Cat in the Hat Desk Goose Costume

 

Here is one variation of the Desk Goose Sweater that I designed because our school was performing Seussical the Musical. I put together a raffle basket with a variation of seasonal outfits, and Cat in the Hat as the centerpiece of the basket.

This would be a good outfit for a classroom goose for March, Reading Month and Dr. Seuss's birthday! I hope you enjoy this as much as I do.

Gauge: 4 stitches per inch 

Supplies:

Desk Goose

Yarn size 4 worsted weight, Red, Black, White

Hook F- 4.0

Stitch Marker

Yarn Needle

Optional: 

elastic for the chin strap

Scotch two sided tape to adhere the hat to the head without any straps

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Stitches used:

MR - Magic Ring (can be replaced with chain 3 and work into first chain if you don’t like the

MR

Sl st - Slip Stitch

Sc - Single Crochet

Inc- Single crochet increase

Dec - Single Crochet Decrease

Sweater Pattern:

In Black

R1: ch 16 [16] sl st to join (or MR, 16 sc in MR)

R2: (inc, 3sc) X 4 [20]

R3: 20 sc [20]

R3: (inc, sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, sc)x2 [24] 11cm

R4: sc24

R5: (2sc, inc) x2, 12sc, (2sc, inc)x2 [28]  13cm 

R6: (inc, 3sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, 3sc)x2  [32] 15cm

R7-10: 32 sc

R12: (inc, 4sc) x2, 12sc, (inc, 4sc)x2 [36]

R13: 36 sc

R14: 12sc, (dec, 2sc) x4, 12sc [32] (stop here for smaller goose)

R15-16: 32sc

(to add ruffles)

Inc in each stitch [64]

Inc in each stitch [128]

Hat Pattern:

Red:

R1: MR 6sc into MR

R2: incX6 [12]

R3: (inc, sc) x6 [18]

R4: 18sc in back loops

R5: sc x2, dec x4, sc x8 [12]

R6: 12 sc

White

R7-8: 12 sc

Red

R9-10: 12sc

White

R11-12 12sc

Red

R13-14 12sc

Stuff lightly

Hat Brim:

(Create separately and sew onto hat afterwards)

White

R1: Mr 6sc

R2: Inc sc x6

R3: Inc 1sc x 6 18

R4: Inc 2 sc x 6 24

Fasten off, weave in ends

Cut a 1.5-2inch piece of elastic. Pull the elastic through stitches between r2-3, knot on the inside. I usually use a fingertip to gauge how big to make the loop, it's better to have it on the smaller side, than to make it too large. You want it to fit snug on your goose and hold the hat in place.

Sew white round to bottom on hat, using BLO of the red hat to attach.

 

Bow:

R1: Ch 36, turn

R2: Sc into 2nd ch from hook SC the rest of the way down the chain 35

Fold strip in half.

Cross the ends ⅓ up from either end, 

pull the top of the loop down to meet the cross

 

wrap middle with yarn

Tie off the yarn in the back of the bow, use the tail to attach the bow onto the black sweater.

And that's it! Put it all together and you have the Goose in the Hat! Thank you for following along, feel free to like, share and follow for more goose outfit updates!

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