This is a crochet pattern review of the Bunny Bonnet pattern by designer Winding Road Crochet. Review done by A Stitch Shy of Normal for EyeLoveKnots.
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It’s me, Abigail with A Stitch Shy of Normal.
I’m back!
In case I didn’t talk about it enough back in the fall in my last few reviews, I recently had a baby. Obviously he’s my life and I talk about him way too much everywhere else and to anyone in person who will listen, so I won’t go on and on here about how cute he is (very) and how fun this new life has been (extremely).
As many people in my life predicted, I’m already having far too much fun making things for the little guy. I can’t do it quite as much as I would like, because things like work and having to eat and shower once in a while take up a little bit of time and he takes up 99% of the remainder. But for a couple of hours on the weekends I still get to play with yarn, and there’s usually a project for him on my hook! I’ve made him a couple of toys and a sweater that ended up not fitting great because he grew out of it too fast, as well as at least two hats now. This review will be about one of those hats!
I know Easter isn’t coming for a little while but now is the time to start all those cute craft projects for the little ones in your life. This hat, which has both a lamb and a bunny ear option, is a perfect choice! I can see a lot of adorable options here in various colors. I want to make my little guy so many hats. Check out my review below to see how much I enjoyed this project!
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What Materials Do I Need to Crochet a Bunny Hat?
- 100-120ish yards of Worsted Weight Yarn – I used about half of one skein of Big Twist Tweed yarn in the colorway “Navy” which I’ve always seen as more of a deep gray rather than a navy blue.
- H8/5mm crochet hook – I like to use Clover Amour Ergonomic Hook
- Yarn needle and scissors for finishing
- Bunny Bonnet from Winding Road Crochet – Free Crochet Pattern via blog or Paid PDF version via Etsy
Material Notes:
This yarn was a great fit! It’s very comparable to most of your favorite worsted weight yarns. Similar in thickness and texture to Red Heart Super Saver, although I would say it has a slightly different feel. It almost has a touch more softness. It’s slightly more similar to Hobby Lobby’s “I Love This Yarn”, in my opinion.
How did it work with this project? I have zero complaints. It’s a standard worsted weight, so the gauge and sizing worked beautifully. And since it’s on the slightly softer side, it feels comfy as a wearable. Technically my son can’t tell me this and his face didn’t look happy with it on, but I think that was the fact that it was a hat at all. He doesn’t seem to be a fan of things on his head yet. But it felt comfy to me, and it didn’t seem to bother him to put it on or take it off.
To answer my usual question, would I use this combination again? Yep, for sure. I have bought this yarn many times and would happily use it to make more of these. I might have to have different holiday hats ready for the little guy as his head grows during his first couple of years! (I’m sure he’ll love that idea…)
How Long Does it Take to Crochet a Bunny Hat?
Since this is for a baby head size (even one on the larger end of the range), it’s a very quick project. I think I spent maybe 4-5 hours on this in total.
Gauge & Measurements:
The gauge for this pattern is 1 inch being equal to either 4 stitches or 2 rows (in double crochet). My hat, although it’s difficult to measure in something so small and worked in the round, measures right around this.
The measurement for the size I made (medium) is for a head circumference of about 15-16 inches. My hat I made him is about 15.5 inches around so that’s spot on! I’ve also put it on him a few times so it might have been smaller than this before it stretched out.
Pattern Notes:
This pattern is so cute. The basic hat is the same either way, and you even work the ears with the same idea but just add more rows for the bunny or stop earlier for the lamb. I’m sure you could use this simple hat to add other ears for different animals, since it’s just a good quality basic hat pattern that fits my baby’s head perfectly.
The pattern itself is pretty easy too. It’s a simple circular hat pattern, where you start a circle and then increase it to the desired size (which the pattern does list, mentioning every couple of rows where to stop for each size before you skip ahead to the sides). The “side rows” as they’re called are worked in a textured stitch to add even more cuteness. Then you add a beautiful post-stitch brim which helps the hat hug the head and fit like a dream! I’ve always found this style of brim to help with fit, the stitches allow for good stretch but also bounce back to help avoid the item stretching out too badly.
Speaking of that fit, it did turn out great. You can see in the few pictures I got of him wearing it (babies don’t like pictures some days!) that it fits him perfectly. And it’s worked from him being 6-ish weeks old to now when he’s nearly 4 months. It is now getting tight but to get a couple months of wear out of a baby hat is pretty good! And it still looks new so I’ll pack it away for a future baby and make my little guy a new one for this Easter. I realized it was a mistake to make it back in December and hope it would fit this much later, but new parents don’t always get things right!
The ears were super simple as well. They’re just single crochets with a little bit of shaping to give the ear an adorable curve. You finish it off with a simple edging and sew them on, easy as pie! I really appreciated the reference picture for where to sew on the ears, since I was having a hard time picturing how this hat would lay on a round head. I didn’t want the ears to be lopsided or sewed in the wrong place, but the picture made it clear where they go! The designer even clarifies how far down to place them based on the hat size you chose to make.
My summary of this review is that this is a very fun and simple pattern. If you’re looking for a cute Easter or spring gift for a little one in your life, this is a wonderful choice. The hat I made fits my son great, looks super adorable, and fit him for several weeks which makes it one of the most cost-effective things he owns as a baby. They grow out of things far too quickly, don’t they?
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