I wanted to make a puppy dog hat with earflaps for a new baby but most of the patterns I found either made 15″ hats…which is 2 inches too big for newborn babies with 13″-14″ heads, or the patterns called for a small crochet hook, [I rarely use anything smaller than my K 6.5 mm as smaller hooks make my hands and wrists ache] OR the patterns were something like 0-6 months..which is a huge difference in size…

So I just decided to write up my own patterns.

The hat pattern is below for 0-3 months
If you are looking a a bit smaller there is a newborn pattern here which makes a 12 1/4- 12 1/3″ hat.

The embellishments for the dog hat are here.
To make Kitty Cat Ears or a Nose click here

Easily add ears, eyes, and a nose to make frog hats, puppy dogs hats, panda bear hats or kitty cat hats.

You will need  Worsted weight yarn scrap yarn in contrasting colors if you are adding trim, eyes, nose, or ears Size K crochet hook Smaller crochet hook or yarn needle to weave in ends.

Gauge= 6 stitches = 2″

HAT Pattern

 

To double crochet the body of your hat

Chain 2 and double crochet 10 times into 2nd chain from hook or
if you are using magic circle make 10 dc in loop.

Row 1 – Make 2 dc’s in each stitch. Place marker on last stitch
made. You should have 20 stitches

Round 2 – *2 dc in next stitch, 1 dc in next stitch* repeat
around (30 stitches total)

Round 3 – *2 dc in next stitch, 1 dc in next stitch* repeat
around (40 stitches total)

Following rounds – dc in each stitch around hat making sure to
move marker with each completed row.

If you will be attaching earflaps crochet until hat measures 4“
tall and do NOT cut yarn. Then proceed with earflaps.

If you will not be attaching earflaps crochet until hat is 5“
tall, cut yarn, fasten and weave in end.

EARFLAPS

 

Dc 6 stitches beyond your maker

Ch 3 and turn

Dc across each stitch (6)

Turn. Do not chain. DC in the top of each stitch(you should now
have 5)

Turn. Do not chain. Dc in each stitch (4)

Repeat last row (3)

Fasten, cut yarn and weave in ends.

Skip across 4” and place a marker. This will be where you begin
your next earflap and the space between the ear covers will
become the back of the hat.

Slip stitch to attach yarn and proceed with earflap as you did
the first.

Trim- with contrast yarn attach with slip stitch behind right
ear. Ch 1, and sc around entire hat and earflaps. Cut yarn and
weave in loose ends.

Make this
crochet hat into a

-Puppy Dog Hat

-Kitty Cat Hat

-Easter Chick Hat

-Frog Hat

-Bear or Panda
Bear Hat