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Crochet Pattern – Helmet

American Term. Abbreviations:

Ch = Chain
St = Stitch, stitches
Sc = Single crochet
Hdc = Half double crochet
Sl st = Slip Stitch
Ea = Each
Rep = Repeat

Material: Worsted yarn (Red Heart Super Saver)

Color A (Main color):80-150 yards.
Color B: 50- 70 yards, for bands (Worsted or DK yarn)
Color C: For plume, 30-60 yards

Hook: US 7/4.5mm, or any size hook to obtain the gauge

Gauge: 13 sts (Sc) and 14 rows in 4”/10cm
Yarn sewing needle

This pattern includes 5 sizes: Hat Circumference. Approx.

16 ½ ”/ 42 cm (Fits head 16.5-17.5”/42-45cm, Baby)
18 ½ ”/ 47 cm (Fits head 18.5-19.5”/47-50cm, Toddler - child)
20 ¼ ” / 52 cm (Fits head 20.5-21.5”/52-55cm”, Child - teen)
22” / 56 cm (Fits head 22”- 23”/ 56-59cm, Adult)
24” / 58 cm (Fits head 24 -25”/ 61-63 cm, Extra-large)

Stitch counts shown in colors: 16 ½” (18 ½”, 20 ¼”, 22”, 24”)

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Pattern 16. ½” Pattern text in green color
18 ½” Pattern text in red color
Color A (Main Color)
20 ¼” Pattern text in purple color
Work Continuous rounds (No ch at beg 22” Pattern text in blue color
and no join at end.) Place a stitch marker in 24” Pattern text in brown color
beg st of the round and move up in work
process.
St markers
Tutorial video for Continuous rounds:
http://youtu.be/GzfBupIo5kM

Rnd 1: Make a Magic Loop, work 8 sc in

loop, pull the magic loop tight, don’t join, (8
sts)

Magic loop tutorial video:

http://youtu.be/u6fNFS3GxmY Neck guard

Rnd 2: 2 sc in ea st. (16 sts)

Rnd 3: *2 sc in next, sc next*, rep *-*

around. (24 sts)
Size 16.5”
Rnd 4: *2 sc in next, sc next 3*, rep *-*
Rnd 8: *2 sc in next, sc 6*, rep *-* around.
around. (30 sts)
(48 st)
Rnd 5: *2 sc in next, sc next 4*, rep *-*
Rnd 9: *2 sc in next, sc 7*, rep *-* around.
around. (36 sts)
(54st)
Rnd 6: *2 sc in next, sc next 5*, rep *-*
Rnd 11-20: sc around to the end, sl st in
around. (42 st)
the beg sc of this round. (54 sts)
Rnd 7: sc around. (42 sts)
Don’t cut yarn; continue to work on Neck
guard (bottom-rear) of hat.

From Rnd 8: Row 1-2: Ch 1, Hdc 36, turn!

Row 3-4: Ch 1, 2 hdc in first, sc across, 2

Note: All Ch-1 at beg of rows are not hdc in last, turn. (38, 40 sts)
counted as st.
Row 5: Ch 1, hdc across.

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Cut yarn, fasten off, weave in tail. Rnd 11: *2 sc in next, sc 9*, rep *-* around.
(66 sts)
Continue to work bands (Page 4)
Rnd 12-24: sc around to the end, sl st in
the beg sc of this round. (66 sts)
Size 18.5”
Don’t cut yarn; continue to work on Neck
Rnd 8: *2 sc in next, sc 6*, rep *-* around. guard (bottom-rear) of hat.
(48 st)
Row 1-2: Ch 1, Hdc 42, turn!
Rnd 9: *2 sc in next, sc 7*, rep *-* around.
(54st) Row 3-4: Ch 1, 2 hdc in first, hdc across, 2
hdc in last, turn. (44, 46 sts)
Rnd 10: *2 sc in next, sc 8*, rep *-* around.
(60 sts) Row 5-8: Ch 1, hdc across.

Rnd 11-22: sc around to the end, sl st in Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in tail.
the beg sc of this round. (60 sts)
Continue to work bands (Page 4)
Don’t cut yarn; continue to work on Neck
guard (bottom-rear) of hat.
Size 22”
Row 1-2: Ch 1, Hdc 39, turn!
Rnd 8: *2 sc in next, sc 6*, rep *-* around.
Row 3-4: Ch 1, 2 hdc in first, hdc across, 2 (48 st)
hdc in last, turn. (41, 43 sts)
Rnd 9: *2 sc in next, sc 7*, rep *-* around.
Row 5-7: Ch 1, hdc across, turn. (54st)

Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in tail. Rnd 10: *2 sc in next, sc 8*, rep *-* around.
(60 sts)
Continue to work bands (Page 4)
Rnd 11: *2 sc in next, sc 9*, rep *-* around.
(66 sts)
Size 20.5” Rnd 12: *2 sc in next, sc 10*, rep *-*
around. (72 sts)
Rnd 8: *2 sc in next, sc 6*, rep *-* around.
(48 st) Rnd 13-26: sc around to the end, sl st in
the beg sc of this round. (72 sts)
Rnd 9: *2 sc in next, sc 7*, rep *-* around.
(54st) Don’t cut yarn; continue to work on Neck
guard (bottom-rear) of hat.
Rnd 10: *2 sc in next, sc 8*, rep *-* around.
(60 sts) Row 1-2: Ch 1, Hdc 45, turn!

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 Cut yarn, fasten off, weave in tail.
Row 3-5: Ch 1, 2 hdc in first, hdc across, 2
hdc in last, turn. (47, 49, 51 sts) Continue to work bands.

