Affordable Wonders

Good Afternoon Everyone! Here is my Mickey/Minnie inspired Hat pattern. If you look thru my blog you will find matching diaper cover crochet pattern as well. Me posting these on a blog is so that people can enjoy my pattern for PERSONAL use only. Example of personal use Mom making set for her child. My only source of income is selling my patterns and my completed items so please if you plan on selling items made by any of my patterns do me the courtesy of purchasing it it is only $3.99 for the hat and diaper cover in sizes newborn thru 12 months or $5.99 for both Mickey and Minnie Patterns. Well enjoy and please leave comments I love to read them! and don't forget to make the matching Mickey Inspired Diaper cover!

 For help with how to sew ears to finished hat please check out the 2 part Tutorial that I have made for you guys!  Here is PART I and PART II

Also for bonus Instructions On making the Hat and Ears firmer jump to the bottom of this post.

Designer: Cristina Barnes

Company: Affordable Wonders

Copyright, 2011, Cristina Barnes & Affordable Wonders

Size Newborn, 3-6 Months, 6-12 Months More sizes to follow

You may not sell your finished items. Permission is not granted to copy or distribute this pattern in any manner. Please do not post the instructions for this pattern on any blogs or websites. Small alterations are still considered part of this pattern. Photos may be posted providing my website where the pattern can be purchased is included. You can also send people to my blog on where they can view the pattern. Pattern on website is only for personal use. In order to sell items made by my pattern you must purchase my pattern. I believe that is fair. Thank you for respecting my wishes.

Crochet Hook Sizes: J, G6

NOTE: CH 2 counts as HDC throughout the pattern

Gauge for Mickey Hat: 2”x2”=8 Rows 7 HDC

Size Newborn

1) CH 3 SLST to join, CH2 make 7 HDC in ring SLST to of CH2 to join. (8 HDC)

2) CH2 1 HDC in same stitch, 2 HDC in each HDC around, SLST to top of CH2 to join (16 HDC)

3) Ch2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from * around SLST to top of CH2 to join (24 HDC)

4) CH 2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next 2 ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from * around SLST to top of CH2 to join (32 HDC)

5) CH 2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next 3 ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from* around SLST to top of CH2 to join (40 HDC)

6) CH 2 HDC in next ST and each Stitch around SLST to top of CH2 to join (40 HDC)

7) Repeat Round 6, Five(5) times.

CH1 SC in each stitch around. SLST to join (40 SC)

9) Repeat round 9 one time and fasten off. Weave in ends

Size 3-6 Months

1) CH 3 SLST to join, CH2 make 7 HDC in ring SLST to of CH2 to join. (8 HDC)

2) CH2 1 HDC in same stitch, 2 HDC in each HDC around, SLST to top of CH2 to join (16 HDC)

3) Ch2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from * around SLST to top of CH2 to join (24 HDC)

4) CH 2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next 2 ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from * around SLST to top of CH2 to join (32 HDC)

5) CH 2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next 3 ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from* around SLST to top of CH2 to join (40 HDC)

6) CH 2 1 HDC in same stitch, * 1 HDC in next 4 ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from * around SLST to top of CH2 to join (48 HDC)

7) CH 2 HDC in next ST and each Stitch around SLST to top of CH2 to join (48 HDC)

Repeat Round 7, six(6) times.

9) CH1 SC in each stitch around. SLST to join (48 SC)

10) Repeat round 9 one time and fasten off. Weave in ends

Size 6 – 12 Months

1) CH 3 SLST to join, CH2 make 7 HDC in ring SLST to of CH2 to join. (8 HDC)

2) CH2 1 HDC in same stitch, 2 HDC in each HDC around, SLST to top of CH2 to join (16 HDC)

3) Ch2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from * around SLST to top of CH2 to join (24 HDC)

4) CH 2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next 2 ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from * around SLST to top of CH2 to join (32 HDC)

5) CH 2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next 3 ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from* around SLST to top of CH2 to join (40 HDC)

6) CH 2 1 HDC in same stitch, * 1 HDC in next 4 ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from * around SLST to top of CH2 to join (48 HDC)

7) CH 2 1 HDC in same stitch, *1 HDC in next 5 ST, 2 HDC in next ST* Repeat from* around SLST to join (56 HDC)

CH 2 1 HDC in next ST and each Stitch around SLST to top of CH2 to join (56 HDC)

9) Repeat round 8 6 times (56 HDC)

10) CH 1 SC in each ST around SLST to join (56 SC)

11) Repeat round 10 one more time and fasten off. Weave in ends

EARS

Hook: G6 and Black Yarn, Stitch Marker would be very helpful here J

1) CH 3 SLST to join CH 2 9 HDC in loop do not join

2) *2 HDC in each ST* repeat around

3) *2 HDC in next ST, 1 HDC in next* repeat around

4) *2 HDC in next ST, 1 HDC in next 2 ST* repeat around

5) * 2 HDC in next ST, 1 HDC in next 3 ST* repeat around

6) *2 HDC in next ST, 1 HDC in next 4 ST* repeat around

7) *2 HDC in next ST, 1 HDC in next 4 ST* repeat around SLST to join Fasten off with long tail for sewing. Repeat for other ear.

Minnie Mouse Bow:

Hook: G6 Yarn: Red (or color of choice) Gauge 1”x1”= 5 HDC x 4 Rows

Measures approx 5” x 2 ¾”

1) CH 12 HDC 2ND CH from hook and each ST across

2) CH 2 turn HDC across

3) Repeat row 2 for 16 rows (should measure approx 5” x 2 ¾”

4) Optional SC around the entire piece SLST to join and fasten off. Weave in ends.

With a long piece of yarn (approx 12” wrap yarn around the middle of the rectangle and tie off. Then fan out the two sides to shape bow. You can then either sew bow to top of hat or put a snap barrette on bottom to make bow removable.

 Extra tips and Note!! Don’t forget to read J

To make the hat firmer you can make the hat using two strands of yarn held together throughout and J hook Increasing until the diameter measures Newborn: 4", 3-6 Months:5", and 6-12 months 6" then work downward until hat measures Newborn: 4.5", 3-6 Months 5.5" and 6-12 Months 6.5" and for the ears also holding two strands of yarn throughout and H hook 5mm work increasing until diameter measures 3" then add one last round to give the ears depth and bind off. This set of instructions is just to make the hat a lot more firm. Now my photos are using just one strand so it will look cute either way. Well I hope this made sense to you and again if you have questions or need me to clarify it more please just contact me.