Dragon Hat Pattern

 

Isalia Crochet

Dragon Hat Pattern

 

Skill Level : Intermediate

Materials

Green 8 ply cotton yarn

Yellow 8 ply cotton yarn

Red 8 ply cotton yarn

Black 8 ply cotton yarn

White 8 ply cotton yarn

3.0mm Hook

Embroidery needle

Stuffing

Wire to make the wings bendable - a wire coat hanger works well

Any suitable size yarn and corresponding hook will work, I used a 8 ply cotton yarn and a 3.0mm hook.  Colours can be suited to your own preference.

Abbreviations & Stitches

YOH - yarn over hook

Ch - chain - YOH, pull through loop

St. - stitch

SC - single crochet - insert hook into stitch, YOH, pull though stitch (2 loops on hook), YOH & pull through both loops

HDC - Half Double Crochet - YOH, insert hook into stitch, YOH, Pull through stitch (3 loops on hook) YOH & pull through all 3 loops

DC - Double Crochet - YOH, insert hook into stitch, YOH, Pull through stitch (3 loops on hook) YOH & pull through 2 loops, YOH & pull through remaining 2 loops.

TC - Treble Crochet - YOH twice, insert hook into stitch, YOH, Pull through stitch (4 loops on hook) YOH & pull through 2 loops, YOH & pull through 2 loops, YOH & pull through remaining 2 loops.

NumberSC - amount of stitches to make in next stitch

SCNumber - SC in next Number of stitches

INC - increase - 2 stitches made in one stitch

DEC - Decrease - insert hook into  the next 2 stitches, YOH, pull back through both stitches, YOH & pull through remaining loops

INV. DEC - Invisible Decrease - insert hook into front loop only of the next 2 stitches, YOH, pull

through 2 front loops of stitches, YOH & pull through remaining 2 loops

SL. ST - Slip Stitch - insert hook into stitch, YOH, pull through both stitches

FO - Fasten Off - ch but pull through all cut yarn

Rep. - repeat

BLO - Back Loops only

FLO - Front Loops only

 

Instructions

Our basic hat shape is worked in the round and joined with a sl st after each round. Each round is then started with ch2. Happy Crocheting !

 

 

Hat

 

Using the chart, find the correct measurements you need for the size you are wanting. Please stop working the pattern below when you have reached the correct circumference size, the example below is for the 3-10 yr old example I made using the yarn & hook I chose - please check your measurements even if you are wanting the same size. We will be working in HDC stitches

 

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 8HDC (6) SL.ST to join

Row 2: CH2, (INC) repeat x8, SL.ST to join (16) 

Row 3: CH2, (HDC, INC) rep x8, SL.ST to join (24)

Row 4: CH2, (HDC2, INC) rep x8, SL.ST to join (32)

Row 5: CH2, (HDC3, INC) rep x8, SL.ST to join (40)

Row 6: CH2, (HDC4, INC) rep x8, SL.ST to join (48)

Row 7: CH2, (HDC5, INC) rep x8, SL.ST to join (56)

Row 8: CH2, (HDC6, INC) rep x8, SL.ST to join (64)

Row 9: CH2, (HDC7, INC) rep x8, SL.ST to join (72)

 

The one in the example is for a 3-10 yr old & went up to row 9, if you are wanting a bigger size please keep increasing the same way, increasing by 8 stitches each time until you have your desired circumference.

 

To carry on our hat we are then going to HDC around on each round, starting with a CH2 and ending with a SL ST to join each round. To get the desired length on my hat I had to do 14 more rounds of HDC. You will do as many rounds that are needed to get your desired measurements.

 

Row 10-24 (14 rounds): CH2, HDC around, SL. ST to join (72)

 

Once completed, FO & weave in the ends. You now have a basic beanie shape.

 

Ear Flaps

 

Once you have your hat shape we can now add ear flaps on ! To size these I usually make them each a quarter of the stitches on your last row. For example mine ended with 72 stitches which means my flaps are going to start with 18 stitches each. Please be mindful of where your row line is (make sure its not right down the front of the hat). You can see I have placed mine on the back side of one of my flaps. Attach your yarn where your first ear flap will start & HDC along a quarter of your hat, for me 18 stitches. We are then going to turn our work & decrease each row by two stitches, at the start & end of the row until we are left with 2 stitches

 

Attach yarn

Row 1: CH2, HDC18, TURN (18)

Row 2: CH2, DEC, HDC14, DEC, TURN (16)

Row 3: CH2, DEC, HDC12, DEC, TURN (14)

Row 4: CH2, DEC, HDC10, DEC, TURN (12)

Row 5: CH2, DEC, HDC8, DEC, TURN (10)

Row 6: CH2, DEC, HDC6, DEC, TURN (8)

Row 7: CH2, DEC, HDC4, DEC, TURN (6)

Row 8: CH2, DEC, HDC2, DEC, TURN (4)

Row 9: CH2, DEC2, TURN (2)

FO

 

Repeat in right place for the second ear flap.

