Mini Post of the Week - Beard Hat

So one of my friends has been begging me to make him a beard hat for quite a while. I finally got some time this week to figure it out without a pattern and made him one.

Here it is!!!

Hehe! I know I look funny in this picture. I really wanted to get a pic of a man in this hat but I will just have to do :) Of course it is big on me and I had to tuck the beard in a little bit and pull the hat back a little as well but I am really happy with how it turned.

Here is a pattern for the beard. It is on here for a limited time before I start selling the pattern so take up the offer and copy it fast!

Beard Hat

Yarn Used: Lion Jiffy, espresso brown (bulky) and Sugar' n Cream warm brown (medium 4)
Hook size: 6mm

Using both brown yarns, Ch 25

Row 1: In third chain from hook, 1 hdc in each ch across, ch 2 and turn

Row 2: 1 hdc in each st across, ch 2 and turn

Row 3: 1hdc for 8 st's, chain 6, skip 6 st's, 1hdc in the next st and each of the remaining 8 st's, ch 2 and turn

Row 4: 1 hdc crochet in each st across (including chain 6), ch 2 and turn

Row 5: hdc decrease in the first two st's, 1hdc in each st across until the last 2 st's, hdc decrease in last 2 st's, ch 2 turn

Row 6: hdc decrease in the first two st's, 1hdc in each st across until the last 2 st's, hdc decrease in last 2 st's, ch 2 turn

Row 7: hdc decrease in the first 4 st's and last 4 st's (hdc decrease in the 1st 2 and then hdc decrease in the 2nd 2), 1 hdc in the middle st's, Ch 2 and turn

Row 8: hdc decrease in the first 4 st's and last 4 st's (hdc decrease in the 1st 2 and then hdc decrease in the 2nd 2), 1 hdc in the middle st's, fast off and weave ends.

for tabs to connect to hat:

Row 1: In the first chain on the top side corner insert hook into first chain and hdc 3 st's down, ch 2 and turn

Row 2: hdc in each st across, ch 2 and turn

Row 3: skipping the first st, hdc in each st across, ch 2 and turn

Row 4: again, skipping the frist st, hdc in each st across, fast off and weave ends.

Attach a button inside of the hat to attach beard or sew beard to hat.



Also...

I finally finished the afghan I started in August! I would like it to be a little longer but that can happen at a later date :)




And...

I found this book shelf across the street in my neighbors trash and had to turn it into something useful so I put legs on it and painted it. I think it turned out just fine!