Buffalo Bills Hat

My hubby is a big, and I mean BIG Buffalo Bills football fan.  So, with yesterday being his birthday, I set out to make him a crocheted hat, sporting his favorite team's logo. 

Size:  22” - 23” head circumference 

Skill Level:  Intermediate 

Materials:

-4.0mm hook

-#4 worsted weight yarn in blue, red and white

-tapestry needle for weaving ends

Special Note:  I used FPDC and BPDC for the border. If you aren’t familiar or comfortable with this stitch technique yet, then you can opt to do DC rounds instead. 

Hat Pattern:

I used Red Heart Super Saver yarn in 3 colors (blue, red, white) and a 4mm hook.  

The hat was made following the simple design of increase rounds until the diameter is achieved and then completing rounds until the length is achieved.  

I made this using HDC stitch.  I started with 8 HDC in a MR.  I kept making increase rounds until I got my diameter and then I worked continuous rounds until the length was approximately 8” - 8 1/2” long. 

The last four rounds were done the following way:

-3 rounds of FPDC & BPDC

-final round of SC stitches

Logo: 

This logo is not my design.  I found it on Pinterest. There are tons of graph patterns available on there. This one, however, was designed by Colleen Cooke. I started with her design but made a few changes while I was making the logo. 

The logo was achieved with a 3.0mm hook and SC stitches and increase and decrease stitches at the beginning/ending rounds to create the Buffalo shape I wanted.

I then made the red portion and attached it with whipstitches. 

Last, I SC around the logo in white yarn.

To complete , I used a tapestry needle to attach to the center front of the hat.

 Happy Crocheting...

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