Super grover hat

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I have made this pattern a while back and so far it is my most favorite pattern of a hat I have made.
Until now I have sold serveral hats and patterns but now I have desided to spread this pattern for free. Why? Because there is an licence on them and I don't want to be a girl who get rich (okay, I did not earn a lot with it but still) over someone elses idea.
So, you lucky bastards can crochet them any time you like!
And if you want to feel really lucky keep in post with my blog because Bert and Ernie will join Grover very soon! I will translate them from my Dutch pattern!

Super Grover hat

Materials

• Yarn Colors: blue, grey, white, black and red or pink
• Black felt 
• 2 Black buttons
• Fiberfill 
• Hook size H,  5 mm 
• Tapestry needle 

Stitches

Chain - ch

Slipstitch - slst

Single crochet - Sc

Half double crochet - hdc

Double crochet - Dc

Triple crochet -  trc

Increase - incr

2 half double crochet together: 2hdctog
2 single crochet together: 2sctog

Other info

1. Always start with a double crochet in the same stitch as the chain 2.
2. When increasing always end in the same stitch as chain 2. 
3. Never count the chain 2 as first double crochet. 
4. Always slip stitch in the first double crochet, not in the chain 2.

Questions & Answers

Q: How to make a magic ring? 

A: Click here for the video. 

Q: How to decrease invicible? 

A: Put the hook through the front loop of the first 2 stitches and work your stitch like normal. 

Hat

Size pre schooler

Start with grey
Round 1: Crochet  11 dc in a magic ring. ch 2.
Round 2: 2 dc in elk dc (22 st), ch 2.
Round 3: 2 dc in 1st stitch 1 dc in next, repeat  to end  (33 st), ch 2.
Round 4: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 2, repeat  to end  (44 st), ch 2.
Round 5: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 10, repeat  to end  (48 st), ch 2.
Round 6: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 11, repeat  to end  (52 st), ch 2.
Round 7: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 12, repeat  to end  (56 st) ch 2.
Round 8: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 13, repeat  to end  (60 st), ch 2.
Switch color to blue
Round 9 – 13: 1 dc in each  stitch (60 st), ch 2.
Don’t bind off but follow pattern at earflap.

Size child

 Start with grey
Round 1: Crochet  11 dc in a magic ring. ch 2.
Round 2: 2 dc in elk dc (22 st), ch 2.
Round 3: 2 dc in 1st stitch 1 dc in next, repeat  to end  (33 st), ch 2.
Round 4: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 2, repeat  to end  (44 st), ch 2.
Round 5: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 10, repeat  to end  (48 st), ch 2.
Round 6: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 11, repeat  to end  (52 st), ch 2.
Round 7: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 12, repeat  to end  (56 st) ch 2.
Round 8: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 13, repeat  to end  (60 st), ch 2.
Round 9: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 14, repeat  to end  (64 st), ch 2.
Switch color to blue
Round 10 – 14: 1 dc in each  stitch (64 st), ch 2.
Don’t bind off but follow pattern at earflap.

Size teenager / small adult

 Start with grey
Round 1: Crochet  11 dc in a magic ring. ch 2.
Round 2: 2 dc in elk dc (22 st), ch 2.
Round 3: 2 dc in 1st stitch 1 dc in next, repeat  to end  (33 st), ch 2.
Round 4: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 2, repeat  to end  (44 st), ch 2.
Round 5: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 10, repeat  to end  (48 st), ch 2.
Round 6: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 11, repeat  to end  (52 st), ch 2.
Round 7: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 12, repeat  to end  (56 st) ch 2.
Round 8: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 13, repeat  to end  (60 st), ch 2.
Round 9: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 14, repeat  to end  (64 st), ch 2.
Round 10: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 15, repeat  to end  (68 st), ch 2.
Switch color to blue
Round 11 – 15: 1 dc in each  stitch (68 st), ch 2.
Don’t bind off but follow pattern at earflap.

Size adult xl

 Start with grey
Round 1: Crochet  11 dc in a magic ring. ch 2.
Round 2: 2 dc in elk dc (22 st), ch 2.
Round 3: 2 dc in 1st stitch 1 dc in next, repeat  to end  (33 st), ch 2.
Round 4: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 2, repeat  to end  (44 st), ch 2.
Round 5: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 10, repeat  to end  (48 st), ch 2.
Round 6: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 11, repeat  to end  (52 st), ch 2.
Round 7: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 12, repeat  to end  (56 st) ch 2.
Round 8: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 13, repeat  to end  (60 st), ch 2.
Round 9: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 14, repeat  to end  (64 st), ch 2.
Round 10: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 15, repeat  to end  (68 st), ch 2.
Round 11: 2 dc in 1st stitch, 1 in next 16, repeat  to end  (72 st), ch 2.
Switch color to blue
Round 12 – 16: 1 dc in each  stitch (72 st), ch 2.

Don’t bind off but follow pattern at earflap.

