Valentine's Day Love Bug Hat by ChemKnits

Valentine's Day Love Bug Hat

Crochet
February 2016
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
15 stitches and 12 rows = 4 inches
in HDC
5.0 mm (H)
70 - 80 yards (64 - 73 m)
3 month
US
English
This pattern is available for free.

A fun little love bug hat to celebrate the new little love in your life! The hat pattern is given as one size only (3 months). The hearts and antennea modification could easily be applied to a larger hat base (knit or crochet) for older children or even adults.

Materials

  • Size H (5.0 mm) Crochet Hook
  • Worsted Weight Yarn - The sample is crocheted with KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted Weight Yarn in Black (Coal: 11 g, 25 yards) and Red (24 g, 52 yards).
  • Gauge: 15 HDC/4”, 6 HDC rows /2”
  • Size: 0-3 month
  • Final Measurements: 14” circumference, 5” brim to crown. If the hat is too long the brim can be raised up so you can see the baby’s face. Rowdy is 3-4 weeks old in these pictures.