His and Hers Crochet Football Beanie

Materials needed:

Red Heart Super Saver Coffee

Red Heart Super Saver White

Yarn Needle 

Scissors

Football Button

Hook H 5.0 mens hat

Hook I 4.5 womans hat

     The best part about this beanie is, that you do not have to use the brown and white yarn.  You could always color cooridnate it to match your favorite teams.

      I made two hats with this pattern.  The men's hat I used the H hook and the womans hat I made ear flaps and a flower with a football button.

Abbreviations:
st= stitch
sl = slip stitch
dc = double crochet
inc = increase
ch = chain
sc = single chain
hdc = half double crochet
rnd = round
**repeat
[ ] number of stitches in each round.
At the start of each round you will chain 2.  It will not count as a stitch.

Magic circle
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Rnd 1: ch2, 12 dc. sl to first st.  Close the magic circle and weave in tail. [12]
Rnd 2: Ch2 inc. 2 dc in each st. around. sl to first st. of the rnd [24]
Rnd 3: ch2  *1 dc in the first st. inc. 2nd* repeat this pattern all the way around sl to the first st of the rnd. [32]
Rnd 4: ch2 *1 dc in the next 2 st. inc. in the 3rd* repeat this all the way around sl to the first st of the rnd. [48]
Rnd 5: ch2 *1 dc in the next 3 st. inc. in the 4th* repeat this all the way around sl to the first st of the rnd. [60]
Rnd 6: ch2 1 dc in the next 4 st. inc. in the 5th* repeat this all the way around sl to the first st of the rnd [72]
Rnd 7: dc in ea. st around [72] insert hook into first st. change color to white.
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Rnd 8 & 9: ch 2 dc in each st around [72] insert hook into first stitch and change back to brown
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Rnd 10-14 Ch 2 dc in each stitch around [72]  insert hook into first stitch and change back to white.
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Rnd 15-16 ch2 dc in each st around [72] insert hook into first st and change back to brown.
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Rnd 17:  ch2 dc in each st around [72]  sl to first st of the rnd and tie off and weave in all ends.

This is where I stopped for the men's hat.  

Ear flaps

Lay the hat flat with the seam facing you.  I counted 8 stitches to the left and 8 stitches to the right and placed stitch markers. So you have 16 stitches from stitch marker to stitch marker.
Row 1: In the st. after the stitch marker double crochet it the next 14 stitches [14]
Row2 : Turn your work ch1 skip the fist stitch and dc in the next 12 stitches. [12] The first and last stitch should be unworked.  
Row 3 : Turn your work ch1 skip the first stitch and dc in the next 10 stitches [10] The first and last stitch should be unworked.
Row 4, 5 & 6 keep decreasing until you are left with 4 stitches.

Repeat for the other side. 

After the ear flaps are done. I single crocheted in each stitch completely around.  This made the ear flaps look more rounded.   When working the sides of the ear flaps, I placed the stitches wherever they fit.  

Flower

Rnd 1: Magic ring with 12 hdc , sc to beginning st to complete circle close circle.
Rnd 2: sc1, *ch3, skip 1 sc and sc in the next stitch* repeat 5 more times
You will have 6 ch3 around the flower.
*Sc to the first loop, dc 5 times sc* repeat in the next 5 loops.
Sc to the last loop to finish it off.  Tie of and leave a tail for sewing

Flower 2

Rnd 1: Magic ring with 12 dc , sc to beginning st to complete circle close circle.
Rnd 2: sc1, *ch3, skip 1 sc and sc in the next stitch* repeat 5 more times
You will have 6 ch3 around the flower.
*Sc to the first loop, dc 6 times sc* repeat in the next 5 loops.
Sc to the last loop to finish it off.  Tie of and leave a tail for sewing

I then sewed both flowers together and then sewd them onto the hat.  I put a button in the middle of the smaller flower