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???
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.
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 5th
stitch, place marker, 3 sc more in 5th 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.