Row 6-9: Ch 1, hdc across.

Cut yarn, fasten off, and weave in tail. Bands

Continue to work bands. Make 3 bands in different length (See
pictures below and next page)

Size 24”

Rnd 8: *2 sc in next, sc 6*, rep *-* around. 1ST

(48 st)
2ND
Rnd 9: *2 sc in next, sc 7*, rep *-* around.
(54st)
3RD

Rnd 10: *2 sc in next, sc 8*, rep *-* around.

(60 sts)

Rnd 11: *2 sc in next, sc 9*, rep *-* around.

(66 sts)

Rnd 12: *2 sc in next, sc 10*, rep *-*

around. (72 sts)

Rnd 13: *2 sc in next, sc 11*, rep *-*

around. (78 sts)

Rnd 14-28: sc around to the end, sl st in First band

the beg sc of this round. (78 sts)

Don’t cut yarn; continue to work on Neck

guard (bottom-rear) of hat.

Row 1-2: Ch 1, Hdc 48 sts, turn! Note: All Ch 1 at beg of rows are not
counted as st.
Row 3-5: Ch 1, 2 hdc in first, hdc across, 2
hdc in last turn. (50, 52, 54 sts)
First band
Row 6-10: Ch 1, hdc across. (A horizontal band around hat)

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Row 1: Work Chainless foundation single Row 2-4: Ch 1, work Moss sts across, turn.
crochet multiple 2 sts until just long
enough to wrap around hat. Make sure the Row 5: Ch 1, sc in ea st across to end.
band is not too loose or too tight. Make this
row as Right Side, turn. Cut yarn, fasten off, leave a long tail to sew
band on hat later.
Tutorial video for Chainless foundation SC:
http://youtu.be/o6eDldeZYTc Third Band

(A band with arrow-shaped nose guard)

Row 2-4: (Work Moss st) Ch 1, * hdc in first,
sl st in next*, rep *-* across to end, turn. Row 1: Work Chainless foundation SC
multiple 2 sts until long enough to reach

Note: Hdc sts are always in sl sts of from the edge of hat over the top, to the

previous row, on the contrary, sl sts are opposite side edge plus 4 sts to make this
band a little longer than the second band.
always in Hdc of previous row.
Make this row as Right Side.
Tutorial video for Moss st:
http://youtu.be/wehX8VnYYAU Row 2-5: Same as second band.

Turn band 90 degree (work on band end to

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in ea st across to end.
make the arrow shape)

Cut yarn, fast off, leave a tail to sew the Tutorial video for arrow shape nose guard:
http://youtu.be/74zz_zmtbp8
ends together to make a ring.

Row 1: Ch 1, 2 sc in 1st st, 1 sc in next 3, 2

Second band sc in last, turn. (7 st)
(A vertical band from hat side to side)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc across. (7 st)
Row 1: Work Chainless foundation SC
Row 3: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 3, sc2tog last 2 st,
multiple 2 sts until long enough to reach
turn. (5 st)
from the edge of hat, over the top, to the
opposite side edge. Make sure the band is Row 4: Ch 1, sc across. (5 st)
not too tight (if so the band may not long
Row 5: Ch 1, sc2tog, sc 1, sc2tog last 2 st,
enough after have 5 rows finished). Make turn. (3 st)
this row as Right Side, turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc across. (3 st)

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Row 7: Ch 1, sc3tog, turn. (1 st) Fold band in half. Pin the middle of band
onto the top center of the hat. (See picture
Cut yarn, fast off, weave in tail.
top right)

Add a pin on top center

Finishing

Note: Sewing bands with same color

Place a st maker on each side

First, lay hat flat and arrange the first band

around the hat, use a few pins to stabilize it.
Make sure the band covered the front edge
of hat and the seam joined two ends on the
center of back (The third band will be sewn
over on it.) Sew around of the bottom edge Put the ends of the second band behind the
of band. You will sew around the up edge first band where the stitch markers are. Add
later. a few pins to stabilize the band, and then
sew band along two edges. (See picture
below)

Seam
Sew along the edges
should
be here

Put end behind

Next, sew second band:

Lay hat flat side to side, place a stitch

Then, finish sewing the first band. (See
marker on each side. Make sure the
picture on next page)
markers divide hat into two equal sections.

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 Position band so the arrow is just beyond
hat’s front edge, add a pin to stabilize it.
Then have the band over the top to reach
the st marker on the back of hat. (It should
After sewing second band
Sew along this edge be on the seam of the first band.) Have the
band covered the seam and extended to the
neck guard section. Add a few pins along
the band to stabilize it.

Sew the third band:

Lay hat flat. Place a stitch marker on the

center of front. Do the same for the back of
hat. Make sure this band divides the hat into
four equal sections. (See picture below)

You can also sew a guide line between front

and back stitch markers before sew the
band on.

½ ½

Marker the center of front

with a stitch marker

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Plume

Color C (Suggest Red Heart Super Saver,

or the yarn not too soft)

Wrap yarn on a cardboard about 2.5”/6.5cm

width.

1”
2.5”/ 6.5cm

Cut one side to have about 5” / 13cm long

threads.

Make about 75 – 150 threads

Start about 1” from the flat end of the third

Band.
Put 3 threads together; fold in half, pull it
through a st. Work along the band until
about 2/3 length of the third band.
Tip: To help the threads stand up, use a
little white glue with your finger tips and
Tutorial Videos for making plume: lightly rub the threads straight, and let it
http://youtu.be/VrJI6bmKAPU dried

Done!

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