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, repeat around, join, ch 2 (27 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, ch 2 (36 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, ch 2 (45 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 4, repeat around, join, ch 2 (54 DC) 
change color to red
Round 7: DC around (54 DC) 
change color to grey marble
Round 8: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around (60 DC)
9-15: DC around, join, ch 2 (60 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on first earflap as written below for this size
Note: If this is for a toddler, stop at 14 rounds, if it is for a Preschooler make 15 rounds. 

Size: Child
starting with white yarnMagic Ring, Chain 2, 9 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join to first DC, ch 2 (18 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, repeat around, join, ch 2 (27 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, ch 2 (36 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, ch 2 (45 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 4, repeat around, join, ch 2 (54 DC) 
change color to red
Round 7: DC around (54 DC) 
change color to grey marble
Round 8: 2 Dc in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around, join, ch 2 (60 DC)
Round 9: 2 DC, DC in next 29, repeat around (62 DC)
Round 10-15: DC around, join, ch 2 (62 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on first earflap

Size: Teen/Adult

starting with white yarnMagic Ring, Chain 2, 9 DC in magic ring, join to first DC, ch 2
Round 2: 2 DC in each around, join to first DC, ch 2 (18 DC)
Round 3: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next, repeat around, join, ch 2 (27 DC)
Round 4: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 2, repeat around, join, ch 2 (36 DC)
Round 5: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 3, repeat around, join, ch 2 (45 DC)
Round 6: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 4, repeat around, join, ch 2 (54 DC)
change color to red
Round 7: DC around (54 DC)
change color to grey marble
Round 8: 2 Dc in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around, join, ch 2 (60 DC)
Round 9: 2 DC, DC in next 9, repeat around (66 DC)
Round 10-16: DC around, join, ch 2 (66 DC)
do not fasten off, begin on first earflap

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Earflaps for 0-3 months – Preschooler
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 ends

Earflap 2:
Leave 9 stitches in front for newborn, 12 stitches for 0-3 months, 15 for 3-6 months, 19 for Preschooler,
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 ends

With red yarn, SC around hat and earflaps, fasten off and weave in ends.

Earflaps for Child – Adult
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:
Leave 22 stitches in front for Child, 25 stitches for adult
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

With red yarn, SC around hat and earflaps, fasten off and weave in ends.
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Braided Tails:

Cut seven 1 yard strands of red yarn.
Pass through last space in earflap. You should now have 14 strands to braid with.
Make knot and braid to desired length, knot, trim ends.

Note: I have noticed that thick and long braided tails don’t look as nice when worn and are too bulky in photos. Don’t be afraid to make a tight braid and keep them short. 
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Ears: (make 2)

Magic ring, chain 2, 8 dc in ring, pull tight but do not join (It should look like a half circle), chain 2, turn
Row 2: 2 DC in each stitch, chain 1, turn (16 DC)
Row 3: SC in each stitch across (16 SC)
Fasten off leaving long tail and sew onto hat in the middle of the “body color” and centered over the earflaps.
For more authentic sock monkey ears (half circle) follow this pattern:
Magic ring, chain 2, 6 dc in ring, pull tight but do not join (It should look like a half circle), chain 2, turn
Row 2: 2 DC in each stitch, chain 1, turn (12 DC)
Row 3: SC in each stitch across (12 SC)
Fasten off leaving long tail and sew onto hat in the middle of the “body color” and centered over the earflaps.
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Mouth:
Smaller hats (0-6 months)
Chain 9, SC in second chain from hook and in next 5, 2 SC in last chain. Continuing on other side of chain, SC 7, SC in last 2, join to first SC, chain 1.
Round 2: SC 7, 2 SC in next 2, SC 7, 2 SC in last 2, join to first SC, ch 1.
Round 3: SC 8, 3 SC in next 3, SC 8, 3 SC in last 3, join to first SC, ch 1.


Fasten off leaving long tail to sew onto hat.



Larger hats 
Chain 13, SC in second chain from hook and in next 10, 2 SC in last chain. Continuing on other side of chain, SC 10, SC in last 2, join to first SC, chain 1.
Round 2: SC 11, 2 SC in next 2, SC 11, 2 SC in last 2, join to first SC, ch 1.
Round 3: SC 12, 2 SC in next 3, SC 12, 2 SC in last 3, join to first SC, ch 1.
Round 4: SC 13, 2 SC in next 4, SC 14, SC in last 4, join to first SC, ch 1.
Fasten off leaving long tail to sew onto hat.

