Chunky Frog Hat

This hat uses Hometown USA yarn or super bulky yarn and fits a child.

You will need the following:

Size N or 10 mm crochet hook

2 skeins of Oklahoma City Green

New York White

Oakland Black

then either Monterey Lime, Honolulu Pink, or Pittsburg Yellow for the cheeks.

Yarn needle

To begin make a magic loop or chain loop with Green and chain 2.

Round 1:  make 11 DC in the loop then sl st to the top of your first DC and ch 1.

Round 2:  2 HDC in each st around, sl st to the top of your first HDC, ch 1. (22 HDC)

Round 3:  2 HDC in the first st, 1 HDC in the next repeat around, sl st to the top of the first HDC, ch 1. (33 HDC)

Round 4:  1 HDC in each st around, sl st to the top of the first HDC, ch 1. (33 HDC)

Round 5:  2 HDC in the first st, 1 HDC in the next 10 st, repeat around, sl st to the top of the first HDC, ch 1.  (36 HDC)

Rounds 6-12:  1 HDC in each st around, sl st to the top of the first HDC, ch 1. (36 HDC)

After round 12 begin the first earflap.

Row 1:  1 HDC in the next 8 st, ch. 1 and turn.

Row 2:  sk the first st, 1 HDC in the next 5 st, HDCD in the last 2 st, ch 1 and turn.

Row 3:  sk the first st, 1 HDC in the next 2 st, HDCD in the last 2 st, ch 1 and turn.

Row 4:  sk the first st, HDCD in the next 2 st, tie off and weave in end.  

To start the second ear flap fold the hat leaving 2 or 3 stitches from the ear flap in the front and the rest in the back and then start your next flap on the other side at the same place, 2 or 3 stitches from the side.  

Repeat the instructions above for the second flap. 

Eyes:

Make 2

make a magic loop or chain loop with black and ch 2,

Round 1:  10 DC in the loop and sl st to the top of the first st and tie off.

Round 2:  join with white, ch 1 and make 2 SC in each st around, tie off leaving enough string to sew on the eye. 

Round 3:  join with green for the eye lid, SC around the first 10 st, and turn, ch 1 and then work backwards on the green with 1 HDC in each SC and sl st at the last st, again leave enough yarn to sew the green half of the eye to the hat. 

Cheeks:

Make 2

make a magic loop or chain loop with Lime Green and ch 2.

Round 1:  10 DC in the loop and sl st to the top of the first st, ch 1.

Round 2:  2 SC in each st around, tie off leaving a long tail to sew on.  

To do the mouth I sew on the cheeks first then join black in the corner of the mouth leaving a long tail to make the smile corner, then SC across the front of the hat to the other corner and tie off again leaving a long tail to make the other side of the smile.  

For trim around the hat bottom use Lime and starting at the corner of the mouth SC evenly down the earflap with 2 SC at the tip of the ear, down the other side and around the back of the hat to the other flap and back to the corner of the mouth, tie off and weave in end.  

Braids are made with 9 32 inch strands for each side.  Cut off the bottom evenly.