Crochet Crochet - Ear flap hat for 6-7 heads

Crocheted cap for 6-7 head (with optional earflaps)

Sock yarn, or any lightweight sports yarn, or one strand of Bernat baby fingering yarn and one strand of Peachfuzz yarn.
Size E Crochet hook (3.50 mm)

Row 1: ch 5, join, ch 2, work 10 hdc in ring, join with sl st to top of ch 2, ch 2, slip a thread marker around
the hook
Row 2: 2 hdc in ea st around (20 sts), join as before, ch 2, move marker up
Row 3: * hdc in first st, 2 hdc in next st*, repeat from * to * around (30 sts) join as before, ch 2, move
marker up
Row 4: *hdc in first 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st*, repeat from * to * around (40 sts) join as before, ch 2, move
marker up
Rows 5-9: (Or to desired length) work even on 40 sts, moving marker up at beginning of each round . At end of row 9, do not ch 2 end off.
For ear flap hat, at the end of row 9 , do not end off.
Ear flaps:
Row 1: ch2, hdc in next 7 sts. ch 1, turn
Row 2: sc dec in first two sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc dec over last 2 sts, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sc dec over first two sts, hdc in next st, sc dec ocer last 2 sts, ch1, turn
Row4: hdc in ea st across (3 sts)
skip 13 sts on hat, and make another earflap as the first. At end of 2nd earflap, do not end off, bu turn and sc around entire hat, working 4 sc up and down sides of earflaps.
Run in thread ends,
Make two ties from 3 strands of yarn braided and affixed to bottom of earflap.

Note: Pattern is for personal use only.