Creating a Cute Dinosaur Hat: Crochet Tutorial

by Amy Lehman | October 29, 2023 11:13 pm

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How to Crochet a Dinosaur Hat

Unleash your cre­ativ­i­ty and trans­port your­self back to pre­his­toric times with this fun and play­ful cro­chet project – the dinosaur hat! Whether craft­ing for a child’s cos­tume, a themed par­ty or sim­ply adding a whim­si­cal touch to your win­ter wardrobe, cro­chet­ing a dinosaur hat will sure­ly bring smiles and warmth to all who wear it.

In this guide, we’ll embark on an excit­ing jour­ney to cro­chet a dinosaur hat step by step, from select­ing the per­fect yarn col­ors to mas­ter­ing the essen­tial stitch­es and tech­niques need­ed to bring these ancient crea­tures to life. Whether you’re a sea­soned cro­cheter or a begin­ner look­ing for a fun and reward­ing project, this pat­tern is designed to be acces­si­ble and enjoy­able for crafters of all skill lev­els..

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Abbre­vi­a­tions:

ch=chain
sc=single cro­chet
dc=double cro­chet
sl st=slip stitch
2sctog=2 sin­gle cro­chet togeth­er decrease
2dctog=2 dc togeth­er decrease
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- Cro­chet hook 
- Tapes­try nee­dle
- Stitch mark­er

I used Love Red Heart green, blue, white, and black yarn
G Hook, H hook, Yarn nee­dle
tod­dler-preschool­er (12 months‑3 yrs), 18″-20″ head cir., hat length=7″ =G hook
 Instruc­tions:
G hook
Green yarn

rnd 1: Work 11 dc in a Mag­ic Cir­cle, sl st on top of the chain 3. ‑11 dc

rnd 2. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in same st. as join­ing, 2dc in each dc around. join with sl st on top of chain 3. ‑22 dc
rnd 3. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), *2dc in next dc, dc in the next dc, Repeat from *around, join with sl st. ‑33 dc
rnd 4. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in the next dc, 2dc in the next dc, *dc in the next two dc, 2dc in the next dc, Repeat from *around, join with sl st. ‑44 dc
rnd 5. ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in the 2 next two dc, 2dc in the next dc, *dc in the next 3 dc, 2dc in the next dc. Repeat from * around, join with sl st. ‑55 dc
rnds 6‑desired length (lengths are list­ed above), Ch 3, (Counts as first Dc), dc in each dc around, sl st to join. ‑55 dc, Repeat this until your hat reach­es 7 inch­es or for your desired hat size and length. Fas­ten off and Weave in the ends.

Then with blue yarn, I did a dc in each stitch around the edge. sl st, fas­ten off, or you can add ear flaps.

 

Ear flaps: If you would like to add ear flaps
Make 2
G hook, green yarn
1st ear flap, you can slip stitch onto the side of the hat with your green yarn, begin the dc stitch­es, (like to have the seam in the back of the hat, so I do the ear flap on the side of the hat)
2nd flap, fold hat in half and sl st in dc direct­ly across from the last dc from the oth­er ear flap. fol­low the direc­tions below for both ear flaps.
Row 1. ch 2, dc in the next 11 dc stitch­es, turn. ‑11 sts
Row 2. ch 2, dc2tog. dc in the next 6 stitch­es. dc2tog. dc in the last st. turn. ‑9
Row 3. ch 2, dc2tog, dc in the next 4 stitch­es. dc2tog. dc in the last st., turn. ‑7
Row 4. ch 2, dc2tog, dc in the next 2 stitch­es. dc2tog. dc in the last st. turn. ‑5
Row 5. ch 2, dc2tog twice, dc in last st. cut yarn and pull through ‑3

The braid from the cen­ter of the ear flap at the bot­tom, I hook, use blue yarn, with a sl st in the cen­ter of the bot­tom of the ear flap and chain 30, and sl st it off and cut yarn.

 

Eyes: Make 2, H hook,
black, white and green yarn,
start with black yarn
Rnd 1. ch 2, work 5 sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st. (black will be the pupil)
Now switch to white yarn, sl st with white yarn
Rnd 2. work 2sc in each stitch around, sl st. ‑10sc
Rnd 3. work 1 sc in the next stitch, 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat around, sl st. ‑15sc
Rnd 4. sc in each stitch around. sl st. ‑15sc
The lid of the eyes,
Make 2, H hook, green yarn,
Row 1. ch 12, turn
Row 2. sc in the 2nd chain from the hook and each stitch across, turn ‑11 sc
Row 3.  2sctog decrease in first two sc, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two sc, turn ‑9sc
Row 4. 2sctog decrease, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two sc, turn ‑7sc
Row 5. 2sctog decrease, sc in each stitch across, 2sctog in the last two sc, turn ‑5sc
Row 6. sc in each stitch across, ‑5sc, fas­ten off.
With green yarn, sow the longest part (chain 11) of the lid to the white eye, half way above the pupil, (as seen in the pic­ture) Do this for both eyes.
I slight­ly stuff the eyes with yarn, to give it a 3‑d look . Sow the eyes half way in the cen­ter of the hat, about 2–3 inch­es apart
Horns: H and I hook, blue yarn,
Make 2 of each of small and medi­um horns,
Pat­tern for Small horns
Rnd 1. ch 2, work 3sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st. ‑3sc
Rnd 2. 2sc in each stitch around, ‑6sc
Rnd 3. work 1 sc in the next stitch, 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat around, sl st ‑9sc
Rnd 4. work 1 sc in the next 2 stitch­es, 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat around, sl st ‑12sc
 
Rnds 5–6. sc in each stitch around twice ‑12sc, fas­ten off.
Medi­um horns, Make 2.
Blue yarn, I hook
Rnd 1. ch 2, work 5sc in the 2nd chain from the hook, sl st. ‑5sc
Rnd 2. 2sc in each stitch around, ‑10sc
Rnd 3. work 1 sc in the next stitch, 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat around, sl st ‑15sc
Rnd 4. work 1 sc in the next 2 stitch­es, 2sc in the next stitch, *repeat around, sl st ‑20sc
Rnds 5–7. sc in each stitch around three times ‑20, fas­ten off

You can put the horns on the way you like, I sewed the horns on by sewing the small on in the cen­ter mid­dle of the fore­head of the dinosaur and then sewed a medi­um one on about 1.5 inch­es apart down the back of the head in a straight line, then a small one, sewed a medi­um one on for the last one. So I alter­nat­ed from small to big.

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As we progress, we’ll incor­po­rate the slip stitch (sl st) and stitch mark­er to help you keep track of your rounds. A video tuto­r­i­al guides you through each step, mak­ing it a great project for new cro­cheters. Feel free to exper­i­ment with dif­fer­ent col­ors and yarn weights to match your style.

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