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BB 8 hat inspired by Star Wars the Force Awakens By Crochet Rox
Materials list: Worsted Weight yarn in White Orange Gray and Black J hook for adult I hook for child H hook for toddler G hook for lenses Tapestry needle
Abbreviations: mr- magic ring ch- chain hdc- half double croc Inc- increase (2 designated stitches in the next st) sl st- slip stitch Sc-single crochet
Pattern notes: This hat is made by joining rounds. The ch 1 at the beginning of each row does not count as a stitch, and you are making your first st into that same st as the ch 1. You are joining your rows with a sl st into the first stitch of each row. When you see this ** symbol, it means to repeat the stitches in between them. You’ll see I like to stagger my increases in the beginning of the rows, which helps avoid that “seam” we all love to hate.
I like to get the bits and bobs done first, before I start my hat, so let’s begin with the lenses for BB 8. Lens 1: Round 1: With G hook and Black yarn make a mr ch 1, 8 hdc in ring, join, ch 1 Round 2: 2hdc in each stitch around join, ch 1 Round 3: *1sc in 1st st, 2sc in next st* repeat around, join and fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing lens to hat. I like to add a few stitches of white for a “lens flare” or gleam. Completely optional, but it looks cute and gives it some dimension. I only added the flare to this lens, but you could add it to any or all of them.
2 Lens 2: Round 1: With G hook and Black yarn make a mr, ch 1, 6hdc in ring, join, ch 1 Round 2: 2 sc in each st around, join, ch 1, (change to white yarn here) Round 3: *1sc in 1st st, 2sc in next st* repeat around, join, ch 1 (change to gray yarn here) Round 4: sl st in each stitch around, join and fasten off leaving a long tail for sewing lens to hat. Lens 3: Round 1: With G hook and Gray yarn make a mr, ch 1, 7 sc in ring. Join, fasten off leaving a tail for sewing lens to hat. Hat pattern: worked with hdc and the hook for the hat size you choose and white yarn Round 1: Make a mr, 8hdc in ring (8 st) Round 2: 2 hdc each st around, join, ch 1(16 st) Round 3: *Inc in 1 st, 1 hdc in the next st* around, join, ch 1 (24 st) Round 4: *1 hdc in each of the next 2 st, Inc in next st* around, join, ch 1 (32 st) Change to Gray yarn Round 5: *Inc in 1 st, 1 hdc in each of next 3 st* around, join, ch 1 (40 st) Round 6: *1 hdc in each of the next 4 st, Inc in next st* around, join, ch 1 (48 st) Round 7: *Inc in 1 st, 1 hdc in each of the next 5 st* around, join, ch 1 (56 st) Change to White yarn Rounds 8-9: 1 hdc in each st around, join, ch 1 (56 st) Change to Orange yarn Rounds 10-11: 1 hdc in each st around, join, ch 1 (56 st) Change to White yarn Rounds 12-17: 1 hdc in each st around, join, ch 1 (56 st) Change to Orange yarn The next 2 rounds will include mid row color changes to white. Rounds 18-19: 1 hdc in the next 18 st, change to white 1hdc, change to orange 1 hdc, change to white 1 hdc, change to orange 4hdc, change to white 7 hdc, change to orange 4 hdc, change to white 1 hdc, change to orange 1 hdc, change to white 1 hdc, change to orange and finish row in orange, join, ch 1(56 st) Change to Gray yarn Round 20: 1hdc in each st around. Join, fasten off. Now you will sew your lenses onto your hat, you can use my picture as a guide, or place them where ever you would like. Š 2016 Crochet Rox All Rights Reserved. Please do not copy, resell or distribute my patterns or the pictures within, on or offline. Share the link instead of the pattern. Please give credit to me as the pattern designer. Contact me with any questions on Facebook at Crochet Rox, and check out my other free patterns on Ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/designers/crochet-rox