Hat not Hate 2022 – Kitty and Puppy Beanies

October is National Bully Prevention month.  #hatnothate (https://hatnothate.org) is an amazing organization that rallies fiber artists around the country to knit and crochet blue hats to be worn by kids during the month of October.  What an amazing sight of blue to combat bullies!  Donations are collected through September and we will be sending ours off this week!

For #hatnothate 2022, we have created 10+ beanies for the cause.  Here are our Puppy and Kitty Beanies in BLUE!  They have a final height of 8 inches and flat circumference of 18 inches.  They are crocheted with Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Blue and Aruba Sea.

The Kitty Beanie

Stitches used:

ch- chain

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

FPdc – front post dc

sl st – slip stitch

st – stitch

Using size 4 yarn (worsted or medium weight yarn) with a K-10.5 (6.5 mm) needle

BEANIE (8” high and 18” flat diameter)

Ch 4 and loop to make a magic ring.

Row 1 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row) and then 11 dc into the ring.  Join with sl st to first dc (12 dc)

Row 2 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in the same st as joining, and then 2 dc in each stitch all the way around to end.  Join with sl st to first dc. (24 dc) 

Row 3 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in same st as joining, dc in the next st, then repeat {2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st} to the end.  Join with sl st to first dc. (36 dc)

Row 4 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in same st as joining, dc in the next 2 st, then repeat {2 dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st} to the end.  Join with sl st to first dc (48 dc)

Row 5 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in each st all the way around to the end. Join with sl st to first dc. (48 dc)

Row 6-11 – repeat row 5  (48 dc)

Row 12 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), FPdc in the next st, then {dc in each st, FPdc in the next st}  all the way around to the end. Join with sl st to first dc. (48 dc)

Row 13 – ch 1 (this counts as your first sc of the row), sc in each stitch all the way around to the end.  Join with st to the first sc and fasten off.  (48 sc)

EARS (make 2)

Ch 4 and loop to make a magic ring.

Row 1 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row) and then 5 dc into the ring.  Join with sl st to first dc (6 dc)

Row 2 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), then repeat {2 dc in the next st} all the way around to the end.  Join with sl st to first dc. (12 dc)

Row 3 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in same st as joining, dc in the next st, then repeat {2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st} to the end.  Join with sl st to first dc.  Fasten off and leave a long strand for sewing. (18 dc)

Putting it together:

• Sew the ears between Rows 2-4
• Sew whiskers between Rows 6-8

The Puppy Beanie

This beanie is made with two different shades of blue – a LIGHT hue (COLOR A) and a dark hue (COLOR B)

Stitches used:

ch- chain

sc – single crochet

dc – double crochet

FPdc – front post dc

sl st – slip stitch

st – stitch

Using size 4 yarn (worsted or medium weight yarn) with a K-10.5 (6.5 mm) needle, start with COLOR A.

BEANIE (8” high and 18” flat diameter)

Ch 4 and loop to make a magic ring.

Row 1 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row) and then 11 dc into the ring.  Join with sl st to first dc (12 dc)

Row 2 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in the same st as joining, and then 2 dc in each stitch all the way around to end.  Join with sl st to first dc. (24 dc) 

Row 3 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in same st as joining, dc in the next st, then repeat {2 dc in the next st, dc in the next st} to the end.  Join with sl st to first dc. (36 dc)

Row 4 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in same st as joining, dc in the next 2 st, then repeat {2 dc in the next st, dc in the next 2 st} to the end.  Join with sl st to first dc (48 dc)

Row 5 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), dc in each st all the way around to the end. Join with sl st to first dc. (48 dc)

Row 6-10 – repeat row 5  (48 dc)

Row 11 – change to COLOR B, repeat row 5.  (48 dc) 

Row 12 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this row), FPdc in the next st, then {dc in each st, FPdc in the next st}  all the way around to the end. Join with sl st to first dc. (48 dc)

Row 13 – ch 1 (this counts as your first sc of the row), sc in each stitch all the way around to the end.  Join with st to the first sc and fasten off.  (48 sc)

EARS (Make 2) 

Using COLOR B, ch 4 and loop to make a magic ring

Row 1 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this round) and then 9 dc into the ring.  Join with sl st to the first dc. (10 dc)

Row 2 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this round) and then dc in each stitch all the way around.  Join with sl st to the first dc.  (10 dc)

Row 3 – 6 – repeat Row 2  (10 dc)

Row 7 – ch 2 (this counts as your first dc of this round) and then dc in each stitch all the way around.  Join with sl st to the first dc and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.  (10 dc)

EYE PATCH (Make 1)

Using COLOR B, ch 4 and loop to make a magic ring

Row 1 – ch 2 (this counts as your first sc of this round) and then 5 dc into the ring.  Join with sl st to the first sc.  (6 sc)

Row 2 – ch 2 (this counts as your first sc of this round), sc in the same st as joining, then 2 sc in each stitch all the way around.  Join with sl st to the first sc (12 sc)

Row 3 – ch 2 (this counts as your first sc of this round), sc in the same st as joining, sc in the next st, then {2 sc in the next st, sc in the next st} all the way around.  Join with sl st to the first sc and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.  (18 sc)

Nose (Make 1)

Using COLOR B, ch 4 and loop to make a magic ring

Row 1 – ch 2 (this counts as your first sc of this round) and then 5 dc into the ring.  Join with sl st to the first sc.  Join with sl st to the first sc and fasten off, leaving a long tail for sewing.  (6 sc)

Putting it together:

• Sew Ears in between Rows 2-3 on each side
• Sew Eye Patch between Rows 6-8 on the LEFT side of PUPPY’s face and puffy paint eye at the center of the patch.  Then puffy paint the right eye about 3.5 inches straight across from the center of the left eye.
• Sew Nose between Rows 8-9, equidistant between ears and centering between the eyes

Happy Crocheting!  Wear with HOPE and be warmed by LOVE.