Cat in the Hat Themed Bookmark

Another of the gifts made for my son's teacher, a Cat in the Hat Bookmark...

(find my original post about these gifts here)

More pictures I took...

Cat in the Hat Bookmark
(originally found here, but edited it a bit)
Use a size G hook and size 4 worsted yarn in Red, White, & Blue (I used Simply Soft Caron's Blue Mint because it the most Seuss-ish color)

(Start with Red, leave a long tail about 6" long) Chain 2

Round 1 (in Red): 4 SC in second chain from hook, join to form a circle (4 SC)

Round 2 (in Red): Chain 1, 2 SC in each around, join (8 SC)

Round 3 (in Red): Chain 1, working in BACK LOOPS ONLY for row: SC in each around, join (8 SC)

Round 4 (in Red): Chain 1, SC in each around, join (8 SC)

Round 5 (in Red): Chain 1, SC in each around, join (drop red yarn but do not cut and do not crochet over, pick up at Round 8) (8 SC)

Round 6 (in White): Chain 1, SC in each around, join (8 SC)

Round 7 (in White): Chain 1, SC in each around, join (drop white yarn but do not cut and do not crochet over, pick up at Round 11) (8 SC)

Round 8-9 (in Red): Chain 1, SC in each around, join (8 SC)

Round 10 (in Red): Chain 1, SC in each around, join (drop red yarn but do not cut and do not crochet over, pick up at Round 13) (8 SC)

Round 11-12 (in White): Chain 1, repeat Rounds 6-7 (drop white yarn but do not cut and do not crochet over, pick up at Round 16)

Rounds 13-14 (in Red): Chain 1, repeat Rounds 8-9

Round 15 (in Red): Chain 1, repeat Round 10 (drop red yarn but do not cut and do not crochet over)

Round 16 (in White): Chain 2, working in FRONT LOOPS ONLY: HDC in same as joining, 2 HDC in each around, join (16 HDC) Finish off white yarn.

Bending the hat: Pull on the original tail of red yarn to flatten the top of the hat.  Continue pulling to cause the hat to bend a bit at the top and tie a knot to the working strand of red to hold the bend in the hat in place. Stuff the remaining tail up inside of the hat.

Closing the Bottom of the Hat: place the bare hook into the open loop of one of the stitches on the bottom of the hat and through the matching stitch on the opposite side.  Pull the working strand of red up through these stitches. Working in matching stitches across the bottom of the hat continue to close by slip st. When the bottom is closed finish off.

Tail: Attach blue yarn with a slip stitch to the bottom red seam of the hat (the part you just closed). Chain 45. Finish off.

Fringe: Cut 2 8” strands of each color. Insert hook through the last chain stitch. Fold the set of 6 strands in half to form a loop. Pull the loop through the last chain stitch far enough so that you can insert your thumb and forefinger. Grab the loose tail of the 6 strands and pull them through the loop.  Pull tight. If you have loose loops in the knot portion of your fringe just pull individual strands until they tighten up. Trim to even.

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