I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees!! This year was my daughter’s first ever halloween, and I decided to dress her as “The Lorax” from the wonderful Dr. Seuss book of the same name. I also threw together a “once-ler” costume for her dad to wear. They looked so adorable! The hat was easy to construct, since it was very similar in construction to the Blue Bird Hat I made for her a few months ago. The trickiest part was the mustache, but if you don’t want to fool around with all that grafting and stuffing, you could probably just make a bunch of bobbins and attach them up front, or cut a mustache out of felt. I’m posting the pattern is case anyone else wants to turn their little one into a Lorax this halloween. Happy Knitting!

sizing-This fits my baby at almost 9 months old with room to grow. The bluebird hat of the same size fit her as a 4 month old, so I’m listing the size as fitting babies age 4-10 months.

You will need:
Yellowish-brow yarn ( I used red heart GOLD)
Tan Yarn (I used Vanna’s Choice BEIGE)
A small scrap of brown yarn for the nose
Tan felt and brown felt for the eyes
Size 6 circulars and a set of 5 size 6 DPNS
Stuffing (for the mustache)
1 tapestry needle
needle and thread for the eyes.

Skills needed:
knit, purl, m1 (make one)
Knitting in the round on circs and on DPNS
grafting using kitchener stitch (for the mustache)
picking up stitches