Hat:
Cinch closeda magic circle with 9 HDC, ss into first st, Ch1.
2HDC in each stitch, ss into first st, ch 1 (18)
HDC around, Increasing in every other st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (27)
HDC around, Increasing every 3rd st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (36)
HDC around, Increasing every 4th st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (48)
HDC around (48)
HDC around, Increasing every 5th st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (54)
HDC around, Increasing every 6th st, ss into first st, Ch 1 (63)
HDC around, ss into first st, ch 1 for 7 rows (or until the hat measure 7" long) (63)
ch 1 more time.
Alternate FPDC and BPDC around , ss into the first st, ch 2 for two rows (63)
Alternate FPDC and BPDC around , ss into the first st, fasten off.

Applique:
6" wide x 5" wide Iron Man Helmet applique
ch3s count as DC in my appliques. Usually they dont in my patterns. But they are SO obvious in shapes that you have to take them into account. IMO. :)


Ch 12, turn at the end of each row.
SC in second ch from hook and across, Ch 3 (turn) (11)
DC across, Ch 3 (turn) (11)
DC in the base of the ch3, 10 DC, 2DC in the last st. Ch3 (13)
DC in the base of the ch3, 2DC in next st, DC in next 9 st, 2DC in the next st. Ch3. (17)
DC in the base of the ch3, 2DC in next st, DC in next 13 st, 2DC in the next st. Ch3. (21)
DC in the base of the ch3, 2DC in next st, DC in next 17 st, 2DC in the next st. Ch3. (25)
DC across, Ch 3 (25)
DC across, Ch 3 (25)
DC in next 10 st, Ch 3 (11)
Decrease DC in first two st, DCin next 8 st across, Ch 2 (10)
DC in the next 7 st, DC decrease in the last 2 stitches of the row. (9)
FO
Attach yarn 11 stitches from the opposite side (as in picture), ch 3, DC in next 10 st to the edge. Ch 3 (11)
DC in the next 9 st, DC Decrease in the last two stitches, Ch 3 (10)
DC Dec in the first 2 st, DC across. (9)
FO

SC around the end to smooth out the edges and sew it on the hat with yarn and a blunt edge yarn needle.