Mouth smile:

Smaller hats (0-6 months)
Chain 15, Slip stitch in second chain from hook and the rest of the way down chain. Fasten off leaving tail to sew onto hat.

Larger hats
Chain 21, Slip stitch in 2nd chain from hook and in next 4, Sc in next 10, slip stitch in next 5, fasten off leaving long tail.

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Don’t forget to add a red pom pom on top! HERE is an easy tutorial on how to make a yarn pom pom.

Download and print a PDF of this pattern HERE.

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  1. My3SonsofAnarchy says

    November 14, 2012 at 5:46 pm

    Great pattern! I love that you included several different sizes. It's easy to understand. Love your site too! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. laura says

    November 14, 2012 at 5:53 pm

    Thanks for putting this up!! can't wait to make it.

    Reply
  3. Amy says

    November 14, 2012 at 6:49 pm

    Oh my freaking goodness…that's aDORable!!! LC SO needs one of these!!

    Reply
  4. Ma Ma says

    November 14, 2012 at 9:10 pm

    Absolutely Gaw-jus!! Great job!!

    Reply
  5. Penélope Domenech says

    November 14, 2012 at 10:12 pm

    Thanks for your patterns!!! This is soo cute!!! Your patterns and pic tutorials are the best!!! You have an art for it!!!

    Reply
  6. Kara @ Petals to Picots says

    November 15, 2012 at 12:01 am

    So cute, Sarah!

    Reply
  7. Being Inspired says

    November 15, 2012 at 3:33 am

    I Love this!! Too cute. 🙂 of course now you've got me back to thinking about my much procrastinated "learn to crochet" plans. Maybe I'll start tomorrow… 🙂

    Reply
  8. Katie B says

    November 15, 2012 at 12:24 pm

    Very cute! Thanks for posting the patterns!

    Reply
  9. wannabe husmor says

    November 15, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    thanks for sharing

    Reply
  10. Andriana says

    November 15, 2012 at 1:39 pm

    I love, love, LOVE, your blog!!! It is so wonderful to find helpful tips and free patterns! Thanks for all the work you put into this and there are so many patterns I cannot wait to try! God Bless!

    Reply
  11. Love and Light says

    November 15, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful patterns. I can hardly wait to make some of these sock monkey hats. Your owl hat pattern made me very popular around my house too. You are a genius!

    Reply
  12. Aunt B says

    November 15, 2012 at 7:46 pm

    Cute! Thank you so much for sharing the pattern. I'm going to pin it to my crafts board.

    Reply
  13. Anonymous says

    November 15, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    For teen/ adult pattern says to change color after row 9. I believe this is an error?

    Reply
    • Repeat Crafter Me says

      November 16, 2012 at 2:49 am

      Oops! Yes, I am not sure how that snuck in there 🙂 All fixed now. Thank You!

      Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    November 16, 2012 at 4:23 am

    For the hat part, after you do "Round 7: DC around (54 DC)change color to grey marble" can you join and ch 2 and then 1 DC in the same stitch? I'm confused.

    Reply
  15. Trish - Mom On Timeout says

    November 16, 2012 at 5:39 am

    Totally pinning and making for my boys! These are too freakin cute! Thanks for sharing at Mom On Timeout!

    Reply
  16. Anonymous says

    November 17, 2012 at 12:25 am

    For the toddler hat, I think you need a correction. You have:

    Round 8-15: 2 DC in first stitch, DC in next 8, repeat around (60 DC)

    Shouldn't that be Round 8 and then the following rounds (9-15) are DCs?

    Reply
    • Repeat Crafter Me says

      November 17, 2012 at 4:53 pm

      Yes, you are correct! Thank you for catching that!

      Reply
    • ROSY* says

      October 25, 2013 at 7:08 pm

      I made the toddler size hat and it came out way to big , it fits me and I'm still in row 13 , I'm using the H hook… should I use a smaller hook and the same pattern? its for a 3 yeard old

      Reply
      • Rozmin Visram says

        October 30, 2018 at 5:22 am

        Hello, I have the same problem as Rosy……my toddler hat is really big! I am new at this – will I have to redo this hat or is there a way to fix it? Thanks.

