Inebriated Bunny Hat

How did your Lady of the Linoleum spend her New Year's Eve?

Crocheting...oh, and drinking. The combination of the two is directly responsible for the creation of these hats...

In nearly natural and modeled by the hubster...



In a fuzzy pimped out blue/purple colorway...



You'll be happy to learn that I was not so, well, trashed, that I neglected to document the pattern.

So folks, here's the first freebie of 2007! Happy New Year and enjoy!

Inebriated Bunny Hat

Materials

• Approximately 200 yds of bulky weight yarn (the nearly natural bun hat was made with 3 1/4 balls of Lion Brand Landscapes in Spring Desert colorway)
• US N hook
• Tapestry needle

Abbreviations

• ch - chain
• rnd - round
• rnds - rounds
• sc - single crochet
• sl st - slip stitch
• st - stitch
• sts - stitches
• tog - together

Gauge
10 sc x 12 r = 4"

Directions
*Pattern is worked in the round. Each rnd begins with a ch 1 and ends with a sl st in the beginning sc to join rnd.

Hat body
Rnd 1 - ch 2, 8 sc in second ch from hook, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 2 - ch 1, 2 sc in every st, sl st in first sc to join rnd (16 sts total)
Rnd 3 - ch 1, (1 sc, 2 sc next st) 8 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (24 sts total)
Rnd 4 - ch 1, (2 sc, 2 sc next st) 8 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (32 sts total)
* Make ear openings.
Rnd 5 - ch 1, 6 sc, ch 4 and skip 4 sc in rnd 4 below, 12 sc, ch 4 and skip 4 sc in rnd 4 below, 6 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd (32 sts total)
*Continue with hat body.
Rnd 6 - ch 1, (3 sc, 2 sc next st) 8 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (40 sts total)
Rnds 7 and 8 - ch 1, 40 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 9 - ch 1, (9 sc, 2 sc next st) 4 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (44 sts total)
Rnds 10 thru 18 - ch 1, 44 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Fasten off after completion of Rnd 18

Ear (Make 2)
Rnd 1 - attach at one of the ear openings and sc 10 around opening, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 2 - ch 1, 10 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 3 - ch 1, (4 sc, 2 sc next st) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (12 sts total)
Rnd 4 - ch 1, 12 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 5 - ch 1, (5 sc, 2 sc next st) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (14 sts total)
Rnd 6 - ch 1, 14 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 7 - ch 1, (6 sc, 2 sc next st) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (16 sts total)
Rnds 8 and 9 - ch 1, 16 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 10 - ch 1, (7 sc, 2 sc next st) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (18 sts total)
Rnds 11 thru 20 - ch 1, 18 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 21 - ch 1, (7 sc, sc next 2 sts tog) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (16 sts total)
Rnds 22 and 23 - ch 1, 16 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 24 - ch 1, (6 sc, sc next 2 sts tog) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (14 sts total)
Rnd 25 - ch 1, 14 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 26 - ch 1, (5 sc, sc next 2 sts tog) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (12 sts total)
Rnd 27 - ch 1, 12 sc, sl st in first sc to join rnd
Rnd 28 - ch 1, (4 sc, sc next 2 sts tog) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (10 sts total)
Rnd 29 - ch 1, (3 sc, sc next 2 sts tog) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (8 sts total)
Rnd 30 - ch 1, (2 sc, sc next 2 sts tog) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (6 sts total)
Rnd 31 - ch 1, (1 sc, sc next 2 sts tog) 2 times, sl st in first sc to join rnd (4 sts total)
Fasten off with enough yarn to close opening.

Finishing
Weave in ends.

Copyright 2007 Regina Rioux Gonzalez. All rights reserved.