By the time I finished Zach’s R2D2 Hat, I was so excited to make myself a BB-8 one, I started it the same day. HanDIY’s videos for the BB-8 Hat and Embellishments are just as great as the R2D2 videos.

To make the hat, I used the same yarn as the R2D2 hat, a Turkish brand of yarn, Kartopu Zambak, which is similar in weight to Red Heart Super Saver 100% Acrylic Yarn.

Just like HanDIY’s tutorials for R2D2, there was no written version other than headings during the videos, so below is the transcribed tutorial, with minor changes that I made for the hat to fit me. I do not own and did not create this pattern, but it belongs to HanDIY Tutorials.

Short videos to assist with the stitches in the pattern can be found here: magic circle, sl knot and ch, dc, sl st

Hat:

5.0 mm (US H) hook

Magic Circle with 10 dc instead of 11 at beginning, 16 total rounds including magic circle, then ending with sl st all the way around.

Round 1: Start with white. Magic circle. Ch 3, 10 dc into loop, sl st into top of chain (3rd chain). (11)

Round 2: White ch 3, 2 dc into each stitch, sl st into chain. (21)

Round 3: White ch 3, * 2 dc, 1 dc * repeat, sl st to join

Round 4: Switch to gray by knotting onto white free yarn close to sl st, and then looping through. Once looped through, chain 3 with gray, and then pull down on white yarn end to hide loop. As you continue, hide yarn tails into stitches.* 2 dc, 1 dc into two stitches* repeat, sl st to join.

Round 5: Gray ch 3, * 2 dc, 1 dc into three stitches * repeat, sl st to join.

Round 6: Switch to white, ch 3, * 2 dc, 1 dc into four stitches * repeat, sl st to join. Continue to hide ends.

Round 7: Switch to orange, ch 3, 1 dc into each stitch, sl st to join. Continue to hide ends.

Round 8-13: Switch to white. Ch 3, 1 dc into each stitch, sl st to join. Continue to hide ends.

Round 14: Switch to orange. When bringing yarn across other color stitches, do not pull too tight. Continue to hide yarn into stitches. Ch 3, 15 dc orange, 1 dc white, 1 dc orange, 1 dc white, 1 dc orange, 1 dc white, 4 dc orange, 12 dc white, 4 dc orange, 1 dc white, 1 dc orange, 1 dc white, 1 dc orange, 1 dc white, 15 dc orange, sl st to join. Continue to hide ends. [Before this row, check to make sure total adds up, otherwise add to the 15 orange and beginning and end to make even, or to the 11 white in the middle]

Round 15: Repeat previous round.

Round 16: Switch to gray. Ch 3, 1 dc into each stitch, sl st to join. Continue to hide ends.

End: Gray sl st all the way around.

Large center lens:

5.0 mm (US H) hook

Round 1: Start with black yarn. Magic circle, ch 3, 11 dc into loop, sl st to join.

Round 2: Ch 3, 2 dc into each stitch all the way around. Sl st to join.

Round 3: In each stitch, 1 sc and ch 1 all the way around. Sl st to join. Leave tail long enough to stitch in.

For glint, start with white yarn. Tie two knots on top of each other. Stitch to lens with tapestry needle, and then knot on the back and trim yarn.

Black, white, and gray lens:

5.0 mm (US H) hook

Round 1: Start with black yarn. Magic circle, ch 2, 10 hdc into loop, sl st to join.

Round 2: Switch to white. Ch 2, 2 sc into each stitch all the way around, sl st to join

Round 3: Switch to gray. Sl st into each stitch around. Leave tails long enough to stitch in for each color.

Gray Lens:

5.0 mm (US H) hook

Magic Circle, ch 2, 9 sc into loop, sl st to join. Pull magic circle closed very tight. Leave tail long enough to stitch in.