        Reply
  17. Anonymous says

    November 17, 2012 at 10:17 pm

    I am using Red Heart Super Saver on this, do you think the childs size will work? I am just using the base and adding my own things. I'm having one tough time finding a base patter that will work! I need the base for an 8 year old boy and 6 year old girl! Thanks so much!

    Reply
    • Repeat Crafter Me says

      November 21, 2012 at 8:45 pm

      I think that should work just fine! I think this pattern runs on the bigger side so the child size should fit a 6 and 8 year old.

      Reply
  18. Britni says

    November 20, 2012 at 3:27 am

    Is the mouth for your larger hat right? The math isn't working out right for me and it's a bit askew. It may be me as I'm not good at making ovals for some reason. Always attach to first sc right?

    Reply
    • Britni says

      November 20, 2012 at 7:12 pm

      I think I figured it out after coming back to it with a clear head (and a full night'ssleep). Round 4 math still seems off, but I made it work by not attaching to first sc. Whatever way, it looks good! Thanks for the awesome patterns you make! I love them all!

      Reply
    • Repeat Crafter Me says

      November 21, 2012 at 8:39 pm

      Hi Britni, Glad you figured it out! But yes you are correct that the count is a little off…well not so much off, but you may need to fudge a round or two to make sure you are getting the same stitch count I wrote out. I debated on whether to post this or not, but try not to think too much about the mouth rounds. Just make sure you are increasing at each end of the chain as you SC around. So for the first round make 2 SC in two stitches on each end, next round make 2 SC in 3 stitches on each end, next round make 2 SC in 4 stitches on each and so on! I hope this helps others who may run into trouble. Thanks for asking the question!

      Reply
    • Jaymi says

      August 31, 2013 at 8:42 pm

      I noticed this also, I'm wondering if it is because on the pattern it is saying SC in the last 2 instead of 2 SC in the last 2 also on row 4 it says SC in last 4 and I think it should say "2 SC in last 4 ??? I smudged it around till it worked. SUPER CUTE THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND PATTERNS.

      Reply
    • Lexi says

      November 12, 2013 at 6:37 pm

      I was wondering the same as Jaymi. 🙂

      Reply
    • Lexi says

      November 12, 2013 at 7:02 pm

      And round 4 should be 14 instead of 13. Just 2 stitches off, so not so bad. 🙂

      Reply
  19. Sara - My Merry Messy Life says

    November 20, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    Wow, Sarah, you worked hard on writing this pattern! You're generous to share it for free. I love the yarn you chose and it turned out to be rather friendly indeed. Thanks for sharing at Hookin On Hump Day!

    Reply
  20. Coconutlvr says

    November 22, 2012 at 5:25 am

    Hi Sara!
    Thank you for the sock monkey pattern I can't wait to make one. I have made three owl hats for my grandkids and friend's kids; and everyone loves the hats. You have great instructions, tips, and clear photos. Congratulations on being in Women's Day,I am going to buy a copy ASAP!
    Happy Holidays!
    Wanda

    Reply
  21. Anonymous says

    November 24, 2012 at 2:37 am

    cute pattern i have crochet a few hats but not one like this im so excited to get started for my grandkids an kids got 1o grand kids an four girlsof my own

    Reply
  22. Kathy Shea Mormino says

    November 24, 2012 at 4:23 am

    I'd like to invite you to join me at the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week! http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/11/clever-chicks-blog-hop-8-turkey.html

    I hope to see you there!
    Cheers!
    Kathy Shea Mormino
    The Chicken Chick

    Reply
  23. Scrappers' Ranch says

    November 30, 2012 at 5:46 am

    Hi Sarah

    TFS your patterns, I have been looking for this for a while, but I do have a question, for the 3-6 month hat, right after round 7, you have "change color, join & ch 2".. What do I change to? I changed from red to gray on round 6, and it looks like the hat is gray from round 6-12..
    Just want to make sure I am not missing something, again tfs
    Bonnie C

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  24. Debi Y. says

    November 30, 2012 at 2:35 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing this cute hat pattern. My daughter wants me to crochet one for my grandson. 🙂

    Reply
  25. Meaghan Hightower says

    December 2, 2012 at 2:56 am

    These are the best sock monkey hats that I have found yet!! Ohmigosh! But I noticed that from your Owl hat pattern the sizes are different counts. Why is that? Like the teen/adult size matches the child size here. Other than that they are great! I've already made one for my LO and my nephew! Thanks so much!! You make the patterns easy to read!

