For Halloween this year, my kids want to be woodland creatures. Well, my daughter wants to be a deer. Since her brothers are too young to care, they get to be a fox and a mouse. Of course, we will see if we even get to go Trick-or-Treating this year, since one or both big kids have had croup on October 31 for the last three years!

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The Inspiration

I love making their costumes and just knew baby Judah would be an adorable field mouse. I bought the Peaches and Cream cotton even though it is very course. I wanted the ears to have a thick structure to them and not flop around all over the place. However, the one ball of Peaches and Cream wasn’t enough for both ears and a full hat – also, the yarn is not at all soft or warm for a baby’s head. I pulled out some ancient blue mohair from my stash (you know, the kind someone gives you because their grandma gave them all her yarn and they heard you crochet, so would you like grandma’s stash?). I think it might have been Lion Brand, but it is so old, I know they don’t make it anymore. Just use something soft in the color you like to accent the gray. I love the way it looks with the ribbed brim. Having the soft lining also makes this a much more practical hat for when the weather cools off. Here in the South, Halloween isn’t always very cold, but the hat is so cute, I wanted it to last through the winter!

The Yarn

I used a couple yarns from my stash including Lily’s Sugars n’ Cream cotton in gray for the outside and an old, tagless mohair-style yarn for the lining. Of course, any worsted/4 weight cotton would work, like Lion Brand 24/7 cotton and any softer style yarn, like Lion Brand New Basic, to make this hat. Any arrangement of colors is possible, like an adorabel pink and gray version, or a white and yellow - use your imagination!

(3 Pack) Lion Brand Yarn 761-150 24-7 Cotton Yarn, Charcoal Buy on Amazon

Lion Brand Yarn 675-148 New Basic 175 Yarn, Turquoise Buy on Amazon

Sweet Baby Field Mouse Hat

Size 9-12 months

Add or reduce the number of increasing rounds to change the size to fit the recipient

Stitches used:

Sc - single crochet

Sc decrease - single crochet descreas

Fphdc – front post half double crochet

Bphdc – back post half double crochet

Materials:

Color A: Worsted weight cotton (I used Peaches and Cream in dark gray)

Color B: Worsted weight (I used a soft mohair from my stash)

Hook: G/6 – 4.25mm

Tapestry needle for joining

Fiber fill

Fairfield PF-5 Poly-Fil Premium Fiber Buy on Amazon

Each round is worked continuous without joining, unless otherwise stated. Mark the first stitch of each round to insure even sizing.

*-* indicates repeat

Outer Hat (in Color A)

Rnd 1: sc 7 in magic circle

Alt Rnd 1: Ch 2, sc 7 in 2nd ch from hook

Rnd2: 2 sc in ea

Rnd 3: *sc 1 in next stitch, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 4: *sc 1 in next 2 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 4: *sc 1 in next 3 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 5: *sc 1 in next 4 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 6: *sc 1 in next 5 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 7: *sc 1 in next 6 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 8: *sc 1 in next 7 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 9: *sc 1 in next 8 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 10: *sc 1 in next 9 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd: 11-21: 1 sc in each stitch

Finish off

Inner Hat (in Color B)

Complete Rnds 1-20 of outer hat

Finish off

Outer Ear (in Color A) Make 2

Rnd 1: sc 6 in magic circle

Alt Rnd 1: Ch2, sc 6 in 2nd ch from hook

Rnd 2: 2 sc in ea

Rnd 3: *1 sc in next stitch, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 4: *1 sc in next 2 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 5: *1 sc in next 3 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 6: *1 sc in next 4 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 7: *1 sc in next 5 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 8: *1 sc in next 6 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 9: *1 sc in next 7 stitches, 2 sc in next stitch* repeat around

Rnd 10: 1 sc in each stitch around

Rnd 11: *1 sc in next 7 stitches, sc decrease across next 2 stitches* repeat around

Rnd 12: *1sc in next 6 stitches, sc decrease across next 2 stitches* repeat around

Rnd 13: *1 sc in next 5 stitches, sc decrease across next 2 stitches* repeat around

Finish off, leaving a long tail

Inner Ear (in Color B) Make 2

Complete Rnds 1-6 of outer hat, finish off.

You should have two Outer Ears and one Outer Hat in Color A; two Inner Ears, and one Inner Hat in Color B.

Assemble the ears:

1. Using the long tail of the Outer Ear, stitch around joining the front and back together, stuffing with fiber fill as you go.

Stitch around, stuffing as you go, to create the 3D effect of the ears.

2. Using Color B, stitch the Inner Ear to the Outer Ear along the stuffed portion. You will cover the seam made in the last step.

Stitch the inner ear to cover the seam made in the previous step.

3. Attach the ears to Rnd 3 – Rnd 9 of the Outer Hat. You will need a seam on either side of Rnd 10 of the ear for it to stand up.

4. Tuck the Inner Hat into the Outer Hat and attach with the brim:

Tuck the Inner Hat into the Outer Hat and attach with the brim in Color B.

Working through both thicknesses of the Outer and Inner Hat, add the brim as follows:

Rnd 1 (in Color B): sc in each stitch around, join to first stitch of this round

Rnd 2: ch1 (does not count as starting stitch) *fphdc 2, bphdc 2* around, join

Rnd 3: Ch1, *bphdc 2, fphdc 2) around, join

Rnd 4-8: repeat rounds 2 and 3.

Finish off, weave in ends.

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