We are currently about 2 weeks away for Thanksgiving! I can’t believe that in a few weeks everyone will be in a Christmas shopping frenzy. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I love the smells of Thanksgiving and all the food, but then again, who doesn’t. This year I decided to make Thanksgiving turkey hats for our 2 dogs and 2 cats. This one is a small dog hat for our orange Maine Coon kitty, Pumpkin (aka poop). I had quite a few subscribers to my YouTube channel ask for a small crochet dog hat so I took the opportunity to turn it into a turkey for Thanksgiving and a photo opportunity.
Clearly Poop was not happy with the fact that I made him wear this small dog hat. The funny thing is that he may be a kitty but he thinks he is a dog.
I hope you all enjoy making this small dog hat for your fur babies. If you prefer to watch a video tutorial while making this small dog hat you can do so on my YouTube channel down below. While you are there make sure you like, comment, share, and subscribe to my channel. If you really like what I do consider becoming a Super’s member by purchasing a supers package. This helps me continue to make new and fun crochet projects for you to do at home.
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Here is everything that you need to know in order to make this small dog hat.
Abbreviations: MC (magic circle), CH (chain), SLST (slip stitch), SC (single crochet), DC (double crochet), SC2TOG (single crochet 2 stitches together).
Special Stitches: SC2TOG (single crochet 2 stitches together), insert your hook in the next stitch yarn over and pull through said stitch, insert your hook into the very next stitch, yarn over and pull through all 3 loops on your hook.
Difficulty: Easy, beginner friendly
Pattern written in US terms.
Note: If you want to turn this into a extra small you can size down to a 4.5mm crochet hook.
Here is everything you will need to make this small dog hat.
Yarn: Any #4 worsted weight yarn will do. I used Red Heart Super Saver and Red Heart Classic to make this small dog hat. The colors used were brown, pumpkin, red, green, yellow, white, and black. You will only need a scrap amount of white, black, red, pumpkin, yellow, and green. One skein of brown will be more than enough for this small dog hat. You can purchase these yarns in the highlighted links above.
Crochet hook: 5 mm crochet hook.
Yarn needle: Any yarn needle that you have on hand is fine. Just make sure the eye of the needle is large enough for your yarn. I like using metal yarn needles. I feel like they weave through the yarn easier than plastic ones do.
Scissors: Any pair of scissors you have is fine. I like using the smaller craft scissors because I can tuck them away in my crochet hook bag.
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Now, let’s get to making this fun small dog hat.
With your brown yarn:
Round 1: Create a MC (magic circle), place 8 SC (single crochet) inside the magic circle. Pull your yarn tail tight to close up the magic circle and SLST (slip stitch) to the top of the very first SC. CH (chain) 2. At the end of round 1 you should have 8 stitches.
Round 2: Place 2 DC (double crochet) in the CH 2 space. Now, place 2 DC in each stitch all the way around. SLST to the top of the very first DC and CH 2. At the end of round 2 you should have 16 stitches.
Round 3: Place 1 DC in the CH 2 space. Place 2 DC in the next stitch. Repeat the pattern of *1 DC, 2 DC* all the way around. SLST to the top of the very first DC and CH 2. At the end of round 3 you should have 24 DC.
Round 4: Place 1 DC in the CH 2 space and in the next stitch. Place 2 DC in the next stitch. Repeat the pattern of *1 DC in the next 2 stitches, 2 DC in the next* all the way around. SLST to the top of the very first DC and CH 2. At the end of round 4 you should have 32 DC.
Round 5: We are going to be creating the ear holes here. Place 1 DC in the CH 2 space and in the next 2 stitches. CH 12, skip 6 stitches and DC in the 7th stitch. Place 1 DC in the next 7 stitches, CH 12, skip 6 stitches and DC in the 7th stitch. Place 1 DC in each of the remaining stitches. SLST to the top of the first DC and CH 2. At the end of round 5 you should have 44 stitches, this included your chains.