    Reply
    • Repeat Crafter Me says

      December 2, 2012 at 3:33 am

      Yes, you are correct. I changed the sizing slightly because I got an overwhelming amount of feedback that my owl hats were coming out too small. Sounds like you find a size that works for your family! Glad you are enjoying the pattern!

      Reply
  26. Anonymous says

    December 11, 2012 at 3:59 am

    Thanks so much for the pattern..I have made5…my daughters and grandkids love them and I have made them mittens and purses to match

    Reply
  27. Anonymous says

    December 19, 2012 at 4:58 pm

    do you have a gauge swatch for this? You are asking for an H hook on a yarn that indicates a certain gauge with a different sized hook, however everyone crochets at a different tension…

    Reply
  28. Anonymous says

    December 28, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    Love your patterns. I just discovered them yesterday and have already made 3 owl hats and I'm now working on a sock monkey hat. I can't stop!!!
    Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
  29. Aubrie Williams says

    January 11, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    Love this pattern! I've made several of these hats now for Christmas presents and other things. One thing I changed was just stitching on the red yarn smile instead of crocheting it and then stitching it on. Much faster and a thinner line too. My daughter loves her monkey hat. Thanks for the pattern.

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  30. Teresa Alber says

    January 20, 2013 at 5:05 am

    Thank you for your patterns. I have used several but this is my first time using your hat patterns. I'm working on the earflaps now, 0-3 months, the pattern says leave stitches for the front. As I look at your pictures, it looks to me that the fronts have more stitches in between the flaps than the back of the hats. If I leave 9 stitches between the flaps on the front, that will not be the case. Am I misunderstanding something? Thanks so much for any help.
    Teresa

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  31. leslierahye strickland says

    January 31, 2013 at 1:10 am

    Made some and shared them on my blog! Thanks for the pattern!
    http://leslierahye.blogspot.com/2013/01/sock-monkey-hat-love.html

    Reply
  32. Dee says

    February 10, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    Your patterns are very well written and easy to follow. I have made several hats as gifts. I love the details of this sock monkey hat! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  33. Anonymous says

    February 11, 2013 at 3:50 am

    I tried a newborn hat yesterday and my hat came out a bit wide and short. I checked some other stuff (just some scraps and a blanket and my gauge always comes out wide and short. How can I correct this before I try another hat. Love the owl and the monkey! by wide and short I mean I have fewer double crochets per 4in and more rows.

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  34. Anonymous says

    February 13, 2013 at 3:12 am

    Hi this is my first attempt at reading a patteren, can you please tell me what it means yo sc decrease? I'm on the earflaps, I've finished row 16. Thank you bunches

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  35. Kandi Heilman says

    February 18, 2013 at 5:24 pm

    I made this hat over the weekend for a friend of mine who is absolutely obsessed with Sock Monkeys, this pattern was so easy to read and was very quick to work up…(if I can go from start to finish in a day or less I consider it quick 🙂 Thank you for sharing such a wonderful pattern, I'll use the hat base for other hats as the adult sizing fit my head PERFECT! Do you think a ring of DC in black would look alright instead of buttons for eyes? I have some scrap black yarn, but no buttons.

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  36. Anonymous says

    February 22, 2013 at 2:50 am

    Hi, I am attempting to make the 0-3 month size and I'm having trouble with the mouth portion. If I crochet a chain of 9, sc in 2nd chain from hook and then in the next 5, I have 2 chains left over and the next step in the round says 2 sc in last st. Am I overlooking something, or doing something wrong? Thank you so much for sharing your patterns; they are super cute. The owl hats I have made for family & friends are a huge hit! Thank you!!

    Reply
    • Connie K. says

      February 18, 2014 at 3:51 am

      I see the same thing. I was wondering if I missed something.

      Reply
      • Brandi says

        November 15, 2017 at 11:48 am

        Did anyone figure this out over the years ? I am working on the 0-3 month mouth and I have yet to have any success.

        Reply
  37. Karen Calloway says

    February 23, 2013 at 7:12 pm

    Thank you so very much for sharing with us! Your patterns are so very easy to follow, I would have never dreamed that I could make this hat and you made it possible!! Thank you a million times and God Bless!!! I will be trying your other patterns as well!!

