Ez has loved The Grinch since he first watched the Jim Carey version when he was 2 years old. Now aged 5, he chose a Grinchy Christmas jumper for his Christmas jumper day, and since I’d already made a Christmas hat for Asher, I decided to make Ezra a Grinchy hat to match his jumper. I was rushing to finish Ezra’s hat in time, and The Grinch’s eyebrows came out looking surprised rather than Christmas hating. I fixed them the next day and now the hat really embodies the essence of The Grinch. It is one of my favourite hats that I’ve made and it inspired me to design a few more fluffy hats, which I will release the patterns for in 2025.
Materials:
- 3 skeins of Pretty Jolly faux fur yarn (warm green)
- James C. Brett Flutterby (in colours lemon and pewter)
- 8mm hook for the base of the hat (I like a tighter tension on my hats because they stretch out over time)
- 4mm hook for the face details
- Scissors
- Needle for sewing face details and weaving in ends
You may need to do more or less rows than I have used, depending on the size of the hat that you want to achieve.
BASE
(The ch2 does not count as a stitch)
(Using green)
Crown:
R1:MR, ch2, 10dc in MR, slst to close, ch2
R2: 2dc in the ch2 space, (inc) x9, slst to close, ch2
R3: dc in the ch2 space, inc, (dc, inc) x9, slst to close, ch2
R4: dc in the ch2 space, dc, inc, (2dc, inc) x9, slst to close, ch2
R5: dc in the ch2 space, 2dc, inc, (3dc, inc) x9, slst to close, ch2
Side:
R6: BLO, dc in the ch2 space, dc in every stitch, slst to close, ch2
R7-13: dc in the ch2 space, dc in every stitch, slst to close, ch2
Brim:
R14: FLO, dc in the ch2 space, 3dc, inc, (4dc, inc) x9, slst to close, ch2
R15: dc in the ch2 space, dc in every stitch, slst to close, ch2
R16: dc in the ch2 space, 4dc, inc, (5dc, inc) x9, slst to close, FO and weave in ends
Eyes:
(Make 2)
(In lemon)
Working in a round
R1: 6sc in MR
R2: (inc)x6
R3: (sc, inc)x6
R4: (2sc, inc)x2, sc, hdc, (inc[dc], ch 2, sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, dc inc), hdc, sc, inc[sc], 2sc, inc[sc], sc, slst
FO and leave a long tail for sewing
(Make 2)
(In pewter)
6 sc in MR, sl st to close, FO and leave a long tail for sewing
Assembly:
Position the pewter circle into the middle of the lemon eye and sew. Using the darning needle, sew the eyes between rows 8-10, roughly 7 stitches apart.
The eyebrows, nose and mouth will be sewn on using James c.Brett in pewter, and the darning needle.
Sew a T-shaped nose in between the eye, with the vertical line of the T reaching the brim of the hat.
Then sew on The Grinch’s mouth.
Sew The Grinch’s eyebrows on just above the eye. The eyebrow is sewn in two lines- the inner line, which is closer to the nose, and the outer line. Sew the inner line at a steep gradient, making sure this is the longest part of the eyebrow. The outer line should be much shorter. The eyebrows will look like an upside down tick.
I hope you enjoyed making this pattern. You can find a video tutorial here:
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See you next time!
Danaë x