Christmas Panda Free Crochet Pattern

Christmas Panda Hat

Start with red color.

  • Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR (6)
  • Rnd 2: (2 sc, inc) * 2 (8)
  • Rnd 3: 8 sc
  • Rnd 4: (3 sc, inc) * 2 (10) Change the color to white.
  • Rnd 5: 10 sc
  • Rnd 6: (4 sc, inc) * 2 (12) Change the color to red.
  • Rnd 7: 12 sc
  • Rnd 8: (5 sc, inc) * 2 (14) Change the color to white.
  • Rnd 9: 14 sc
  • Rnd 10: (6 sc, inc) * 2 (16) Change the color to red.
  • Rnd 11: 16 sc
  • Rnd 12: (7 sc, inc) * 2 (18) Change the color to white.
  • Rnd 13: 18 sc
  • Rnd 14: (8 sc, inc) * 2 (20) Change the color to red.
  • Rnd 15: 20 sc
  • Rnd 16: (9 sc, inc) * 2 (22) Change the color to white.
  • Rnd 17: 22 sc
  • Rnd 18: (10 sc, inc) * 2 (24) Change the color to red.
  • Rnd 19: 24 sc
  • Rnd 20: (5 sc, inc) * 4 (28)
  • Change the color to white.
  • Rnd 21: 28 sc
  • Rnd 22: (6 sc, inc) * 4 (32) Change the color to red.
  • Rnd 23: 32 sc
  • Rnd 24: (7 sc, inc) * 4 (36) Change the color to white.
  • Rnd 25: 36 sc
  • Rnd 26: 8 sc, chain 6 (skip 6), 8 sc (between the ears), chain 6 (skip 6), 8 sc (36)
  • Change the color to red.
  • Rnd 27: (5 sc, inc) * 6 (42)
  • Rnd 28: (6 sc, inc) * 6 (48)
  • Rnd 29: 48 sc
  • Next round crochet with fluffy yarn.
  • Rnd 30: 48 inc
  • If you crochet with plush yarn instead of fluffy, make: ch, sl st all around the hat.

Pom-Pom for the Hat

White color. Stuff as you go.

  • Rnd 1: 6 sc in MR
  • Rnd 2: 6 inc (12)
  • Rnd 3: (1 sc, inc) * 6 (18)
  • Rnd 4: (2 sc, inc) * 6 (24)
  • Rnds 5-6: 24 sc (2 Rnds)
  • Rnd 7: (2 sc, dec) * 6 (18)
  • Rnd 8: (1 sc, dec) * 6 (12)
  • Rnd 9: 6 dec
  • Sew the hole closed. Fasten off and leave a tail for sewing the pom-pom to the hat.
  • Sew the ball on Round 1 of the hat.
  • Fasten off and weave in the ends.

Straps (Make 2)

Crochet with red color.

  • Attach the yarn on the side of the hat (round 29, right under the edge of the holes for the ears) and make chain 30, 1 sc in each loop and attach with sl st to the hat (same loop).