    Reply
  38. Jen L says

    April 24, 2013 at 4:04 pm

    Love the pattern! Thank you!

    Reply
  39. Deborah says

    May 13, 2013 at 10:07 pm

    Love this pattern so much that i featured it on my blog 🙂 Thank you so much for posting and sharing at no cost <3 Love your site & look forward to many more patterns from you in future. See featured post here http://moorecrochetandcrafts.blogspot.com/2013/05/free-crochet-patterns-galore.html

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  40. Mrs. Parks says

    June 1, 2013 at 11:56 pm

    I am glad to see that I am not the only one addicted to your site and docketing. For a good ten years I just crocheted easy hdc scarves and afgans. I didn't know there were so many simple patterns to follow. I felt kinda overwhelmed with learning to read patterns until I found your site. Thank you. with the help of you and youtube I am addicted lol. I am however having problems with the owl hats turning out way too big. I am doing everything right I think. I will just have to practice more lol.

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    • Mrs. Parks says

      June 1, 2013 at 11:58 pm

      docketing = crocheting lol

      Reply
  41. Kristen Hull says

    July 21, 2013 at 7:19 am

    Just wanted to make a correction about ear flaps. You forgot to add "chain 1 and turn" after the rows with just the sc across. I made the pattern and followed what you wrote, and the ear flaps came out super funky. Lol but I re did them with the added step I mentioned, and now they look just like yours.

    Thank you so much for working hard and creating this pattern for free. I have learned a great project from you!

    – Kristen

    Reply
  42. Sadie Haselton-Susco says

    August 16, 2013 at 9:09 pm

    Thanks for sharing this wonderful pattern, my 7 yr old has made me promise that Ill make him one for the winter, he also wants a pair of slippers to match.

    ~Sadie
    crazycrochetchick.blogspot.com

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  43. Kaleigh says

    August 20, 2013 at 1:53 am

    I love this pattern! I'm going to make one for a little boy at my church. 🙂

    Reply
  44. Brandi Miller says

    August 27, 2013 at 11:10 am

    I love your patterns!!!! I'm going to make this for my Niece and Nephew for Christmas!!! Your patterns are always just perfect for gifts for friends and family!!!! Thank you a thousand times over for sharing your patterns!!!

    Reply
  45. Ashley Wombracker says

    October 7, 2013 at 6:57 pm

    What is the majic ring?

    Reply
    • mimiB78 says

      January 6, 2014 at 6:39 am

      I found out on YouTube 🙂

      Reply
  46. Hani..... says

    October 17, 2013 at 5:49 pm

    I m a beginner crocheter and started to look for easy to make character hats. Fell in love with the pattern.. I started making one for my 5 month old .. thanks a lot for this….

    Reply
  47. Salway says

    November 18, 2013 at 10:46 am

    I am anxious to start this pattern – what is a "magic ring"?

    Reply
    • Miss Kat says

      December 25, 2013 at 4:19 pm

      Youtube can teach you everything you need to know about the magic ring. 🙂

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  48. Kami Penland says

    November 20, 2013 at 12:34 am

    Omg! I have been making the.owl.hats for a while and they wrre small so i always went up a size, but now i found this…dont know y I didnt see.it before! But I.am.sooo glad I wasnt.the.only one that the hats were coming out small for! Thank YOU! So much for all of your patterns!

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  49. Pam I says

    December 28, 2013 at 2:06 am

    I'm not very good at making hats but just made this pattern this afternoon & it turned out great. Your pattern was easy to follow, thank you!

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  50. carmel8sons says

    January 3, 2014 at 1:04 am

    I have made hat 3 tonight, Made The Lamb, the Polar Bear and the Monkey in last 2 days. Starting on The Girl Penquin one now. Using Black Shimmer and White. Thank you so much for your designs and the instructions as I know they must take a lot of time to set up. Even my sons Impressed with the hats,

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  51. carmel8sons says

    January 4, 2014 at 2:21 pm

    JUST COMPLETED THIS ONE. I will post it soon because the minute I put on the ears My 3 year old grandson Claimed it. Lol. Honest Your patterns so easy to follow. They are also so fast to crochet, so I do 3 at a time and then sew them. Finished Cupcake one as well.

