Earflap Hat

This hat is a 3-month size, and is very easy. The pattern is from allicrafts.blogspot.com. She does have a newborn size also. The pattern calls for worsted weight yarn , I used Red Heart Yarn. I'm thinking about trying to use a softer yarn for the hat maybe Caron. The Red Heart worsted weight yarn did make the hat a little thicker, I think that the Caron yarn wouldn't be as thick. For the braids , I cut 12 pieces of yarn about 16 inches long. Put 6 pieces together and pulled through the loop on the tip of the earflap. Then braided. Tied a knot at the end and trimmed the fringe. You wouldn't have to put a braid on the hat if you didn't want to. I think that they are kind of cute. But I plan on making some with out the braids also. I did do a crab stitch around the hat for trim , you would want to do that before adding the braids.