Debbie Duck Hat

Let your little one waddle around and play outside while sporting this adorable Debbie Duck Hat.  Perfect for young girls, this easy crochet hat can be worn year round!  This sweet hat would also make a great gift for a new baby or a cute present to give to a one year old.  Your little girl will love showing off this hat, and you'll love how easy it is to make!

Materials:

• 5mm crochet hook
• Worsted weight yarn (yellow, orange, pink, blue, and white)
• 2 black buttons
• Yarn needle

Instructions:

1. Starting with yellow yarn, Round 1: Magic Ring, CH 3, DC 10, pull ring tight, join to top CH of CH 3
    
2. Round 2: CH 3, 2 DC each DC around.  Join to top CH of CH 23. (20 DC)
    
3. Round 3: CH 3.  *2 DC in next DC, DC in next DC, repeat from * around.  Join to top CH of CH 3. (30 DC)
    
4. Round 4: CH 3.  *2 DC in next DC, DC in next 2 DC, repeat from * around.  Join to top CH of CH 3.  (40 DC)
    
5. Round 5: CH 3.  *2 DC in next DC,  DC in next 3 DC, repeat from * around.  Join to top CH of CH 3. (50 DC)
    
6. Round 6: CH 3, DC around, Join at the top of CH 3
    
7. Round 7: CH 3, *2 DC in next DC, DC in next 9 DC, repeat from * around (55 DC)
    
8. Round 8-11:  CH 3, DC in each DC around, Connect to top of CH 3
    
9. Change to orange yarn.
    
10. CH2, HDC in first 34 stitches.
     
11. Turn, Slip stitch in next 19 stitches.
     
12. Turn, (Now in this round when you SC you will be making the last two steps (step 1 and 2) into one larger stitch.)SC in first stitch, 2 SC in next stitch, SC in the rest of the stitches back across the brim/beak  of the hat.
     
13. Turn, SLip stitch back across the brim/beak of the hat
     
14. Turn  ( in this round when you SC you will be making the last two steps (step 3 and 4) into one larger stitch.)SC  across the brim, but in the 3rd to last stitch of the brim do 2 SC
     
15. Turn, slip stitch back across the brim/beak
     
16. Turn  ( in this round when you SC you will be making the last two steps (step 5 and 6) into one larger stitch.)SC  across the brim, but in the 2nd stitch on both ends of the brim do 2 SC
     
17. SC  down the side of the brim/beak and HDC back around to the back of the hat. Connect to top CH of CH 2.
     
18. Slip stitch around the hat and beak.
     
19. Finish off.
     
20. To make the eyes-with blue yarn, make the Magic Circle, 10 DC inside of circle
     
21. Switch to white yarn.  2 HDC in each stitch
     
22. Finish off and stitch the black buttons onto each eye, then with yarn needle attach eyes to hat.
     
23. For the hair, wrap yellow yarn around 4 fingers 40 times. Tie one end of the loops with a piece of yellow yarn. attach to head. Repeat
     
24. For the bows, with pink yarn cut 6 12 inch pieces. with three pieces of yarn tie a bow around the bottom of the hair. Repeat with other 3 pieces. Cut ends to the length you would like.