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  52. lzbthmcmullen says

    January 4, 2014 at 6:54 pm

    Love this pattern. I was wondering if you could give me your gauge? I tend to crochet loosely and don't want my hats coming out huge.

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  53. Mari Dean says

    January 7, 2014 at 12:28 am

    Having a hard time with the newborn (0-3 month old) earflaps. Do you ch 1 after Row 3: SC across (8 SC) and Row 5: SC across (6 SC) and Row 7: SC across (4 SC) and Row 9: SC decrease?

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  54. mimiB78 says

    January 8, 2014 at 5:32 pm

    I'm sorry but I don't find this easy to understand. Do you mean after ch 2 of each row you add another dc so you get 2 dc in each ch at the beg of each row? You need to explain in better detail for beginners. I'm not really a beginner but I'm sorry but your patterns aren't detailed enough for me to understand.

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  55. Minny says

    January 11, 2014 at 12:23 am

    Thank you for sharing your patterns. I have made 2 of your Minnie Mouse hats so far & now need to make something for the little boys in my family. This one is really cute!!

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  56. PJW1962 says

    January 28, 2014 at 3:27 am

    Thanks for sharing , but what do you mean link back to your post if we want to sell it .

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  57. Donna Lineman says

    February 8, 2014 at 10:30 pm

    Hello. I want to say thank you for these patterns. I do have a question though…for the child's size, Row 9…,is it Double crochet 9 tines then 2 DC (you have posted DC 29 the two DC in same stitch? I worked it up using 9 and iot came out right. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing something!

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  58. Connie K. says

    February 17, 2014 at 4:53 pm

    Thank you for the pattern. in the 3-6 months size after round 7 it says to change color. I am confused as to what color. I have the whit , red and working grey up to that point so what color?
    Thank you
    Connie [email protected]

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    • carmel8sons says

      February 25, 2014 at 7:58 pm

      Connie think that is mistake, I have made all sizes and I just use 3 colours like photo shows. Never saw that till you pointed it out.

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  59. Mindy Baird says

    March 17, 2014 at 5:52 pm

    2 questions: How do the braids with 14 strands, and how to decrease. Thank you.

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    • carmel8sons says

      March 17, 2014 at 8:53 pm

      If you can go to YOUTUBE and just type in *how to decrease in crochet* its u work one stick do not complete and work next stitch u should have 2 sts on needle and cast of together. Hope that small help.

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    • Mindy Baird says

      March 20, 2014 at 11:25 am

      yes that helped. Thank you so much. Loved this project

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  60. Trish Rivas says

    March 17, 2014 at 6:20 pm

    Sarah, thank you for sharing!! I had so much fun making the sock monkey hat!

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  61. Mary Schroeder says

    April 11, 2014 at 1:07 am

    I don't understand the ear flaps? They start too far back on the hat?

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  62. gelfling50 says

    April 19, 2014 at 4:23 am

    Thank you so much for sharing this with us all. I have my very first great grand baby due in Oct. And I am so excited and her nursery theme is jungle animals. She has even bought some new born monkey themed clothes. Just a couple things mind ya. So I really want to crochet as many cute thing for the baby as possible. Thank you again for your generosity in sharing this adorable pattern…bye for now soon to be great grandma Jackie

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    • Amy Goode says

      June 7, 2014 at 3:47 pm

      Yes the earflaps on the 0-3 month size say to leave 9 st in front but that leaves the back with more room! Please clarify this!

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  63. carmel8sons says

    April 20, 2014 at 5:07 pm

    Again thank you for your patterns. I made 4 hats last night whilst babysitting. 3 of the children I have never made something for before, (my grandkids cousins from other side family) and they loved them.Made the grandson one and put cars around it and he is just gone home now with it, Thrilled, Made a Hello Kitty one for granddaughter today, she was a bit put out I had made her none last night, lol. She also got great kick from it. Your hats fly up as they are simple but interesting to make. Thank You again.

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  64. Terri D says

    June 1, 2014 at 5:49 pm

    I made this yesterday – very clear directions and it came out perfectly!
    Thank you for the pattern!

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  65. Mary Schroeder says

    June 11, 2014 at 1:57 pm

    I am making one for an adult male with a large head, should I just use a larger hook with the adult pattern?

