It was a bit like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, but I tried.
Sponge Bob round pants hat.
Not Sponge Bob Square Pants Hat
To fit 2 to 4 yr old approx
AU 8 ply yarn (US Light worsted/DK) Less than 50 gm of main color (yellow)
Small amounts of contrasting colours
White, brown, blue, black and red
4.00 mm hook (US G)
US st abbreviation used
Stitches used hdc = yarn over hook, insert hook into st, pull yarn through st, (3 loops on hook) pull yarn through all 3 loops on hook. (htrb AU, UK)
Sc
Hdc foundation row , see video tutorial
Color changing , see video tutorial
Magic circle, see video tutorial
Medium tension used, I am neither a loose or tight crocheter.
Hat begins at crown
Begin.
Beginning ch 1 of every rnd is not counted as a st.
Working with yellow yarn:
Chain up 4, sl st to first ch to form a circle.
Row 1: ch 1, work 12 hdc into ring, sl st to join in the 1st hdc (you will do this on every round)
Row 2: ch 1, work 2 hdc into each hdc around sl st to join (24 hdc)
Row 3: ch 1, *work 1 hdc into the next 2 hdc, work 2 hdc into the next* repeat from *to* sl st to join (32 hdc)
Row 4: ch 1, *work 1 hdc into the next 3 hdc, work 2 hdc into the next* repeat from *to* sl st to join (40 hdc)
Row 5: ch 1, *work 1 hdc into the next 4 hdc, work 2 hdc into the next* repeat from *to* sl st to join (48 hdc)
Row 6: ch 1, *work 1 hdc into the next 5 hdc, work 2 hdc into the next* repeat from *to* sl st to join (56 hdc)
End Increases
Row 7: ch 1, work 1 hdc in each st around sl st to join (56 hdc)
Rows: 8 to 16: repeat row 7, in yellow
Rows: 17 and 18, repeat row 7 in white
Rows: 19 and 20 repeat row 7 in brown
Belt row (can be worked in brown and belt affect can be sewn on later)
Row: 21 *work 4 st’s in brown then 4 st’s in black* repeat from *to* to end
Row: 22 and 23 repeat row 7 in brown, finish off and sew in all ends
Making the features:
Eye’s made with 3 different sized circles:
Using white: make 2
Make a magic circle and chain 1 (see tutorial for magic circle)
Row 1: work 6 sc into ring, sl st to first sc to join, ch 1 and tighten up magic circle (but not too tight do that when you have finished the circle)
Row 2: work 2 sc in each sc around, sl st to first sc to join, ch 1 (12 sc)
Row 3: *work 1 sc in next sc, work 2 sc in next sc* repeat from *to* to end, sl st to first sc to join, ch 1 (18 sc)
Row 4: *work 1 sc in next 2 sc, work 2 sc in next sc* repeat from *to* to end, sl st to first sc to join, do not ch 1 (24 sc), fin off leaving a long tail for sewing eye’s onto hat
Using blue: make 2
Make a magic circle and chain 1 (see tutorial for magic circle)
Row 1: work 6 sc into ring, sl st to first sc to join, ch 1 and tighten up magic circle (but not too tight do that when you have finished the eye)
Row 2: work 2 sc in each sc around, sl st to first sc to join, do not ch 1 (12 sc) fin off leaving a long tail for sewing eye’s onto hat
Using black: make 2
Make a magic circle and chain 1 (see tutorial for magic circle)
Row 1: work 6 sc into ring, sl st to first sc to join, fin off leaving a long tail for sewing eye’s onto hat and tighten up magic circle
Making teeth use white: make 2
Work a 2 hdc foundation row, finish off leaving long tail for sewing
Making tie using red: make 1
Work a 3 hdc foundaton row, ch 3 work 3 sc in 2nd ch from hook, finish off leaving long tail for sewing
Making nose using yellow: make 1
Start and end with a long tail, work an 8 hdc foundation row fin off, fold nose in half sew one side up finish off, then sew the other side leaving a small opening that will lay flat when sewing onto hat (this will make the nose stand out ward instead of flat)
Putting the eyes together:
Firstly sew in loose ends of all pieces except for the long tail for sewing together and onto hat
Sew blue circle onto white circle in a central position
Sew black circle onto the blue circle in a central position
Sew eyes onto hat making sure they touch one another
Sew nose into the space between the eyes
Hand stitch mouth onto hat coming down from an eye and straight across to the same position on the other eye and go upward to the opposite position you began with (see pictures)
Attach teeth to under mouth, using the nose for a guide, place teeth either side of the nose, so that the nose is centred to the teeth
Place tie below and in between teeth (if you need to sew on belt, do the belt before the tie)
Sew 3 eye lashes above each eye
Sit back and admire your handy work.
You can use this pattern for all purposes, but please do not sell this pattern.
Below are the video tutorials you may need.
This video shows the hdc foundation row.
This video shows how to change colors on the same row (for the belt)
This video shows you how to do the hdc st
This video shows you how to do a magic circle
A big thank you to all of the video tutorial makers.