I haven’t been able to post much lately because I’ve been busy trying to embrace my little cutting machine and perusing the web for more things to work on. Things like this Hello Kitty toque for my almost six year old princess!
I can’t remember exactly how I found the inspiration for this latest project. I was actually doing a Google search for the Hello Kitty building sets by Mega Bloks and somehow I discovered a not so great looking crocheted Hello Kitty hat. I’m not going to name names but I’ll just say that the ears were round, more like a teddy bear and the stitches were too large. Double crochet is great when you want to finish a project quickly, but I prefer the look and feel of tighter single crochet stitches.
The hat itself was really easy to make. I didn’t bother following a pattern. (If you ask nicely, I might be convinced to write out the pattern in another post.) I struggled with making the correct ear shape and I had a hard time placing the eyes, nose and whiskers in the right spot to achieve a convincing rendition of the Hello Kitty character. Not to worry, I have plenty of opportunities to perfect this project since I have not just one but two little girls and two nieces who may have been suffering from Hello Kitty envy last night. Can you say Christmas presents? If you don’t see another post this week, it’s because my hands will be tied to my crochet hooks and bags of yarn.
I’m not going to pretend to be the first person to crochet this popular kitty cat. There are many free patterns available online.
If you really want the pattern and a tutorials then leave a comment below and I’ll do my best to post everything you need ASAP.
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Shani, this is super adorable. I think you did a fabulous job with it. I’m sure those little gals are going to be ecstatic on Christmas Day.
Thanks Terry! Just finished the second one and will post asap:-)
I would love this patter….it is the cutest I’ve seen anywhere
Shani, your Hello Kitty crochet hat is by far the best one I’ve found yet. The patterns I have all have “rounded” ears and the mouth is too round, also. The finished hat looks more like a bear than a kitty. Is there any way you can post the pattern or give me some tips on how to make the ears and mouth to look like yours? Thanks and blessings to you and your family<3
Hi Judy – thank you! Most of the patterns I found had rounded ears too. I’m working on a hat for my niece. Should be finished this week and then I’ll work on writing the pattern up for everyone. I’ll try to have it up ASAP. Try being the operative word of course!
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