One of my customers, a professional photographer, asked me to make a bunny hat for an Easter photo baby props. She picked the colors and let me to create what I thought would be perfect for a baby girl.
So I started the other day. She picked very special yarn. Soft but curly and you cannot see the stitches only feel them with your fingers. That is sometimes a problem for beginners so my recommendation is to use another thread in the same color. It works and you still are able to make this wonderful soft and fluffy baby hat.
I love this yarn. It is perfect for autumn, spring and winter season. So yummy to work with. I can imagine apart from hats also baby blankets, mitts, neck warmers, baby booties or a sleeping baby bag. I also tried a crocheted and stuffed pompom from this material and it worked perfectly (I like crocheted pompoms as the children cannot chew on loosen strings).
It also has a metallic effect and the simple the pattern the better.
Easter Bunny Happy Hat, newborn size (35-36 cm, convertor here)
Yarn: I used YarnArt Happy white (770) and pink (789), pictures here. It is micro fiber, 100% polyester, 100g/175 m. More info about this yarn here
Alternatives for overseas:
IceYarns – type “puffy” and find the one the same meterage as YarnArt Happy
Hook: 6 mm and 5 mm
Needle and thread
Marker
Time: 2 hours
Suitable for pre-intermediate
US terminology:
MC – Magic Circle
Sl St – slip stitch
CH – chain stitch
SC – simple crochet
HDC – half double crochet
DC – double crochet
TRC – triple crochet
Only first two rows end with slip stitch and start with CH2 as a substitution for the first HDC. From the third row on continue crochet around the hat with the use of markers.