Crochet Leprechaun Hat Headband

I have to give credit to my husband for this one! After I made the Cat in the Hat Headband, he said I should make a St. Patrick’s Day version. An hour later this Crochet Leprechaun Hat Headband was hot off my hook! Pretty much the same tutorial as the Cat in the Hat Headband (see it HERE) but I am posting the updated pattern below.

Materials:
– Bernat Super Value yarn in Green, Black, and Yellow. Shop all colors at Yarnspirations.com
– Size H Crochet Hook
– Headband (I used Goody brand). Target, Dollar Tree, and Walmart, are a few of the many stores that carry headbands. I used THESE ONES.
– Poly-fil fiber stuffing
– Tapestry Needle
– Hot Glue Gun

Abbreviations:
Magic Ring
SC = Single Crochet
SC Decrease = Single Crochet Decrease
DC = Double Crochet

Leprechaun Hat
Finished hat measures approximately 4 inches tall and 3 inches wide.
Starting with green yarn
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, ch 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, ch 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, around, join, ch 1 (30 SC)
Round 4: In back loops only, SC around, join, ch 1 (30 SC)
Round 5: Now working in both loops, SC in next 8, SC decrease, repeat around, join, ch 1
Round 6-7: SC in each stitch around, join, ch 1 (27 SC)
Round 8: SC in next 7, SC decrease, repeat around, join, ch 1.
Round 9-10: SC in each stitch around, join, ch 1 (24 SC)
Round 11: SC in next 6, SC decrease, repeat around, join, ch 1
change to black yarn
Round 12-16: SC in each stitch around, join, ch 1 (21 SC)
change to green yarn
Round 17: In front loops only make 2 SC in each stitch around, join, ch 1 (42 SC)
Round 18-19: Now working in both loops, SC in each around, join, fasten off and weave in ends (42 SC)
Fasten off and weave in ends

Hat Buckle:
With yellow yarn
Magic Ring, Chain 1 and make 2 SC, SC + Chain 1 + SC (this makes a corner), 2 SC, SC + Chain 1 + SC, 2 SC, SC + Chain 1 + SC, 2 SC, SC + Chain 1 + SC, join, don’t pull tight so it leaves an opening.
Sew buckle onto hat.

Bottom piece for hat:
With green yarn
Magic ring, chain 1 and make 10 SC in ring, join, ch 1
Round 2: 2 SC in each stitch around, join, ch 1 (20 SC)
Round 3: 2 SC in first stitch, SC in next, around, join, ch 1 (30 SC)
Fasten off leaving long tail

Stuff hat with poly-fil and sew bottom circle piece on.

Crocheting over the headband:
With green yarn, SC over the headband starting at one ends and continue SC until you get to the other end. Use a dab of hot glue on either end to secure yarn and keep it from falling off the headband.

Sew hat onto top of headband!