Secretly Cute Baby Ghost Beanie

When the rest of your other little ghouls are getting dressed up for some trick-or-treat excitement, don't let baby miss out on the fun. Learn how to crochet a hat like this Secretly Cute Baby Ghost Beanie. This crochet baby hat should give you no problems. In fact, it's a great place for beginners to start. Your little ghost needs some warmth this October, and this Secretly Cute Baby Ghost Beanie is just what he or she needs to feel cozy and look adorable.

Materials:

• 5mm (H) hook & 4mm (6) hook.  If you don’t have a 4mm hook use a 4.25mm (G) hook.
• Double knit (8ply) – white & black
• Stitch marker
• Wool needle

Abbreviations:

• At the end of each round just carry on.  
• Mark the start of each round and then move marker as a round is completed.
• HK - hook
• CH - chain
• SS – Slip Stitch
• SC – Single crochet -
• SC Inc – Single Crochet Increase. Increase by placing 2 sc in 1 stitch.
• SC Dec – Single Crochet Decrease. Hook through 1st stitch, yarn over hook, pull hook through, hook through next stitch, yarn over hook, pull through. Yarn over hook and through all the loops.
• HDC – half double crochet
• HDC Inc – Half double crochet Increase.  Increase by placing 2 hdc in 1 stitch.
• HDC Dec – Half double crochet decrease.  Yarn over hook, through 1st stitch, yarn over hook through, hook through next stitch, yarn over hook pull through.  Yarn over hook and pull through all the loops.  
• DC – Double crochet
• DC Inc   - Double crochet Increase. Increase by placing 2 dc in 1 stitch
• DC Dec – Double crochet decrease. Yarn over hook, through 1st stitch, yarn over hook through, yarn over hook, hook through next stitch, yarn over hook pull through.  Yarn over hook and pull through 1st 2 loops, yarn over hook and through all the hoops left.

Gauge:

• 7 sts & 6 rows = 2”
• If your hat is coming out too big go down one hook size and vice versa if it’s too small.

Instructions:

Hat

1. Using 5mm (H) hook and white yarn.
    
2. Ch 2 (or use magic circle)
    
3. Round 1)              6 hdc in the 2nd ch from the hook (6)
    
4. Round 2)              6 hdc inc (12)
    
5. Round 3)              *1 hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (18)
    
6. Round 4)              *2 hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (24)
    
7. Round 5)              *3 hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (30)
    
8. Round 6)              *4 hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (36)
    
9. Round 7)              *5 hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (42)
    
10. Round 8)              *6 hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (48)
     
11. Round 9)              *7 hdc, 1 hdc inc * x 6 (54)
     
12. Round 10)            *8 hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (60) (1 -3 yrs go to round  13)
     
13. Round 11)            *9hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (66) (3 – 10yrs go to row 13)
     
14. Round 12)            *10 hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (72)
     
15. Round 13)            hdc around (66) (1 – 3 yrs 60, 3 – 10 yrs 66, 10 yrs+ 72)
     
16. You need another 13 rounds for each of the sizes.
     
17. (Total quantity of rounds  1 – 3 yrs 24, 3 – 10 yrs 25, 10 yrs+ 26)
     
18. When you have finished the above slip stitch x 2, finish.
    
    

Eyes

1. Black Yarn & 4mm hook
    
2. Ch 2
    
3. Round 1)              6 hdc in 2nd ch from hook (carry on moving marker to the start of each round, no ss required) (6)
    
4. Round 2)              6 hdc inc (12)
    
5. Round 3)              *1 hdc, 1 hdc inc* x 6 (18)
    
6. Round 4)              *2 hdc, 2 hdc inc* x 6, 2 ss (in the next round), finish (leave enough yarn to attach to the hat) (26)
    

Pupils

1. White Yarn & 4mm hook
    
2. Ch 2
    
3. Round 1)              6 hdc in 2nd ch from hook, join with ss and finish (leave enough yarn to attach to the eye) (6)
    
4. Attach the pupils to the eyes and then attach the eyes to the hat
   
   

Mouth

1. Black Yarn & 4mm hook
    
2. Ch 20
    
3. Row 1)                 1 hdc in 3rd ch from hook, 12 hdc, 5 sc turn
    
4. Row 2)                 2 ss, 5 sc, 11 hdc, ch 2, turn
    
5. Row 3)                 1 hdc, 1 sc, 1 ss (leave enough yarn to attach to hat)
    
6. Attach the mouth to the hat and your hat is now finished