I want to show you how to crochet a Puppy Dog Preemie hat. You can easily use scrap yarn to make these adorable Puppy Dog hats for babies who were born premature. Purchase the add free pdf that has a bonus earflap puppy dog hat in 0-3 mo. size, now at ETSY or RAVELRY.
Find the free crochet patterns for a 1. micro preemie, 2.preemie and 3. newborn size down below. The 0-3 month size with mini earflaps is included in the purchased pattern.
Crocheting Preemie hats is dear to my heart
Recently my grandson was born 10 weeks premature. He spent a few weeks in the NICU.
Now he is healthy and happy and can wear a 0-3 month puppy dog hat with small earflaps. It will be a bonus crochet pattern that is a part of the ad free pdf that can be purchased at RAVELRY or ETSY.
The (0-3mo) puppy dog hat pattern can be found at this BLOG POST & has the same heart eye patch to help celebrate Valentine’s Day.
The 0-3 month hat has small earflaps to help keep my grandson’s little ears and neck warm. It was concluded that it looked just as cute without heart buttons. You will find the 0-3 month hat on a separate blog post.
A photo tutorial is included in the ad free pdf or is found at this Blog Post. The tutorial has tips and tricks on how to sew on the buttons, heart eye patch and ears..
The first preemie hat that I made for my little one, had baby dinosaur spikes on it. When my daughter saw it, she was so excited. She immediately put it on her baby’s head. The nurses in the NICU were so happy too.
Tiny whimsical things like a dinosaur or puppy hat can lift the spirits of those caring for a preemie.
It would bring me great joy if you would make a few of these preemie hats and donate them to your local NICU.
I experienced first hand, what joy a little hat can bring a hurting mother and father, as they are sitting at the bedside of their little one. Please note that each NICU has different requirements. They may not allow buttons or bows.
Yarn used:
I Love This Yarn or Caron Simply Soft, or any other worsted weight yarn that is soft and will not be scratchy to the baby’s skin. This design falls into the “Scraps” category, but to be safe, here’s the approximate yarn amounts. MC=100-120 yds; CC=40-50 yds
Gauge
G-6/4.00 mm – 4”x4” 12 rows high x 16 hdc across
H-8/5.00 mm – 3”x3” 12 rows high x 12 hdc across
Crochet Hook:
Micro Preemie (2-3lbs) G-6/4.00 mm
Preemie (3-4lbs) H-8/5.00 mm
Newborn ( 4-5lbs) – H-8/5.00 mm
Supplies:
2 Heart Shaped buttons in size of your choosing. I used ½” & ¾” heart buttons.
Sewing needle and thread to sew on the buttons and the optional bows.
Optional: Small bits of ¼” ribbon tied into a pull tie bow.
Video below will show you how to make a pull tie bow is below. It uses ⅝” ribbon, but the concept is still the same.
Stitch Guide:
join w/ = join with
slp st = Slip Stitch
ch = Chain
sc = single Crochet
hdc = half double crochet
dc = double crochet
sp = Space
nxt = Next
st = Stitch
* * = Execute sequence between the stars, the number of times stated
x = Times; example Repeat 2 x or 2 times; 3 x or 3 times and so on.
Follow this video below. It will visually walk you through how to crochet the three mini hearts.
Designer Notes:
1. Please check the gauge before making the hat. This hat does have a bit of stretch to it. Keep in mind that it is designed for a preemie.
2. Beginning chains do not count as a stitch.
3. There are two heart sizes for you to use as the eye patch.
Purchase the ad free pdf that includes the 0-3 month and the Tutorial on how to embellish the hat, at RAVELRY or ETSY.
Micro Preemie Puppy Dog Hat (2-3lbs)
Using MC & G-6/4.00 mm; ch3 and join in a ring
Round 1: ch1; 9 hdc in ring; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (9hdc)
Round 2: ch1; 2hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (18 hdc)
Round 3: ch1; hdc in joining st, 2hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt st, 2hdc in nxt st;* 8x; join w/slp st to beg hdc; (27 hdc) 2.5” diameter
Round 4: ch1; hdc in joining st and in the nxt 7 st’s, 2 hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt 8 st’s; 2 hdc in nxt st;* 2x; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (30 hdc)
Round 5: ch1; hdc in joining st and in the nxt 8 st’s, 2 hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt 9 st’s; 2 hdc in nxt st;* 2x; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (33 hdc)
Round 6-9: ch1; hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (33 hdc)
Round 10-12: ch1; sc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. sc; end off and weave in ends at the end of Round 12 (33 sc) 3 ¾” from crown to brim (4.5” wide folded flat)
Drop down to the bottom of the pattern to find the Heart Patch and the Puppy Dog Ears.