Earflap pre schooler

Earflap 1

Row 1: 10 hdc , ch 2, turn
Row 2: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 6, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 3: 8 hdc , ch 2, turn.
Row 4: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 4, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 5: 6 hdc , ch 2, turn
Row 6: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 2, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 7: 2hdctog, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 8: 2hdctog, bind off.

Earflap 2

Count 19 stitches on the front 
Row 1: join yarn and ch 2, 10 hdc , ch 2, turn
Row 2: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 6, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 3: 8 hdc , ch 2, turn.
Row 4: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 4, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 5: 6 hdc , ch 2, turn
Row 6: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 2, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 7: 2hdctog, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 8: 2hdctog, ch 1, turn and sc 2 times across the hat with blue.

Earflap for child to adult xl

Earflap 1

Row 1: 12 hdc , ch 2, turn

Row 2: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 8, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 3: 10 hdc , ch 2, turn
Row 4: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 6, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 5: 8 hdc , ch 2, turn.
Row 6: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 4, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 7: 6 hdc , ch 2, turn
Row 8: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 2, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 9: 2hdctog, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 10: 2hdctog, bind off.

Earflap 2

Count 22 stitches to the front  for  child and 25 stitches for the adult xl
Row 1: Join yarn and ch 2, 12 hdc , ch 2, turn
Row 2: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 8, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 3: 10 hdc , ch 2, turn
Row 4: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 6, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 5: 8 hdc , ch 2, turn.
Row 6: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 4, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 7: 6 hdc , ch 2, turn
Row 8: 2hdctog, 1 hdc in next 2, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 9: 2hdctog, 2hdctog, ch 2, turn
Row 10: 2hdctog, ch 1, turn and sc times across the hat with blue.

Eyes

(make 2)
With white:
ch 2
Round 1: 6 sc in 2e chain  from hook, do not turn  (6 st)
Round 2: 3 sc in 1st st, 2 sc in 2th, 1 in 3th, nog 1x repeat  (12 st)
Round 3: 1 sc in 1st st, 2 sc in the next 3 st, 1 sc in the next 3, 2 sc in the next 3, 1 sc in the next 2 (18 st)
Round 4: 1 sc in the frist 2 stitches, 2 sc in the next st, 1, 2, 1, 2 (increase), 1 sc in the next 4 st, 2 in the next st, 1, 2, 1, 2 (increase) then 1 sc in the last 2 stitches (24 st). Bind off.

With black:
Make a magic ring and ch 2, then 6 hdc  in the ring , slst in the first hdc pull and bind off.
See image above for the right place where to put the black rounds in the white ovals.

Nose

With red or pink:
Round 1: Crochet  6 sc in a magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each sc (12).
Round 3: 2 sc in 1st stitch 1 sc in next, repeat  to end  (18 st).
Round 4: 2 sc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 2, repeat  to end  (24 st).
Round 5: 2 sc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 3, repeat  to end  (30 st).
Round 6: 2 sc in 1st stitch, 1 in the next 4, repeat  to end  (36 st).
Round 7 – 12: 1 sc in each  stitch (36 st), ch 2.
Round 13: 2sctog each 5th and 6th stitch, repeat  to end  (30 st).
Round 14: 2sctog each 4th and 5th stitch, repeat  to end  (24 st).
Round 15: 2sctog each 3th and 4th stitch, repeat  to end  (18 st).  Fill a bit with fiberfill
Round 16: 2sctog each 2nd and 3th stitch, repeat  to end  (12 st).
Round 17: 2sctog each 1st and 2nd stitch (6 st), bind off. Stuff ferm with fiberfill and sew it in the middle on the front of the hat

Peak

With grey:

 Chain 39  + 3 (counts as first trc), turn
Round 1: trc across, 1 chain, do not turn turn.
Round 2: at the back of the chain, trc across, slst in 1st trc from round 1, bind off.
The peak comes in the middle of the hat. So lay the hat flat on a table with the earflaps on each other. Sew the peak from the edge of blue / grey on the back to the front. There muts be some grey space left on the front for the visor.

Visor

With grey:
Chain 39  + 3 (counts as first trc), turn
Round 1: trc across, 1 chain, do not turn turn.
Round 2: 3 sc around the last tcr, 7 sc, 8 hdc , 10 dc, 8 hdc , 7 sc, 3 schreef around ch 3 from  round 1, 7 sc, 8 hdc , 10 dcs, 8 hdc , 7 sc. Bind off.
The visor comes in the grey space on the front of the hat. First sew two black buttons on the hat, measure where they have to come by laying the visor in place, the buttons must come where the first and last triple crochets are.
Sew the buttons on the hat and button the visor on to them. The visor is now removable.
Make with the black felt 7 diamond shapes. 1 big, 2 smaller, 2 smaller, 2 smaller and sew thema on the visor.

Braids

With grey, blue and black:
Cut 12 straps of each color about 16 inch (40 cm)  and split the colors in 2.
Grap with a bigger hoor the straps from the inside out on the earflap (see image) and pull through the earflap, now pull the ends of the straps through the loop and pull.
Sort the colors, make a braid en knot the ends. Cut even.

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