League of Legends inspired Poro Hat - Free Pattern

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What is a poro?

"Born out of love, blinded by glee

Innocent, pure, magic and free,

Faithful, trusting; often naïve,

soft, furry; their hearts hold a key."

It's the cutest creature that roams the Howling Abyss map of League of Legends and they are equal parts of truth, valor and innocence. Being a gamer and especially a League of Legends fan, I fell in love with these fluffy little creatures on sight!

In case you are not familiar with them you can find a bit info in LoL wikia.

I was home knitting on the sofa the other day and my boyfriend Daniel was playing LoL. I wanted to join but Christmas gift-making comes first. And then it hit me. I should combine my love of crafts with my love for LoL, and what is a better start than a Poro Hat???

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Hook it on Ravelry

You will need:

50-120 gr super bulky yarn in white, ecru or very light blue color (I used Drops Eskimo)

10 gr super bulky yarn in brown for the horns

Scraps of DK / worsted weight yarn for the eyes and the tongue

6 mm hook

3-4 mm hook for eyes/tongue

Scraps of yarn for braids

Scissors

Tapestry needle 

Level: easy

Sizes: toddler, (child, adult)

Abbreviations (US)

Ch - chain

Sc - single crochet

Dc - double crochet

Sl st- slip stitch

scd - single crochet decrease

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Begin hat for all sizes:

Make a magic ring, ch2 and make  10 dc in the loop, sl stitch to the top of the first stitch, ch 2. 

Row 1:  2 dc in each stitch, repeat around, sl st to the top of the first st, ch 2. (20 dc)
Row 2:  *2 dc in the first stitch, 1 dc in the next stitch* repeat around, sl st to the top of the first st,

ch 2. (30 dc)
Row 3:  *2 dc in the first st, 1 dc in the next 2 stitches* repeat around, sl st to the top of the first st,

ch 2. (40 dc)
Row 4:  *2 dc in the first st, 1 dc in the next 3 stitches* repeat around, sl st to the top of the first st,

ch 2. (50 dc)

Child only: 

Row 5: * 2 dc in the first stitch, 1 dc in the next 9 stitches* repeat around, sl st to the top of the first st (55 dc).

Adult only:

Row 5:  2 DC in the first st, 1 DC in the next 4 sts, repeat around, sl st to the top of the first st, ch 2 (60 DC).  

All sizes finish off hat by:  1 dc in each st around, sl st to the top of the first stitch for 6 (6, 7) rows.

Ear flaps:

Row 1: sc in the next 10 (12, 12) stitches, ch 1 and turn.
Row 2: scd in the first 2 stitches, 1 SC in the next 6 (8, 8) stitches, scd in the last two stitches, ch 1 and turn.
Row 3: sc across the 8 (10, 10) stitches, ch 1 and turn.
Row 4: scd in the first 2 stitches, 1 sc in the next 4 (6,6) stitches, scd in the last two stitches, ch 1 turn.
Row 5: sc across the 6 (8, 8) stitches, ch 1 and turn.
Row 6: scd in the first 2 stitches, 1 sc in the next 2 (4, 4) stitches, scd in the last two stitches, ch 1 turn.
Row 7: sc across the 4 (6,6) stitches, ch 1 and turn.

Toddler:
Row 8: make two scd stitches, ch 1 turn.
Row 9: make one scd and tie off and weave in the end. 

Child and Adult:

Row 8:  scd in the first 2 sts, 1 sc in the next 2 sts, scd in the last two sts, ch 1 and turn.
Row 9:  sc across the 4 sts, ch 1 and turn.
Row 10: make 2 scd, ch 1 and turn.
Row 11: scd, tie off and weave in the end.  

Count 18 (22, 26) stitches across the front and start the second ear flap.

Finish the hat by sc across the whole bottom of the hat, starting at the tip of the earflap. 

Cut yarn of your color choice to make braids for the earflaps. I use 6 white and 3 brown strands for each braid. If you don’t how to do this youtube has a lot tutorials! 