Round 6: DC in the CH 2 space, place 1 DC in each stitch including every chain. SLST to the top of the first DC and CH 1. At the end of round 6 you should have 44 stitches.
Round 7: Place 1 SC in the CH 1 space and in each stitch until you come to the middle of the ear hole, CH 30, SC in the 2nd CH from your hook, SC in each chain all the way back down. SC in each stitch around until you come to the middle of the second ear hole, CH 30, SC in the 2nd CH from your hook, SC in each stitch all the way down. SC in each remaining stitch. SLST to the top of the very first SC and fasten off your work. Weave in your yarn tails.
For the turkey eyes (Make 2):
With your white yarn, create a MC, Place 6 SC inside the MC. Pull your tail tight to close and SLST to the top of the first SC. Leave yourself a yarn tail long enough to fasten your eye to the small dog hat. Now grab a small piece of black yarn and create the pupil by stitching a ling from the back to the front of the eye. Tie the black yarn in a knot on the back side and weave in your yarn tails.
For the turkey waddle:
With your red yarn, CH 6. Place 3 SC in the 2nd CH from the hook. Now, place 3 SC in every stitch all the way to the end of your chain. Fasten off and leave your self a yarn tail long enough to attach the waddle to the turkey hat.
For the turkey beak:
Row 1: With your orange yarn, CH 5. SC in the 2nd CH from the hook and in each stitch all the way to the end. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of round 1 you should have 4 stitches.
Row 2: SC2TOG (single crochet 2 stitches together) the first 2 stitches, SC2TOG the next 2 stitches. CH 1 and turn your work. At the end of row 2 you should have 2 stitches.
Row 3: SC2TOG your only 2 stitches. CH 1 and fasten off. Leave yourself a tail long enough to attach the beak to your small dog hat.
For the turkey feathers (make one for each of your colors):
CH 10, Place 3 SC in the 2nd CH from the hook and in each stitch all the way to the very end. Fasten off and leave a tail long enough to attach your feathers to your small dog hat.
Weave in all the tails that you are not using on all of your pieces except for the feathers. You will need both of those tails.
Attaching the eyes: Grab your turkey eyes and place them on the front part of your small dog hat. When your small dog hat is laying flat the front portion of the ear holes is smaller than the back portion. It will have a small space that fits between the ears, that is how you know it is the front. I like to position my eyes about 3 rounds down and have them touching each other. Thread your yarn needle and stitch your eyes to your hat by weaving your yarn through the eye and the top layer of the small dog hat. Do this all the way around your eye. Weave your yarn tail in the underneath side of the hat. Now do this with the second eye.
Attaching the beak: Place your turkey beak directly under your eyes. Make sure the top portion of the beak is touching the bottom of the eyes. Attach the beak the exact same way you attached the eyes.
Attaching the waddle: Place your turkey waddle on the top of the beak and under the eyes. This should make it look like the flat portion of the turkey waddle lays across the top of the beak. Attach the waddle the same way you did the eyes and beak, but only attach along the flat portion of the waddle. There is no need to attach the curled portion.
Attaching the feathers: Take your first feather and pull both of your yarn tails through the top of the hat. I like to use round 1 as a guide. I also use my crochet hook to pull the tails through. Try and not pull both tails through the same stitch. Tie your yarn tails in a knot and weave them in. Now move on to your other feathers and attach the same way making sure to position evenly around the top of the small dog hat.
And there you have it, you just created this really fun small dog hat that looks like a turkey. If you have several small animals it would be a really fun photo opportunity. If you have fur babies in other sizes check out my Large Crochet Dog Beanie, medium dog beanie, and extra small dog beanie. That way you can make one for all of your babies. I hope you all enjoyed making this small dog hat as much as I did. Make sure you check me out on social media and subscribe to this blog as I post here weekly. I love you all so very much, thank you for all your support. Happy Thanksgiving and happy crocheting from the Montana White’s!