Girl Sock Monkey Beanie

Link to the tutorial-

How to crochet a girl sock monkey beanie part 1

How to crochet girl sock monkey beanie part 2

How to crochet a girl sock monkey beanie part 3

How to crochet girl sock monkey beanie part 4

Materials

 Worsted weight yarn in brown, contrasting color such as pink or purple, white  and black

Size H hook, 2- 1”  buttons for the eyes, scissors, tapestry needle, crochet markers

Beanie:

Starting with white,  ch 3, sl st in first ch to form ring

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 11 sc into center of ring (12)

Rnd 2: sc into ch 1 space from row 1, insert marker here and in first stitch of each round, sc into same stitch, *2 sc into each stitch around* (24)

Rnd 3: sc into first stitch, and in each stitch around (24)

Rnd 4: two sc into first stitch, one sc in next, continue around  (ending with one sc into last stitch) (36)

Rnd 5: sc into each stitch around (36)

Rnd 6: 2 sc into first stitch, sc into next two stitches, *2 sc into next stitch, sc into next two stitches* around (48)

Rnd 7: sc into each stitch (48)

Rnd 8: 2 sc into first st, sc into next three stitches, *2 sc into next st, sc into next three stitches* around (60)

Rnd 9: sc into each stitch around (60)  end here for child size, increase in 5^th stitch for adult hat and then row 11 sc around

Rnd 10: attach pink or contrasting color yarn,  sc around (60)

Rnd 11: attach brown yarn,  sc around (60)

Rnd 12- 25: sc around (60) with brown

Slip stitch in the next stitch to make row even, fasten yarn off

EarFlaps:

Fold beanie in half and place stitch markers on each side, marking the halfway points (left and right)

Row 1: At the marker, count back six stitches insert hook draw  up a loop ch1, sc in same stitch, sc 13 stitches

Row 2: Ch1, turn, 13 sc,

Row 3: Ch1, turn 13 sc

Row 4: ch1, turn, 13sc

Row 5: do not chain one, skip first stitch sc inot second stitch sc across (12)

Row 6: repeat row 5 (11)

Row 7: repeat row 5 (10)

Row 8: repeat row 5 (9)

Row 9: repeat row 5 (8)

Row 10: repeat (7)

Row 11: repeat (6)

Row 12: repeat  (5)

Row 13: repeat (4)

Row 14: repeat (3)

Row 15: repeat (2)  fasten off

Repeat for second earflap at other stitch marker

Border

 in contrasting color, attach yarn, ch1, sc into same stitch and all the way around going around each earflap, join and fasten off

Ear

 main color, ch 3 join to make a ring, ch 1, in center sc 11 times (12)

Rnd 2: 2 sc in each stitch around (24)

Rnd 3: one sc in each st around (24)

Join and fasten off, make two of these

Eyebrow

 with black, ch 5 leaving tail on both ends, make two

Mouth

With contrast, ch 12, leave tail on both ends, make one

Snout

White

Ch 12, sc in 2^nd st from hook, sc 10, 3sc into last stitch, now working back down opposite side of chain, sc 10, 3 sc into last stitch

Rnd 2:  sc 10, 2sc into next three stitches, sc 10, 2sc into the last three stitches

 Rnd 3-8:  sc around

Join with sl st and fasten off, leaving long tail for weaving

Sew mouth to snout, in  middle

Add 2 x’s to snout at top

Attach face to beanie.

Add Braids to beanie.