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  66. AJ says

    October 6, 2014 at 9:44 pm

    I made this for my nephew and it turned out perfect! Thank you for the pattern.

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  67. Jane says

    November 1, 2014 at 4:46 pm

    First I have never crocheted but saw this pattern and whipped one up last night the 6-9 months , so cute I did a 0-3 months, I am not sure if it is a little big but as soon as I get my hands on the little ones it is intended for I can make some adjustments. My math was ever so slightly off but I had no trouble making it work as I went through the rows. I want to thank for for the pattern and the time you have spent on posting and answering ?. Now on to find infant slippers to go with these cute hats. Thank you very much!

    Jane

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  68. mnbell2013 says

    November 2, 2014 at 2:18 am

    Thank you for including an adult size!! I hate how so many hat patterns always come in child sizes only and I'm not accomplished enough in crochet to adjust the pattern myself.

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  69. Pam Foster says

    November 6, 2014 at 1:22 pm

    I'm making 3 of these for my three new grandsons! Thanks, and I love your site!

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  70. raena says

    November 27, 2014 at 2:31 am

    I've just made this for my newborn son this afternoon, and I wanted to say thank you for sharing so many wondwonderful patterns with us.

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  71. Noemi Soto says

    December 15, 2014 at 6:15 am

    How many stitches am I leaving from the first earflap to the second earflap in the front for the 6-12 months hat?

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  72. Amanda Wetekamm says

    March 6, 2015 at 4:31 am

    is it just me or every time i follow directions step by step my products NEVER come out looking right!!

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    • Debbie says

      February 25, 2016 at 5:03 pm

      Nope, not just you. I made this today and its wide and short and much too big from the ttoddler size 🙁

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  73. Janet says

    August 30, 2015 at 1:26 pm

    Love your patterns … They are, So simply put 🙂 I so enjoy crocheting … Thank You!

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  74. Anna Gregory says

    September 2, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    I love this pattern and the fact that you wrote the sizes individually! I have a TBI and when patterns are all in one and parentheses, I get terribly confused and quit that pattern. Thank you

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  75. Carole says

    September 28, 2015 at 1:28 pm

    thank you for sharing your pattern, my grandchildren have asked me to make them for this winter. now the adults in the family want them also,

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  76. Sarah says

    November 11, 2015 at 6:04 am

    Thank you for an awesome pattern! I made this for my son in 3-6 month size and we have gotten so many compliments! It was fun and easy to make and turned out great. Thank you!

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  77. Pat says

    November 22, 2015 at 11:57 am

    I really enjoyed making this beanie, it is such an easy pattern to follow, thank you.

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  78. Emma says

    December 13, 2015 at 3:14 pm

    Love your free patterns, but I don’t like that you upload PDF documents to a site that makes you pay to use it. It’s very sneaky and honestly makes this not entirely a “free” pattern. Although I love saving paper and downloading PDFs versus printing straight from the website (less pages to print off), I guess that’s what I’ll have to do until you decide to switch to a free download of the PDF versions like other free pattern sites do. Sorry it sounds harsh, but it isn’t very fair to your fans.

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    • Kkelvt says

      December 18, 2015 at 2:18 pm

      I didn’t have to pay for anything. You select the whole document or just the portions you want and print them.

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  79. Roxanna Mills says

    December 26, 2015 at 11:35 am

    LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS HAT. Gonna make 5 for the grands. Next year I’ll make four more – we’re having FOUR new grands between mid February and Mid April………two boys, and twins – boy and girl!!!

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  80. nba mt coins says

    May 11, 2016 at 10:59 pm

    You’ve got amazing information right here

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  81. Jane says

    May 22, 2016 at 6:09 am

    Super cute! Thank you for the pattern.

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  82. Kelly says

    August 29, 2016 at 11:15 am

    Just want to say thanks for all the free patterns over the years. Ever time I for search for a themed hat or diaper cover, you always have the one im looking for!

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  83. Shelley says

    September 26, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    I made the preschool size as written . It was way to big for my grandson and it actually fit me. I will try again with a smaller hook size. It looks great just way too big.

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  84. Carrie says

    October 19, 2016 at 8:45 am

    Thank you so much for this. My daughter, an elementary school teacher has been begging me for one of these for years. She’ll get this one for Christmas if everything goes as planned.

