Sean reached out to me on Etsy to ask if I could make a blue, curly haired monster beanie with red legs and feet that he would be gifting to a friend. I will admit, at first, I was a little thrown back, but I always like a good challenge, and this seemed like something I could do using the curls from my Pi & Pippi the Octopi for the hair.

It took some guess, and check to get the curls to lay correctly, but after I figured it out, I started having more, and more fun putting it together.

I will warn you, I wrote this pattern up from memory after the beanie was already shipped off to it’s new home, so there may be some errors, but I tried my best to get everything. Big picture: Work curls evenly along the beanie for two rounds (skipping a row in between here up through 5 rounds of curls), then evenly work two rounds of curls leaving the center most 6 curls unworked for eyes, then work one more round of curls as before, and then begin working curls evenly without skipping a row in between to the end. Fill top as necessary. Please let me know if you find errors!

Materials:

• About 600 Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn - I used Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in Black (half a skein), White, Royal Blue (one skein), and Red
• I9/5.5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends
• Sewing Pins to Help with Eyes

Yarn Alternatives:
Berroco’s Vintage Yarn, Lion Brand’s Wool Ease or Red Heart’s With Love.

Time Spent:
This beanie took quite a long time - just over 6 hours. I found that the curls take about 2 minutes each.

Measurements:
Teen/Adult Small - has a crown of 6.25” in diameter, a circumference of nearly 19.75” to fit a head size of 20-22”, and is 8.5” in length measured from the top of the beanie to the bottom final edge of the beanie (part of the instructions), not including the curls that hang down a little or earflaps on the sides.

Gauge:
14 DC by 8 Rows = 4”

Abbreviations:

• DC - Double Crochet
• SC - Single Crochet
• HDC - Half Double Crochet
• HDC2tog - Half Double Crochet Two Together to Decrease
• FPSC - Front Post Single Crochet

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