Crochet Cow Hat

My sister in law asked me to make my nephew a crocheted cow hat and here is what I came up with!  This hat will fit a child 2-4 years old.  But the features can be adjusted depending on the size hat you make.

Cow Hat

Ch 3 join w/ sl st
Rd 1 - ch 3, 9 DC (10 DC)
Rd 2 - ch3, 2 DC in each (20 DC)
Rd 3 - ch3, 2 DC in next st, 1 DC in next repeat (30 DC)
Rd 4 - ch3, 1 DC in first, *2 DC in next, DC in next 2* repeat (40 DC)
Rd 5 - ch3, 1 DC in next 2 st, *2 DC in next, DC in next 3* repeat (50 DC)
Rd 6 - ch3, 1 Dc in next 8 *2 DC in next, DC in next 9* repeat (55 DC)
 Rd 7-112 - Ch 3, DC in each st (55 DC) Finish off

Cow nose

Rd 1 - Ch 27
Rd 2 - HDC in 3rd ch and all the way across (25 HDC)
Rd 2-3 - ch 2, HDC across (25 HDC)
Rd 4 - ch1, in 5th st 10 TC, sl st in 10th st, sl st in next 4, 10 TC in 19th st, sl st in last st.
Rd 5 - ch 1, sc all the way around the whole nose.
Attach small black buttons or small crocheted black circles to center of shells for nostrils.

Eye Ring

Ch 25, join w/sl st
ch 2, sc in each st, sl st together.

Eyes (make 2)

Ch 3 join
6 sc in ring, join

Horns
Ch 12, join with sl st
Rd 1 - Sc in each ch around – 12 sc.
Rds 2-3 - Sc in each st around.
Rd 4 -  [Sc2tog, sc in next 4 sts] twice – 10 sc.Rd 5 -  Sc in each st around.
Rd 6 -  [Sc2tog, sc in next 3 sts] twice
– 8 sts. Rd 7 -  [Sc2tog, sc in next 2 sts] twice
– 6 sts. Rd 8 -  [Sc2tog] 3 times.
Fasten off

Ears (make 2)

(Lt Brown)
ch 9, HDC in 3rd ch, DC in next 4, HDC, SC ch2, working in bottom side of ch now, SC, HDC, 4 DC, HDC, SC, fasten off
(Black) attach and space 20 sc

Attach all features to the hat!