Crocheted R2D2 Earflap Hat {Pattern}

Materials/Tools:
- 5.5mm crochet hook
- Worsted weight yarn in Blue, Grey, and small amounts of Black and Red. (I used
Red Heart SuperSaver in "light grey" and "blue", you will have enough yarn from a
364yard skein for at least 3 hats)
- Using standard North American terms, you need to know how to make a "magic
ring", a sc (single crochet), a hdc (half double crochet), increase, decrease, sl st
(slip stitch), how to change colours by pulling through your last stitch with the new
colour, and how to crochet over the string of the colour you're not using so you can
carry it with you until the next colour switch (this makes it look really clean and
seamless inside)
Fits 1 to 4 years (to my knowledge - I only tried it on Logan and Ella, but it does not
fit myself)
Main Part of Hat:
Round 1: With blue, start with the magic ring & make 6 hdc into the ring, pull tail
tightly to close.
Rnd 2: 2hdc in each st around
Rnd 3: *1hdc in first st, 2hdc in the next st* repeat around, switching to grey in last
st
Rnd 4: *1hdc, 1hdc, 2hdc* repeat around, switching to blue in last st
Rnd 5: 1 blue hdc in the next 4 stitches, 1 grey hdc in the same st as last blue (so
your increases for this round are half blue/half grey)
Rnd 6: 1 blue hdc in the next 5 stitches, 1 grey hdc in the same st as last blue (so
your increases for this round are half blue/half grey)
Rnd 7: 1 blue hdc in the next 6 stitches, 1 grey hdc in the same st as last blue (so
your increases for this round are half blue/half grey) switch to grey in last st, cut
blue
Rnd 8: With grey, *1hdc in the next 6 stitches, 2hdc in the next st* repeat around
Rnd 9: *1hdc in the next 7 stitches, 2hdc* repeat around
Rnd 10: *1hdc ain the next 8 stitches, 2hdc* repeat around
Rnds 11-16: 1hdc in each stitch around
Rnd 17: 1 grey hdc in the next 3 stitches, 1 blue hdc in the next 2 st, 9 blue, 1
grey, 6 blue, 1 grey. 3 blue, 1 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 6 blue, 5 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 2
blue, 1 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 4 blue, 4 grey, 2 blue
Rnd 18: 2 blue, 1 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 9 blue, 1 grey, 6 blue, 1 grey. 1 blue, 1 grey.
1 blue, 1 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 6 blue, 5 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 2 blue,
1 grey, 4 blue, 4 grey, 2 blue
Rnd 19: 2 blue, 2 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 9 blue, 1 grey, 6 blue, 1 grey. 3 blue, 1 grey,
2 blue, 1 grey, 6 blue, 5 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 2 blue, 1 grey, 4 blue,
4 grey, 1 blue
Rnd 20: 3 blue, finish the round in grey.
Rnd 21 (Partial round): 4 grey hdc, 1 sc in the next st, sl st, cut grey but keep blue
attached for edge.
Earflaps, (in grey) for right flap:
Row 1: Skip 7 st from sl st at back of head, sc in next 11 st, ch1 & turn
Row 2: sc 10
Row 3: dec, sc until the last 2 st, dec, ch1 & turn
Row 4: sc 8
Row 5: dec, sc until the last 2 st, dec, ch1 & turn
Row 6: sc 6

Row 7: dec, sc until the last 2 st, dec, ch1 & turn
Row 8: sc 4
Row 9: dec in first 2 st, dec in last 2, cut grey
For left ear flap:
Skip 23 stitches across the forehead from right earflap (Fold hat in half going by
the sl st at the back of the head, just to make sure they're on equal sides of your
hat)
Repeat the instructions for the right earflap
Go around the edge of the hat (including edges of earflaps) with a sc in blue
(should be still attached), cut & weave in all loose ends.
Large Black Lens:
Round 1: With black, start with the magic ring & make 10 hdc into the ring, pull tail
tightly to close hole in center.
Rnd 2: 2hdc in each st around. Cut yarn leaving long tail to sew onto blue square.
Blue Square Around Lens:
Row 1: Leave a long tail, ch 13, skip first 2 st from hook, hdc in 11 st across, ch2 &
turn
Rows 2-7: skip first 2 st from hook, hdc in 11 st across, ch2 & turn, cut yarn leaving
a long tail to sew onto hat, centered on the front.
Red Light in Front:
Round 1: With red, start with the magic ring & make 10 hdc into the ring, pull tail
tightly to close hole in center. Cut yarn leaving a long tail to sew onto hat, offcenter of the 6hdc blue rectangle in the front of the hat.
Projecting Lens:
Round 1: With black, start with the magic ring & make 10 hdc into the ring, switch
to grey in last stitch. Pull tail tightly to
close hole in center.
Rnds 2 & 3: Sc in each st around. Stuff
with yarn scraps or polyester fibres if
desired. Cut yarn leaving long tail to sew
onto the 5hdc grey area in the front of the
hat, to the right of the red light.
Add braided tie strings consisting of 3
grey and 3 blue strands of yarn 18" long,
to the tips of the earflaps. Cut the yarn to
length, fold in half, use a crochet hook
through a stitch in the point of the earflap
and pull the folded end though, then put
the cut ends through the loop of the fold,
then braid and knot.