Captain America! My son, Brennan, was super excited when he found out I was making him a Captain America mask. This hat is made to fit most children and is being worn by a 10 year old in this photo.

Supplies:

5mm hook

4 ply, medium weight acrylic. I used “I Love this Yarn”

Yarn needle

Abbreviations:

CH – Chain

HDC – Half Double Crochet

DC – Double crochet

SC – single Crochet

(CH-3 does not count as DC)

Instructions:

Round 1: Magic Ring, CH 3, DC 10, pull ring tight, join to top CH of CH 3

Round 2: CH 3, 2 DC each DC around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (20 DC)

Round 3: CH 3. *2 DC in next DC, DC in next DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (30 DC)

Round 4: CH 3. *2 DC in next DC, DC in next 2 DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (40 DC)

Round 5: CH 3. *2 DC in next DC, DC in next 3 DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (50 DC)

Round 6: CH 3. *2 dc in next DC, DC in next 4 DC, repeat from * around. Join to top CH of CH 3. (60 DC)

Round 7-12: CH 3, DC in each DC around. Join to top CH of CH 3.

Round 13: CH 3, DC in next 23 DC , CH 8, skip 6 stitches, DC in next 2 stitches, CH 8, skip 6 stitches, DC in the last 23 stitches around to the back of the hat. Join to top CH of CH 3.

Round 14: CH 3, DC around (including into the chains below the eye holes) Join to top CH of CH 3.

Round 15: CH 1, SC around. Join to CH 1.

Finish Off

The letter A

I am not thrilled with my letter A pattern, its not as clean as I would like. Although my A does work, I would like to share another pattern I found on the web, amamzing.

CH 15, HDC in 3rd CH from hook, HDC across the CH.

CH 15,HDC in 3rd CH from hook, HDC across the CH but do 3 HDC in the last CH. slip stitch into your very first CH.

Finish off. Right now you have a V. Turn your V upside down. Attach yarn into the inside of the upside down V, into the 7th HDC.

CH 5, Slip stitch into the 7th HDC on the opposite side. Slip stitch into the next stitch (6th stitch of the same side) HDC across the CH. Slip stitch into the 6th half double crochet (the stitch next to where you attached the yarn)

Wings (make two)

CH 13 , HDC in 3rd CH from hook, HDC across the CH (11 HDC)

Turn, CH 2, HDC back across next 10 HDC

Turn, Slip stitch into next 2 stitches, HDC in same stitch, HDC across

CH 2, HDC in next 5 stitches

Weave in ends and finish off.

With yarn needle, attach the A and the wings to the mask.