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  85. Joni Schabell says

    November 9, 2016 at 5:58 am

    Thank you for all of your wonderful patterns! I have made your hats time and time again and I am never disappointed! I just made your sock monkey hat for my one year-old grandson and he looks so cute in it! Thanks again !!

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  86. Sara Mehler says

    December 13, 2016 at 2:07 pm

    Just made this in a marbled pink for a little girl. Super cute!!!

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  87. ~T~ says

    January 6, 2017 at 3:41 pm

    I made Sock Monkey hats for my sister’s family. It was fun, and they turned out well. Thanks for the pattern!

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  88. Violet Brown says

    March 6, 2017 at 8:31 pm

    I just made the sock monkey hat and it is adorable. Thanks for the pattern. I finally understand how to join one row to the next when crocheting in the round. You explained it better than anyone else!

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  89. Kelly says

    May 3, 2017 at 3:23 pm

    Trying to make the small mouth size 0-6 months. It’s not coming out as written, what am I doing wrong? Helppppppp

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    • Brandi says

      November 15, 2017 at 2:27 pm

      Hi! Did you ever figure out the mouth for the smaller sized hats? I’m struggling with it…

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  90. Misty says

    May 18, 2017 at 11:34 am

    3-6 months says to change color after row 7.. Is this correct? Picture shows to be same color. Help please. And thank you for the great pattern!!

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  91. Mundo do Crochê says

    August 8, 2017 at 6:27 am

    Pretty pretty pretty. Congratulations on that work. You teach very well. I will do for my grandchildren and children of neighbors. I have a crochet shop here in Brazil, who can access, I am grateful: http://www.mundodocroche.com.br/tapete-de-barbante-quadrado

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  92. Erin says

    August 17, 2017 at 7:18 am

    Hey Sarah! Thanks so much for this pattern 🙂 Like you said, I found them to be a bit creepy but despite that they’ve intrigued me .. So when I finally came across this one I was so happy & liked it right away! it’s super cute!

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  93. Rhonda Connick says

    August 20, 2017 at 10:52 am

    Love the pattern. It was so quick to make. I used HB I Love This Yarn in stonewashed Walnut. Now my friend wants one in pink!

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  94. Donna says

    October 9, 2017 at 12:05 pm

    I love this pattern! I use this pattern to make any ear flap hats. My grandchildren love the way it fits!

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  95. Marie says

    December 11, 2017 at 5:41 am

    Hi I’m doing the ear flap 6month,there’s some directions that at the end of row it doesn’t say to chain nor turn so I’m a little confused,do I just fallow through with doing a ch and turning? They do run really big so I’m gonna make a smaller size after this. Thanks so very much for sharing and making this free,truly appreciate all ur hard work

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  96. Helen Gibson says

    April 2, 2018 at 5:28 am

    Do you have a monkey pattern?

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  97. Marla says

    June 3, 2018 at 2:58 pm

    I’m a beginner and am confused… is the chain 2 considered a dc.

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  98. Brenton Chen says

    October 8, 2018 at 3:00 am

    These are awesome designs and very simple that beginners can do it. Thank you for sharing these with us.

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  99. Helen says

    October 20, 2018 at 3:43 pm

    How many stitches do you leave between earflaps for 9-12 mon. And toddler sizes?

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  100. Rozmin says

    October 30, 2018 at 5:23 pm

    Hello, Thanks for sharing this pattern; much as love it the toddler hat came out really big! Any advice?

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  101. Anne Oper says

    March 8, 2019 at 8:11 pm

    I had saved this a few years ago and never made it. I lost most of my craft files when my computer died and my external hard drive also failed. So glad to see it again, as I just learned my daughter is expecting her last baby. I will save this to my cloud account as well as my hard drive and print it. Thank you. It’s adorable.

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  102. Emily says

    October 17, 2021 at 10:53 pm

    Thank you so much for this! A little over 10 years ago I made a hat like this for my dad while he was going through chemo with hit/miss directions. Sadly he lost his hat and his cancer is back. He begged me to make him a new one but I couldn’t remember what I had done all those years ago. This is an amazing blessing and my dad now has a new monkey hat! 🙂 Thank you again!

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  103. Ginger says

    March 22, 2022 at 1:24 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing the pattern! I made two for one of my co-workers, her and her son ♥ Such a huge blessing to make someone smile ♥ thank you again xoxo Ginger

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