It's pretty stretchy if you don't crochet too tight, though.
Materials:
-H/8 5.oomm Hook
-Red Heart super saver in Grey, blue, white, and some spare black.
-2 buttons for eyes
-Tapestry needle
-Fiber Fill
-Scissors
If you need any help with how to join or make the seem invisible, check out this link. I also have a list of crochet terms if needed here.
Beanie
w/white make a Magic Ring,
Ch 2 and 10dc in MR, join to 1st DC, Ch 2 (10sts)
Rnd 1: Inc in each dc around, join to 1st dc, ch 2 (20sts)
Rnd 2: *inc nxt st, dc nxt st* rep around, join to 1st dc, ch 2 (30sts)
Rnd 3: *inc, dc nxt 2* rep around, BEFORE JOINING ATTACH BLUE join to 1st dc, ch 2 (40sts)
Rnd 4: *inc, dc nxt 3* rep around BEFORE JOINING ATTACH GREY join to 1st dc, ch 2 (50)
Rnd 5: *inc, dc nxt 9* rep around, join to 1st dc, ch 2 (55)
Rnds 6-11: dc in each around,
DO NOT FO!! begin ear flap
Earflap 1:
Row 1: Ch 2, HDC nxt 12, ch 2, turn
(12)
Row 2: HDCdec, HDC nxt 8, HDCdec, ch 2, turn (10)
Row 3: HDC across, ch 2, turn
Row 4: HDCdec, Hdc nxt 6, HDCdec, ch 2, turn (8)
Row 5: HDC across, ch 2, turn (8)
Row 6: HDCdec, HDC nxt 4, HDCdec, ch 2, turn (6)
Row 7: HDC across, ch 2, turn (6)
Row 8: HDCdec, HDC nxt 2, HDCdec ch 2, turn (4)
Row 9: HDCdec twice (2)
FO and weave in ends
Earflap 2:
with front facing you (and earflap 1 on right) count, from right to left, 23 sts. Attach grey in the 23rd st, ch 2 and hdc n same st, 11 HDC across, ch 2, turn
Repeat row 2-9 from Earflap 1
do not FO
ch 1, sc around the whole hat (remembering to inc in corners).
Mouth
ch 13
Row 1: HDC in 3rd ch from hook and nxt 9 sts, 5HDC in last st
(on opposite side) HDC nxt 9, inc, join to 1st HDC, ch 2
Row 2: HDC same st as join and nxt 10 sts, inc in nxt 3, HDC nxt 11, inc nxt 2, join to 1st HDC, ch 2
Row 3: HDC same as join and nxt 11 sts, inc nxt 4, HDC nxt 13, inc last 3, join to 1st HDC, ch 2
Row 4&5: HDC around
FO leaving long tail for sewing
Ears (2)
make a magic circle, ch 2, HDC LOOSELY in MC DO NOT JOIN
Rnd 1: ch 2, turn, HDC, inc nxt 7
DO NOT JOIN (15)
Rnd 2: ch 1, sc across (15)
FO LEAVING LONG TAIL FOR SEWING
pull string to tighten MC, slip know and weave in.
Hair
cut about 100 12in strands of blue and tassle on to rnds 2 and 3 down the middle. Scroll down for pics.
Braids
cut 5 36in strands of each color per braid. Tassle on and seperate into 3 sections (one for each color) braid and knot. Cut off ends
To see hows to embroider mouth go here.
Below are directions for the tassels.
That's it!