Buddy the Elf inspired hat

 Adult Elf Inspired Beanie 

Here is a fun and easy project for the holiday season! 

Hook: 5mm and 4mm 

Yarn: Red Heart With Love "lettuce", "daffodil" and "red" 

Beanie

in lettuce with a 5mm crochet hook Ch 4, sl st in first to create a ring.R1: hdc 10 inside the ring, join (10)
R3: ch1,  hdc 2 in each st from the first row, join (20)
R5: ch1, (hdc 1, hdc 2 in the next st) repeat 10x, join (30)
R7: ch1, (hdc 2, hdc 2 in the next st) repeat 10x, join  (40)
R9: ch1, (hdc 3, hdc 2 in the next st) repeat 10x, join (50)
R11: ch1, (hdc 4, hdc 2 in the next st) repeat 10x, join (60)
R20-22: ch1, hdc in each st around, join (60)

R2: ch1, hdc in each st around, join (10)
R4: ch1, hdc in each st around, join (20)

R6: ch1, hdc in each st around, join (30)

R8: ch1, hdc in each st around, join (40)

R10: ch1, hdc in each st around, join (50)

R12-14: ch1, hdc in each st around, join (60)
switch to daffodil 
R15-19: ch1, hdc in each st around, join (60)
switch to lettuce 
R23: ch1,  (front post single crochet, back post single crochet) repeat around (60)
Fasten off, hide all tails. 

Feather

in red with a 4mm crochet hook 
you will be working on both sides of the foundation chain. 
chain 15, starting in the third st from the hook : 
Triple crochet (treble) 
triple crochet
triple crochet
double crochet
double crochet
double crochet 
half double crochet
half double crochet
single crochet
single crochet
single crochet
chain 2 
now working down the other sides of the stitches you just worked 
single crochet
single crochet
single crochet
half double crochet
half double crochet
half double crochet
double crochet
double crochet
double crochet
triple crochet
triple crochet
triple crochet 
fasten off, use tail to sew feather to the side of the beanie.