Preemie Baby Puppy Dog Hat (3-4lbs)
Using MC & H-8/5.00 mm; ch3 and join in a ring
Round 1: ch1; 10 hdc in ring; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (10hdc)
Round 2: ch1; 2hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (20 hdc)
Round 3: ch1; hdc in joining st, 2hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt st, 2hdc in nxt st;* 9x; join w/slp st to beg hdc; (30 hdc) 2 ¾” diameter
Round 4: ch1; hdc in joining st and in the nxt 8 st’s, 2 hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt 9 st’s; 2 hdc in nxt st;* 2x; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (33 hdc)
Round 5-9: ch1; hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (33 hdc)
Round 10-12: ch1; sc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. sc; end off and weave in ends at the end of Round 12 (33 sc) 4” from crown to brim (5.5” wide folded flat)
Drop down to the bottom of the pattern to find the Teeny Heart Patch and the Puppy Dog Ears.
Newborn Baby Puppy Dog Hat (5-6lbs)
Using MC & H-8/5.00 mm; ch3 and join in a ring
Round 1: ch1; 10 hdc in ring; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (10hdc)
Round 2: ch1; 2hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (20 hdc)
Round 3: ch1; hdc in joining st, 2hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt st, 2hdc in nxt st;* 9x; join w/slp st to beg hdc; (30 hdc)
Round 4: ch1; hdc in joining st and in the nxt 3 st’s, 2 hdc in nxt st; *hdc in nxt 4 st’s; 2 hdc in nxt st;* 5x; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (36 hdc) 3” diameter
Round 5-10: ch1; hdc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg. hdc (36 hdc)
Round 11-13: ch1; sc in joining st and in each st around; join w/slp st to beg sc; end off and weave in ends at the end of Round 12 (36 sc) 4 ¾” from crown to brim (5 ¾” wide folded flat)
Use the Little Heart Patch and the Puppy Dog Ears.
The embellishment photo tutorial is HERE.
Teeny Heart: use G-6/4.00 mm hook (Micro & Preemie Hat)
Ch3, join in a ring,
Ch1, in the ring, 3hdc, 4sc, 1hdc, 4sc, 3hdc, ch1, slp st into the ring, end off. Leave a long tail for sewing the heart on to the hat.
Sew the heart on to the hat as it would represent and eye patch. Placement is where you think it would be most pleasing, and how the button you choose would look on the heart eye patch.
Little Heart: use H-8/5.00 mm hook
Ch3, join in a ring,
Ch1, in the ring, 3dc, 4hdc, 1dc, 4hdc, 3dc, ch1, slp st into the ring, end off. Leave a long tail for sewing the heart on to the hat.
Puppy dog ears: use H-8/5.00 mm hook
Make 2 puppy dog ears. 1 in the color of the heart & 1 in the main color of the hat.
Row 1: Making sure to leave a long tail for sewing the ear on to the hat; ch6, hdc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, ch1 & turn. (5 hdc)
Row 2-5: hdc in each st across, ch1 & turn (5 hdc)
Row 6: 2hdc together, hdc in nxt st, 2hdc together in the last 2 st’s; ch1 & turn (3 st’s)
Row 7: slp st in 1st st, sc in nxt st, slp st in last st, end off. The end of the puppy dog ear will have a small amount of cupping.
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Thanks very much.
You are so welcome! It’s my pleasure!
Thank you so much Kris!! So very cute!! Can’t wait to make this!! ❤️
You are so welcome! I hope you enjoy using the patterns.
Love the pattern Thank you. I’m having a problem with row 5 on the ear flap4-6 reads
Row 4: sc across the bottom of the earflap and down the opposite side, you will be at the back
of the hat, sc in the nxt 5 st’s, ch 1; hdc in nxt 10 st’s, ch1 & turn
Row 5: ch1; hdc in joining st and in the nxt 24 st’s, ch1 & turn; (25 hdc)
Row 6: 2 hdc tog; hdc in nxt 6 st’s; 2hdc tog; ch 1 & turn (8 hdc)
do you have a picture of how row 5 is done, seems like 25 stitches is to much
Hey, it looks like I have a typo…let me get that fixed. Thank you so much for finding that! I’ll get back to you in a bit, and I will update the pattern on Ravelry.
Thank you so much, now I get it
Thank you for this adorable pattern!
You are so welcome!
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Make sure you are clicking on the “Crocheting for Baby” photo, not the photo of the hat.
This puppy hat is so adorable.
1 Thank you Patricia. It is such a precious little hat…I need to make more of these.
So cute! I am about to get my 13th grandchild and this is so adorable!
2 Oh wow Anita! 13 grandchildren! That is wonderful! I have another grandbaby coming in April…it’s a girl! So excited…she will be my 8th grandbaby.
Oh Kris my angel here on earth!😇
This is one of my favorite patterns of yours, as I too have a special place in my heart for preemies & just love making hats & items for them❣️
Thank you again for sharing your love & life, talent, & patterns with us ❤️ God bless you always 🙏
3 Why thank you, I don’t feel worthy of such praise. I hope you haven’t had to endure having a little one in the NICU? That is such a hard time. Those nurses that work in there are so special. God Bless you Cindy!
I wish I had known someone with a baby that I could crochet this precious hat for!