 

Tail

 

Attach your yarn at the back of the hat where the ear flap ends. If you are doing a bigger or smaller size the numbers will not be the same but essentially we are decreasing in the middle of our row each time until we reach a point for the end of the tail, this is the pattern from my example:

 

Row 1: SC across to the other ear flap, SC24, turn (24)

Row 2: CH2, SC11, DEC, SC11, Turn (23)

Row 3: CH2, SC10, DEC, SC11, Turn (22)

Row 4: CH2, SC10, DEC, SC10, Turn (21)

Row 5: CH2, SC9, DEC, SC10, Turn (20)

Row 6: CH2, SC9, DEC, SC9, Turn (19)

Row 7: CH2, SC9, DEC, SC8, Turn (18)

Row 8: CH2, SC8, DEC, SC8, Turn (17)

Row 9: CH2, SC7, DEC, SC8, Turn (16)

Row 10: CH2, SC7, DEC, SC7, Turn (15)

Row 11: CH2, SC7, DEC, SC6, Turn (14)

Row 12: CH2, SC6, DEC, SC6, Turn (13)

Row 13: CH2, SC5, DEC, SC6, Turn (12)

Row 14: CH2, SC5, DEC, SC5, Turn (11)

Row 15: CH2, SC5, DEC, SC4, Turn (10)

Row 16: CH2, SC4, DEC, SC4, Turn (9)

Row 17: CH2, SC3, DEC, SC4, Turn (8)

Row 18: CH2, SC3, DEC, SC3, Turn (7)

Row 19: CH2, SC3, DEC, SC2, Turn (6)

Row 20: CH2, SC2, DEC, SC2, Turn (5)

Row 21: CH2, SC1, DEC, SC2, Turn (4)

Row 22: CH2, SC1, DEC, SC1, Turn (3)

Row 23: CH2, SC1, DEC, Turn (2)

Row 24: CH2, DEC, FO (1)

 

After finishing the tail attach your coordinating colour yarn for the border (I used yellow) & SC around the edge of your hat, tail & ear flaps, finishing with a SL ST to join, FO.

 

Braids

 

Choose 3 colours for your braids, cut cut 6x 80cm lengths of each colour. Using a larkshead knot (with the yarn of the same colour together, fold it in half, pull the loop where it is folded through the earflap then place the ends of your lengths through the loop created & pull tight to lock in place) attach them to the end stitches of the earflaps. Then braid the colours together, when you are near the end use of of the colour to wrap around the end & thread through the tighten & hold the braid in place, cut the ends to your desired lengths.

 

Features

 

For these features I used a 3.5mm hook

 

Eyes

 

With iris colour

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 6SC (6)

Row 2: (INC) repeat x6 (12)

Attach White yarn by pulling it through the two loops of the last unfinished SC

Row 3: 2SC, SC, 2HDC, 2DC, 2HDC, (SC, 2SC) rep x3, SC, SL.ST, FO, pull white yarn to back of eye, tie with iris colour & cut short

Attach Black yarn in corner of inner eye with a longish starting tail at the beginning

Row 4: SL.ST around, except in 2^nd DC do SL.ST, CH1, SL. ST loosely, FO & pull yarn through to back of eye, ensure a tail long enough to sew to hat

Use the beginning of the black yarn to embroider a vertical pupil, go back & forth 3-4 times.  Tie at the back & cut short, leaving the tail for sewing

 

Eyebrows

 

In green yarn

Row 1: CH10, starting in 2^nd CH from hook , SL.ST, SC, HDC, DC, TC, DC, HDC, SC, SL.ST, Turn

Row 2: SC4, INC, SC4, FO

 

Large Horns

 

Make 2

This piece has short rounds where you work part of the row & turn your work, then on later rows you will go back to using the stitches in the row you missed, this is in order to get your work to curve

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 3SC (3)

Row 2: (INC) repeat x3 (6)

Row 3: (SC2, INC) repeat x2 (8)

Row 4- 5 (2 rounds): SC around (8)

Row 6: (SC3, INC) repeat x2 (10)

Row 7: SHORT ROUND:  SC5, Turn (5)

Row 8: SC5, Turn (5)

Row 9: Continue in unworked Stitches: SC10 (10)

Row 10: (SC4, INC) repeat x2 (12)

Row 11: SC around plus an extra SC6 to move our starting point (12)

Row 12: SHORT Round: SC6, Turn (6)

Row 13: SC6, Turn (6)

Row 14: Continue in unworked stitches: SC12 (12)

Row 15: (SC5, INC) repeat x2 (14)

Row 16: SC around (14)

Row 17: (SC6, INC) repeat x2 (16)

