The Dinosaur Hat

Having my daughter has been so different than when I had my son. She is fierce, he was laid-back. She is chubby, he was/is skinny. She is 20 weeks old but we don't know what color her eyes will be yet, his eyes were definitely blue at only 14 weeks. Another thing that is different is what I have been making for them.

Girls are so much easier to accessorize. Headbands, hats, sandals, hair clips, the list goes on. K was getting jealous of all of the things I was making for her. He would ask to wear the pretty bow headbands (like the one below).

I knew I had to make him something, and he loves dinosaurs. I took my favorite beanie pattern (you can find it here), and added some spikes (pattern for spikes below). Voila! K's new favorite hat! You can purchase the hat on my etsy shop as well. (You can find it here)

Spikes (using G hook):

Medium spikes:

CH 12

Row 1. SC in 2nd CH from hook, SC to end (11 SC)

Row 2. CH1, turn. sc2tog, SC in rest of sts (10 sts)

Repeat Row 2 until there is only 1 st left

Cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Make 2 triangles per spike. Stuff with polyester fiber fill and sew shut. Sew onto hat.

Large spikes:

CH 14

Row 1. SC in 2nd CH from hook, SC to end (13 SC)

Row 2. CH1, turn. sc2tog, SC in rest of sts (12 sts)

Repeat Row 2 until there is only 1 st left

Cut yarn, leaving long tail for sewing

Make 2 triangles per spike. Stuff with polyester fiber fill and sew shut. Sew onto hat.

~Sarah Liz