Horns:

Make a Magic Ring, chain 1 and make 4 Sc inside the ring. Continue sc in rounds without joining. 
Row 1: sc in each stitch around (4 SC)
Row 2: *2 sc in first stitch, 1 sc in next stitch* repeat till end of row (6 SC)

Row 3: sc in each stitch around (6 SC)
Row 4: *2 sc in first stitch, 2 sc in next stitches*, repeat around (8 SC)

Row 5: sc in each stitch around (8 SC)
Row 8: *2 sc in first stitch, 3 sc in next stitches*, repeat around (10 SC)

Row 7: sc in each stitch around (10 SC)
Row 8: *2 sc in first stitch, 4 sc in next stitches*, repeat around (12 SC)

Row 9: sc in each stitch around (12 SC)

Eyes & Tongue:

Chain 6

Row 1: 1 sc in 4 stitches, 3 sc in 5^th stitch, place marker, 3 sc more in 5^th stitch, continue working the back loops of the chain by 1 sc in each 4 remaining stitches, ch 1 and turn (14 stitches)

Row 2: sc until 1 stitch before marker, 2 sc at stitch before marker, 2 sc at stitch after marker, sc until end of the row (16 stitches).

Continue working like the second row until you have an appropriate size for your hat. Then sl st all around to even the edges, break yarn and weave in ends.

For the white part of the eyes I just took white yarn and sew it with a tapestry needle.

Assemble your hat and have fun wearing it.

Poros in some cases have mustaches so feel free to add one if you like!

Share your projects at Instagram #porohat #garterstitchwitch (@Olymp1a) and at my Ravelry forum!

Any items made with this pattern can be sold but I would kindly ask for a link back to the blog or/and my ravelry profile. Also, if you want to share the pattern please do so by providing a link to my blog or Ravelry profile, whether this is Facebook, Pinterest or your blog and DO NOT copy the pattern.

The Loving Hat - Free Pattern

Why "loving"? Well, except for the obvious small hearts and the divine fluffiness, it is a very fast knit which allows you to create quickly a big volume of hats for a charity for example!

I've done countless of these hats without writing a pattern down. I choose this pattern a lot of times when I have pieces of scrap yarn I want to use. I decided to do it now since a friend of mine new to knitting requested it.



 

The Loving Hat

You will need:

8mm and 9mm round needles (16 inch / 40 cm)
9mm double pointed needles
30-75 meters of super bulky yarn (I used Drops Eskimo here)
stitch marker
scissors
pom pom maker (optional) 


Level: Easy


Gauge: 11 stitches and 15 rows: 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Abbreviations (US)
CO - cast on
K - knit
P - purl 
K2tog - knit 2 stiches together
























Sizes: Baby (toddler, child, women's, men's)




CUFF

Cast on 38 (44, 48, 56, 62) stitches with 8mm circular needles.
Place a marker and join in the round, being careful to not twist the stitches.
Row 1: *K2, p2, repeat from * to end of round.
Repeat Row 1: 4 (4, 6, 8, 8) more times.






BODY
Change to 9mm needles. 
Row 1: Knit all stitches in main color
Row 2: k1 main color, k1 contrasting color, *k3 in main color, k1 in contrasting color* until last 2 stitches, k2 last stitches in main color 
Row 3: Knit all stitches in main color 
Row 4: *k3 in main color, k1 in contrasting color* until the end of the row 

Continue working like these adding as many different colors as you like until piece measures 5 1/2 (6, 6 1/2, 7, 7 1/2) inches from the cast one edge. 





CROWN
Work as follows, changing to double pointed needles when needed.
In this part you can either go on with the contrasting color stitches or switch to main color entirely, this is up to your liking. I have also made hats where at the crown I stop using main color and only use the contrasting one.







Baby: start the crown with Round 5
Toddler: start with Round 3
Child - Women's - Men's: start with Round 1


Row 1: *K6, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. 
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: *K5, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. 
Row 4: Knit.
Row 5: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. 
Row 6: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. 
Row 7: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. 
Row 8: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to end of round. 
Row 9: *K2tog, repeat from * to end of round. 
Break the yarn and thread it through the remaining stitches. Weave in all loose ends and ta-dahhh there is your hat! You can optionally make a pom pom and attach it, or even adorn the hat with a big button in complimentary colors. I usually go for the pom pom!





Hope you enjoy! Share your projects at Instagram #LovingHat



Any items made with this pattern can be sold but I would kindly ask for a link back to the blog or/and my ravelry profile. Feel free to share with me your finished projects at my Ravelry forum! You can also share them at instagram #lovinghat #garterstitchwitch (@Olymp1a). Have fun :)