Row 18: (SC7, INC) repeat x2 (18)

Row 19: SC around (18)

FO, leave a tail for sewing, stuff

 

 

Small Horn

 

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 4SC (4)

Row 2: (SC, INC) repeat x2 (6)

Row 3: (SC, INC) repeat x3 (9)

Row 4: (SC2, INC) rep x3 (12)

Row 5-8 (4 rounds): SC around (12)

FO, Leave a tail for sewing & stuff

 

 

Wings

 

In Red

Row 1: CH16, starting in 3^rd CH from hook, DC14 (14)

Row 2: CH2, INC, DC13, Turn (15)

Row 3: CH2, DC14, INC, Turn (16)

Row 4: CH2, INC, DC15, Turn (17)

Row 5: CH2, DC16, INC, Turn (18)

Row 6: CH2, DEC, DC16, Turn (17)

Row 7: CH2, DC15, DEC, Turn (16)

Row 8: CH2, DEC, DC14, Turn (15)

Row 9: CH2, DC13, DEC, Turn (14)

Row 10: CH2, DEC, DC12, Turn (13)

Row 11: CH2, DC11, DEC, Turn (12)

Row 12: CH2, DEC, DC3, HDC3, SC4, Turn (11)

Row 13: CH1, SC3, HDC3, DC3, DEC, Turn (10)

Row 14: CH2, DEC, DC2, HDC3, SC3, Turn (9)

Row 15: CH1, SC3, HDC2, DC2, DEC, Turn (8)

Row 16: CH2, INC, DC2, HDC2, SC3, Turn (9)

Row 17: CH1, SC3, HDC3, DC2, INC, Turn (10)

Row 18: CH2, DC3, HDC3, SC3, Turn (11)

Row 19: CH1, SC4, HDC3, DC3, INC, Turn (12)

Row 20: CH2, INC, DC11, Turn (13)

Row 21: CH2, DC12, INC, Turn (14)

Row 20: CH2, INC, DC13, Turn (15)

Row 21: CH2, DC14, INC, Turn (16)

Row 20: CH2, INC, DC15, Turn (17)

Row 21: CH2, DC16, INC, Turn (18)

Row 22: CH2, DEC, DC16, Turn (17)

Row 23: CH2, DC15, DEC, Turn (16)

Row 24: CH2, DEC, DC14, Turn (15)

Row 25: CH2, DC13, DEC, Turn (14)

FO, leave a long tail for sewing to wing bone

 

Wing Spines

 

Make 4

Row 1:CH19, starting in 2^nd CH from hook SC18

 

Make 4

Row 1: CH23, starting in 2^nd CH from hook SC22

 

 

Wing Bone

 

In yellow

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 6SC (6)

Row 2-75 (74 rounds): SC around (6)

FO, insert wire & sew up end & weave in. Bend as required to fit

 

Small Spikes

 

Make 12

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 4SC (4)

Row 2: (SC, INC) repeat x2 (6)

Row 3: (SC2, INC) repeat x2 (8)

FO, leave a tail for sewing

 

Large Spikes

 

Make 4

Row 1: in magic ring (or Ch.3, sl.st in first ch, insert hook in middle of circle) 4SC (4)

Row 2: (SC, INC) repeat x2 (6)

Row 3: (SC2, INC) repeat x2 (8)

Row 4: (SC3, INC) repeat x2 (10)

Row 5: (SC4, INC) repeat x2 (12)

Row 6: (SC5, INC) repeat x2 (14)

Row 5: (SC6, INC) repeat x2 (16)

Row 6: (SC7, INC) repeat x2 (18)

FO, Leave a tail for sewing

 

 

Assembly

 

1. Sew small horn in a central position close to the border of the hat

2. Sew your eyes at an angle approx. 5 rows up from the border of the hat & 4 stitches from the small horn

3. Sew the eyebrows over the top edge of the eyes

4. Sew the large horns on symmetrically, Approx, 6 rows above the eyes, 4 rows from the crown

5. Sew the spines onto the wings, one on each side of the wing at the positions shown

6. Sew the wing on to the wing bone, bending the wire in to shape

7. Sew the wings onto the hat (the bottom of my wings reach the last increasing row of my hat)

8. Sew the large spikes on the hat, Starting between the large horns, & down towards the tail with the wings in the middle

9. Sew the small spikes on in relation to the large spikes

 

Great Work ! Your Hat should now be ready for lots of magical adventures on its new owner ! Enjoy !

 

If you have any questions or need support at all I am more than happy to help ! Please get in contact by emailing me at isaliacrochet@gmail.com. I’d also love to see your completed items !

 

This pattern is intended for personal use & should not be re-published or shared in any way. Items from this pattern can be sold however please link back to Isalia Crochet (isaliacrochet.blogspot.com) for the pattern.