Kraken Hat Modification for Big Beautiful Baby Doll
- lizzieb777
- Mar 7
- 3 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
This is a modification for my Big Beautiful Baby Doll available on my Etsy or Ravelry Shops: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/big-beautiful-baby-doll
Kraken Hat
brought to you by MTP Designs
a subsidiary of Madd Tea Party Boutique
Copyright 2026
Materials:
#4 medium weight yarn, approx 20 yards
Polyfibre fill
E 3.5mm hook
G 4mm (to finish hat)
Needle for sewing in ends and attaching pieces
25mm safety eyes
Stitch Guide:
sl: slip stitch
ch: chain
sk: skip
st: stitch
bb: back bump
yo: yarn over
mc: main colour
ac: accent colour
blo: back loop only
flo: front loop only
sc: single crochet
sc incr: single crochet increase
sc dec: single crochet decrease
hdc: half double crochet
hdc incr: half double crochet increase
hdc dec: half double crochet decrease
dc: double crochet
dc incr: double crochet increase
dc dec: double crochet decrease
sc3tog: single crochet three together
Special Instructions: I suggest using the invisible dec wherever a dec is called for
Gauge is not important with this item, changing the hook or yarn size will simply change the size of the finished piece, just make sure you use the appropriate size hook for your yarn
sc3tog: single crochet decrease done over 3 stitches instead of two
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*** picking up where the original pattern tells you to stop:
Tentacles: (make eight)
Row 1: (ch 27, 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from the hook and the next 24, sk the next st on the hat, 3 sc) x8, 8 sc, sl to join (232)
Row 2: (working up the other side of the original ch, 24 sc, 3 sc in the last ch, working down the other side, 25 sc, sc3tog ***sk the last sc3tog***) x8, 8 sc, sl to join (431)
Finish off and weave in ends
Eyes: (make two)
Start with a magic circle, or ch 3 with a sl to join, however you feel comfortable starting on the round
Round 1: 6 sc in the circle (6)
Round 2: 1 sc incr, repeat around (12)
Round 3: 1 sc, 1 sc incr, repeat around (18)
Round 4: (3 sc, 1 hdc incr, 1 dc incr, 1 hdc incr, 3 sc) x2 (24)
Round 5: blo: 1 sc, repeat around (24)
Round 6 – 11: 1 sc, repeat around, finish last round with a sl (24)
Finish off with a long tail to sew to the hat
Special Instructions for Safety Eyes:
Safety eyes go between rounds 7/8
Important: if you are using eyes that have an off centre pupil, you will need to face one pupil in one direction, and the other pupil in the other direction, so that when they are attached they are both facing in the same direction: forward
Eyelids: (make two)
Ch 9
Row1: 1 hdc in the 3rd ch from the hook and the next 6 (7)
Finish off with a tail to attach to the eye
Fin:
Ch 6
Row 1: 1 sl in the 2nd ch from the hook and the next 2, 2 sc, turn (5)
Row 2: ch 1, 2 sc, turn (2)
Row 3: ch 4, 1 sl in the 2nd ch from the hook and the next 2, 2 sc (5)
*** repeat rows 2 and 3 14 more times until you reach row 31 ***
Finish off with a long tail to attach to the hat
Assembly:
Eyelids: position over the safety eyes to give them a menacing look, and attach
*** remember to attach the eyelids on opposite angles if you're using a solid colour eye ***
Eyes: stuff and position on either side of the head and attach
Fin: position in the middle between the eyes and attach
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