4 Hi there! They are so precious and little…when you are making them they just fit right in your hand. Those babies are so tiny!
I am going to make this pattern to donate to our local hospital, it is so cute. My dear friend passed away last year, she was my crochet buddy and got me into making hats and afghans to donate.
Hopefully, this will bring some joy to an otherwise stressful time.
Thank you for sharing your lovely patterns.
5 Oh Linda, I am soooooo sorry for your loss! What a beautiful thing that you can still make a donate. That bond between you two was broken physically but not entirely, because of your memories you two working together. What a blessing working with our hands and then being able to connect with others can be to our hearts. Sending up a prayer of comfort for you Linda!
I don’t have anyone to make forget started anyway. So sweet one day I will be able to gift it thankyou for pattern
This is so sweet. I may just have to make it and wait for someone to need it.
6 It is so sweet and so fast to make.
The puppy dog preemie cap is adorable. I love the idea of making them to donate. A travel kit with the necessary yarns would be easy to keep in my purse or car for travel and/or appointments crocheting; by year’s end, I could have a box full.📦💝
I typically donate preemie items through Charli’s Love, because they wash, sanitize and package to meet the requirements of hospitals all over the nation.
7 Hey Diane, you have a great idea there! A little baggie of yarn and hooks and you are ready! I have never heard of Charli’s Love. That is a great service they are providing.
Adorable pattern! Thank you
8 Thank you so much and you are so welcome!
Thank you for the pattern! I love the ears on the hat.
9 You are so welcome…and those ears are pretty sweet!
Those are so cute! Thank you!
10 Thank you and you are so welcome!
love them
11 Thank you Terrie!
I can’t wait to gift this. Thank you for such a sweet pattern.
12… They do make sweet gifts and it is my pleasure!
Thank you for this lovely pattern. A friend of mine just became a grandmother and this will be perfect to make for her grandbaby. Many thanks.
13 You are so welcome…and it will make a great gift!
These are so adorable!!
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14…you are so welcome!
This puppy hat is so sweet. I can’t wait to make it.
15 It is sweet, I hope you enjoy crocheting it!
How adorable is that!
16 I know right Patty…so adorable!
Krissy, just love this preemie hat is adorable and I will be making some of these to donate to the NICU. My son was a preemie born 3 months premature in ’79’ would have loved to have made one for him. He was so tiny 3 lbs and 4 ozs and wore clothes made from doll patterns and wash clothes lined with men’s handkerchiefs for diapers. Thank you for all the patterns you share and especially the ones for preemie babies. God bless, Sandra G
17 Oh wow! What a story! Back in 79…that had to be hard! He was teeny tiny. How long was he in the hospital?
Kris,
This is such a cute pattern. I love it. You out do yourself with your patterns every time!! Thank you again for sharing with all of us!
18 Thank you Peggy!Sometimes I tell myself I need to slow down, this doesn’t need all of the extra, but I can’t, I love to embellish!
Love this
19 Thank you so much Melynda!
Such a cute pattern!
20 Thank you so much Debbie!
Thank you. That is a cute hat
21 Thank you so much Pat!
These are adorable. Thanks for the pdf pattern.
22 Thank you Kelly!!
Cute pattern!
It put a smile on my face.
We’ve shared before why we both have a heart for preemies. We have 2 premie sons, one in RNICU. We also have a miracle granddaughter who started out as a premier. All 3 children are bright, physically well, and gifted in many areas. These cute hats will be blessings to youngsters and their anxious parents.
23 Yes we have…what a blessing! God is good! It’s nice to hear it again!
Absolutely adorable. Thank you.
24 Thank you!
This hat is o cute – thanks for sharing.
25 Thank you Anne and you are so welcome!
Such cute hats. Can’t wait to make a few.
26 Thank you so much Jennifer! Send me photos of you make a few. I would love to see them!
Another Great pattern!!!
Such a cute hat. I love the eye patch. ♡
28 Thank you Lee! I saw that eye patch on a something similar years and years ago.
27 Thank you so much Lynne!
Absolutely adorable! thinking of making this for one of our local pregnancy centers…
29 Thank you and they would love the donations!
Guaranteed to make your baby pics even cuter than you could imagine!
30 Yes! Baby photos would be amazing!
Thank You. These are on my list to make this year.
31 you are welcome! I hope you have fun making them!
Krissy!! I love hats and I am so excited to make this for me. I have a tiny head so I’ll make a little bigger! Thanks so much. Angie
32 I have hats in lots of different sizes…I hope you enjoy creating and I’m glad this hat inspired you!
Very cute hat! I think some places where you might donate would not allow the buttons, best to check ahead of time.
33 Thank you and you are probably right! Maybe not the ribbons either?
An adorable hat, thank you for designing it
34 Thank you and it was truly my pleasure!
What a cute hat!
35 Thank you Terri!
How cute is that!!!!
36 Thank you so much Jody!
So adorable!! Great job including the different weights with the age sizes. I’d live to make this hat for my future great grands.
37 Thank you so much! Are you expecting grandsons or just anticipating?