What happens when you ask a six year old to design a hat? You get volcanos, dinosaurs, earflaps and a VERY BIG POMPOM! This Dino Boom! hat is sized from newborn to large adult, catering for dino fans of all ages!
Techniques
You will need the following techniques to work this pattern. Follow the links to head over to Base Camp if you need a refresher for a particular techniques.
- Working in the round
- stranded knitting, including catching floats
- pin-hole cast-on (optional)
- working a sideways brim (with video tutorial)
Essential Information
Measurements
Sizes: [newborn, 6 months, 12 months][S, M, L].
To fit head size: [35,40,45][50,56,61]cm / [14,16,18][20,22,24] inches
Finished size: [30,34.5,41][45.5,52,57]cm /
[12,13.75,16.5][18.25,20.75,22.75] inches.
Yarn
Stylecraft Special DK (100% acrylic; 295m / 322 yards per 100g ball);
(MC) Walnut; [20,25,35][40,45,50]m / [22,27,38][44,49,55] yards
(CC1) Claret; [75,90,115][130,155,170]m / [82,98,126][142,170,186] yards
(CC2) Meadow; [20,20,25][25,30,35]m / [22,22,27][27,33,38] yards
(CC3) Dandelion: [60,70,75][85,100,105]m / [66,77,82][93,109,115] yards
(CC4) Spice; [45,45,45][45,45,45]m / [49,49,49][49,49,49] yards
Needles
1 set 4mm/US6 double pointed needle
1 set 4mm/US6 circular needle, 40cm / 16 inch
1 set 3.25mm/US3 circular (40cm / 16 inch) or double pointed needle
Notions
Stitch marker, crochet hook (optional), paper or cardboard (for pom-pom)
Tension:
22 stitches and 30 rows to 10cm / 4 inches in stocking stitch with larger needles.
Additional Notes
The hat is worked in the round from the top down. The dino and lava sections are worked using stranded knitting techniques. The garter-stitch edge and ear flaps are worked sideways and are knit on to the live stitches at the bottom of the hat. Finally, the pom-pom is attached to the top. There are five different dinosaurs to choose from, each can be mixed and matched as you please.
I’ve used acrylic yarn as I wanted a cheap and cheerful hat that could easily go through the wash, but any DK weight yarn should work well. Yarns with a slight halo and less crisp stitch definition will improve the colourwork sections.
