How to Crochet Dinosaur Baby Hat (Tutorial for Beginners)

Learn how to crochet a cute dinosaur baby hat for gifting to newborns up to 12 months old with a step-by-step tutorial from Storybook Crochet. This hat features cute triceratops dino spots and spikes, making it look like a miniature dinosaur. It is warm, and colorful and will be the baby’s companion in this cold season.

The complete guide for crocheting this unique hat will be available at the end of this post. Learn more about the project below.

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Skills Used: Creating a magic ring, single crochet, half-double, and double crochet. Additionally, it uses increasing and working in rounds for shaping. Precision in sewing embellishments, like spikes and spots, is emphasized. Color changes are also needed.

Guide Span: 15 Minutes Only

Personalization Tips: You can also vary the number of spikes and spots. Adjusting the hat size is easy and allows you to make this project suitable for different age groups.

Crochet a Dinosaur Baby Hat Tutorial

The tutorial provides a step-by-step guide to creating a fun and adorable crochet dinosaur-themed baby hat. It focuses on constructing and attaching spots and spikes to a pre-made hat base, offering flexibility for various sizes. The instructions are clear and beginner-friendly, making it accessible to crocheters of all levels. Here is a quick overview of this guide:

The hat base is pre-made following other size-specific videos linked in the description.
The spots come in three sizes: small (5 single crochets in a magic ring), medium (8 half-double crochets), and large (10 double crochets). Two of each size are created and placed symmetrically on the hat.
Each spike starts with a magic ring followed by rounds of single crochets and increases. A total of four spikes are made and spaced evenly along the center of the hat.
The tutorial concludes by showing how to sew the spikes and spots onto the hat for a polished look. Tips on positioning and securing pieces are included.

Supplies Used

Following are the supplies recommended by the tutor for crocheting this dinosaur baby hat for beginners:

Yarns: Dark green, bright green, and bright orange.
Hook: 5mm crochet hook.
Accessories: Stitch marker, scissors, yarn needle.

Techniques Used

Following are the crochet stitches that the tutor uses for crocheting this dinosaur baby hat:

SC (Single Crochet): Insert hook into stitch, yarn over (YO), pull through, YO again, pull through both loops on hook.
HDC (Half-Double Crochet): YO, insert hook into stitch, YO, pull through, YO again, pull through all three loops on hook.
DC (Double Crochet): YO, insert hook into stitch, YO, pull through, YO, pull through two loops, YO again, and pull through the remaining two loops.
Inc (Increase): Crochet two stitches into the same stitch space.