Size:
Size S: Head circumference approx. 53 cm - 55 cm
Size M/L: Head circumference approx. 56 cm - 58 cm

Required quantity:
Hat 1: je 100 g col. 14 (fuchsia) und col. 13 (white)
Hat 2: je 100 g col. 05 (turquoise) und col. 13 (white)

Needle thickness:
Crochet needle: 10.0 – 12.0

Pattern: hdc:
Crocheted in rd.: Each rd. begins with 2 sl st as the replacement for the 1st hdc and ends with 1 ch in the 2nd replacement-sl st at the start of the round
Crocheted in r: Each r begins with 2 pst as the replacement for the 1st hdc

Colour sequence:
1st – 8th rd.: col. 14 or 05, 9th – 12th rd.: col. 13, 13. - 14. rd.: col. 14 or 05
Ear flaps: col. 14 or 05
When switching colours, complete the passage via the last hdc and the ch already in the new col..

Tension sample: 7 st x 6 r/rd. = 10 cm x 10 cm

Crochet pattern:
The hat is crocheted in rd. from top to bottom in the given colour sequence.
Crochet in a thread ring 8 hdc and close with a ch for rd. (= 1. rd.). Crochet a further hdc in rd.:
2nd rd.: double each hdc (= 2 hdc in an insertion site) (= 16 st)
3rd  rd.: double each 2nd hdc (= 24 st)
4th rd.: double each 4th hdc (= 30 st)
5th rd.: double each 15th hdc (= 32 st)
Crochet further as follows:
Gr. S:
6th – 14th rd.: hdc crochet without additions
Gr. M/L:
6th rd.: double each 16th hdc (= 34 st)
7th - 14th rd.: crochet hdc without additions
 

Now crochet the ear flaps in rsr and wsr as follows on the lower edge of the hat:
Right earflap:
1st r: the 4th – 11th st (the replacement purl of the pr. Rd. count as 1st st) crochet with 8 hdc
2nd r: 7 hdc (leave the st directly after the pst uncrocheted)
3rd r: 6 hdc (leave the st directly after the pst uncrocheted)
4th r: 5 hdc (leave the st directly after the pst uncrocheted)

Left earflap:
Work the same as the right earflap, however for size S, crochet the 23rd – 30th st and for size M/L, the 25th – 32nd st of the hat’s lower edge.

Completion:
As desired, in the 11th rd., embroider each 2nd hdc with small crosses in col. 05 or. col. 14. Cover the bottom edge of the hat with diagonal stitches in col. 13 (see photo). Create a large pompom Ø 11 cm and affix to the top of the hat.  

Abbreviations:
col. = colour • r = row • rsr = right-side row • wrong-side row = wsr • rd. = round(s) • pr. rd. = previous round • sl st = slip stitch(es) • pst = purl stitch • st = stitch(es) • ch = chain stitch(es) • hdc = half double crochet