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Easy Dog Hat Pattern for Thanksgiving

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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!

Beginner-Friendly Crochet Dog Beanie Pattern

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Halloween Candy Corn Dog Hat

Well hello again everyone!  This Large Crochet Dog Beanie is by far one of the favorites among our family.  Our German Shepherd, Monkey, is always happy to sport the latest fashion.  With Halloween just around the corner we thought this Large Crochet Dog Beanie that looks like candy corn would be super fun.  It is still a little warm right now for her to wear it but by the time Halloween comes around it will be cool enough.  She loves walking around town and getting all the attention when she wears her dog beanies.  We think that she just looks adorable in her crochet dog beanie, what do you think? 

A German Shepherd dog wears a colorful crocheted hat with an orange and white design, sitting in a grassy field.

This Large Crochet Dog Beanie is made with the most basic crochet stitches making it extremely beginner friendly.  You could easily make up a bunch of these in an array of colors and sell them at fun farmers markets or cute little holiday craft fairs.  I think it took me about 30 minutes to make this Large Crochet Dog Beanie.

Here is everything you will need in order to make this Large Crochet Dog Beanie

Yarn:  Red heart super saver in the colors, white, pumpkin orange, and bright yellow.  You will need 1 skein of each color. You can purchase this yarn in the highlighted links above.

Crochet Hook:  You will need a 5.5mm crochet hook for this large crochet dog beanie. I really love the crochet hooks with the silicone handles. They feel really nice in your hands when crocheting. You can purchase one of these hooks in the highlighted link above.

Yarn Needle:  I really love the metal yarn needles, I feel like they weave through the yarn much easier than plastic ones.  

Craft Scissors:  I also love the smaller craft scissors.  Not only do they fit nicely in my crochet hook bag, but I also love the way they fit in my hand.

Pom Pom Maker:  A smaller pom pom maker is going to be your friend for this project.  I think it makes a way more consistent looking pom pom.  Of course you can also create pom poms for this large crochet dog beanie by using a piece of cardboard.

Abbreviations:  MC (magic circle), SC (single crochet), DC (double crochet), CH (chain), SLST (slip stitch)

Note:  The Chain 2 and Chain 1 at the beginning DOES NOT count as a stitch.  

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So  put on your favorite audio book (I have a free 30 Day trial of Audible for you in the highlighted link) or movie (I love watching Amazon Prime while I work on my crochet projects) and start making this adorable Large Crochet Dog Beanie.  

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Yep, Monkey is a giant dork! She loves all of her crochet dog beanies.

For the Large Dog Beanie

Round 1:  With your white yarn, create a magic circle.  Place 10 SC (single crochet) inside the magic circle, pull the yarn tail tight and close up the MC.  SLST (slip stitch) in the top of the first single crochet.  At the end of round 1 you should have 10 SC. 

Round 2:  CH 2, place 2 DC (double crochet) in the CH 2 space.  Next, place 2 DC in each stitch around.  SLST to the top of the very first DC.  At the end of round 2 you should have 20 DC.

Round 3:  CH 2, DC in the CH 2 space, now place 2 DC in the next stitch.  Repeat this pattern all the way around.  SLST to the top of the first DC.  At the end of round 3 you should have 30 DC.  Change to your yellow yarn.

Round 4:  With yellow yarn, CH 2.  DC in the CH 2 space, DC in the next stitch, place 2 DC in the next stitch.  Repeat the pattern of *1 DC in 2 stitches, 2 DC in the next* all the way back around to the beginning.  SLST to the top of the 1st DC.  At the end of round 4 you should have a total of 40 DC.

Round 5:  CH 2, DC in the CH 2 space and in the next 3 stitches (for a total of 4 DC), place 2 DC in the next stitch.  Repeat the pattern of *1 DC in the next 4 stitches, 2 DC in the next* all the way around to the beginning.  SLST to the top of the first DC.  At the end of round 5 you should have a total of 48 DC.

Round 6:  CH 2, DC in the CH 2 space and in the next 4 stitches (for a total of 5 DC), place 2 DC in the next stitch.  Repeat the pattern of *1 DC in 5 stitches, 2 DC in the next* all the way around to the beginning.  SLST to the top of the 1st DC.  At the end of round 6 you should have a total of 56 DC.  Change to your orange yarn!

For the Ear Holes

Round 7:  With your orange yarn, CH 2.  DC in the CH 2 space and in the next 7 stitches.  CH 9, skip 7 stitches and DC in the 8th stitch, now DC in the next 20 stitches, CH 9, skip 7 stitches and DC in the 8th stitch, DC in the last remaining stitches.  You just created the 2 ear holes.  SLST to the top of the first DC.  Note:  If your dog does to have ears you can continue to do a increase round to cover their floppy ears.  

Round 8:  CH 2, DC in the CH 2 space.  DC in each stitch all the way around.  SLST to the top of the 1st DC.  At the end of round 8 you should have a total of 60 DC.

For the final round and the neck ties

Round 9:  CH 1, SC (single crochet) in the CH 1 space.  SC in the next 12 stitches (that should take you to about the middle of the 1st ear hole), CH 41, SC in the 2nd CH from the hook and in each CH back down to the previous round, SC in the next 31 stitches (again this should take you to the middle of the 2nd ear hole), CH 41, SC in the 2nd CH from the hook and in each CH back down, SC in the last remaining stitches.  SLST to the top of the very first SC.  Fasten off and weave in your yarn tails.  

Now for the pom pom

Grab your pom pom maker and your white yarn.  Wrap your white yarn around the first 2 pieces of the pom pom maker that fold out (it sort of looks like a really wide u) and continue to wrap the yarn around this section back and forth until the yarn is as thick as the inside of that portion of the pom pom maker.  You will want to end with your yarn facing toward the outside of the pom pom maker, that way when you fold in the piece toward the center it is now on the inside.  pull your yarn across the top and through the grooves on the other side portion of the pom pom maker.  Now you can start wrapping the yarn around that piece in the exact same fashion as the 1st piece.  Once your yarn is as thick as you want it, fold in the second piece and clip your working yarn.  You can now take your tiny scissors and insert it into the bottom center portion of the pom pom maker (there is a groove there that your scissors will fit in).  Making sure to hold the pom pom maker tightly closed, start clipping the yarn all the way along the grooves.  Do the same thing for the other side.  Next, grab a piece of white yarn about 10 inches or so and run it through the grooves that you can now see.  Flip it over and tie your yarn in a knot.  Pull really tight so it pushes the yarn all the way through and holds all of the yarn together.  I like to tie about 3 knots so it does not come undone.  You can now pull on the 2 small tabs on each side of the pom pom maker and open up each side.  Once the sides are open and not attached to the pom pom you can pull the 2 round center plastic pieces apart.  There you have it, now you have a perfect pom pom for this Large Crochet Dog Beanie.  

I hope you all enjoy making this Large Crochet Dog Beanie for your favorite Fur Baby!  As you can see it is super simple to make and takes no time at all.  Have fun with it and change up the colors. While you are at it you could have fun with this Crochet Dog Sweater or this Crochet Pumpkin Table Runner.

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