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Whimsy meets practicality in this attention-getting hat. Designed with a pre-teen in mind, it is equally well-suited for adorable infants and fanciful adults.

This project is a quick knit, using simple seed and stockinette stitches for the basic hat. The ear construction ensures they’ll stand up without flopping. Cute enough with just the ears, the embroidered face adds a little bit of kick.

Techniques used: picking up and knitting stitches, increasing and decreasing, basic crochet (single crochet only), and basic embroidery (for face detail).