Preemie Newborn Turtle Hat Crochet Pattern

Start making sea animals with this Preemie/Newborn Turtle Hats!

Skill Level

Intermediate

Sizes Included

1-3 lb: 8.5-9″ circumference, 3.5-4″ length

3-5 lb: 11-11.5″ circumference, 4-5″ length

6-8 lb: 12-12.5″ circumference, 5-6″ length

9-11 lb (Newborn): 13-14″ circumference, 6-6.5″ length

*These are our finished sizes. If yours doesn’t fit within these measurements, please check your gauge.

Materials

Extra soft worsted weight yarn, Lion Brand, Vanna’s Choice recommended

• 1-3 lb:

1. Fern: 50 yards of yarn
2. Sweet Pea: 10 yards of yarn
3. Kelly Green: 10 yards of yarn
4. Black: 1 yarn of yarn

• 3-5 lb:

1. Fern: 67 yard of yarn
2. Sweet Pea: 10 yards of yarn
3. Kelly Green: 10 yards of yarn
4. Black: 1 yard of yarn

• 6-8 lb: ~43 yards of yarn

1. Fern: 76 yards of yarn
2. Sweet Pea: 10 yards of yarn
3. Kelly Green: 10 yards of yarn
4. Black: 1 yard of yarn

• 9-11 lb (Newborn):

1. Fern: 84 yards of yarn
2. Sweet Pea: 10 yards of yarn
3. Kelly Green: 10 yards of yarn
4. Black: 1 yard of yarn

G-6 (4.00mm) crochet hook

2 small black buttons

Stuffing

Fabric scissors

Yarn needle, to weave ends

Gauge

3 dc stitches x 2 rows is 1″

*Change the hook size to obtain the gauge.

Abbreviations/Stitches Used

st(s)-stitch(es)

ch-chain

sc-single crochet

sc dec-single crochet decrease

dc-double crochet

fpdc-front post double crochet

bpdc-back post double crochet

*This pattern is written in American Crochet Terms.

1-3 lb Preemie Hat

Starting with Fern yarn,

ch 3

Round 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (11 sts)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (22 sts)

Round 3: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts* repeat * to * around dc in next st, join (29 sts)

Rounds 4-6: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (29 sts)

Round 7: ch 2, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st* repeat * to * around, fpdc in next st, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (29 sts)

3-5 lb Preemie Hat

Starting with Fern yarn,

ch 3

Round 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (11 sts)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (22 sts)

Round 3: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join (33 sts)

Round 4: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 7 sts* repeat * to * around, dc in next st, join (37 sts)

Rounds 5-8: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (37 sts)

Round 9: ch 2, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st* repeat * to * around, fpdc in next st, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (37 sts)

6-8 lb Preemie Hat

Starting with Fern yarn,

ch 3

Round 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (11 sts)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (22 sts)

Round 3: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join (33 sts)

Round 4: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 4 sts* repeat * to * 4 more times around, 2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts, join (40 sts)

Rounds 5-9: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (40 sts)

Round 10: ch 2, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st* repeat * to * around, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (40 sts)

9-11 lb Newborn Hat

Starting with Fern yarn,

ch 3

Round 1: 11 dc in 3rd ch from hook, join (11 sts)

Round 2: ch 2, 2 dc in each st around, join (22 sts)

Round 3: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next st* repeat * to * around, join (33 sts)

Round 4: ch 2, *2 dc in next st, dc in next 2 sts* repeat * to * around, join (44 sts)

Rounds 5-11: ch 2, dc in each st around, join (44 sts)

Round 12: ch 2, *fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st* repeat * to * around, join, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (44 sts)

Legs (Make 4)

Starting with Fern yarn,

ch 2

Round 1: 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join in first sc (4 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join in first sc (8 sts)

Rounds 3-10: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first sc (8 sts)

Round 11: ch 1, sc dec around 4 times, join in first sc dec, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (4 sts)

1. stuff legs with stuffing
2. with Fern yarn and a yarn needle
3. attach the legs to the 2 front sides, and 2 back sides of hat, toward the ribbing of hat
4. weave ends

Head

With Fern yarn,

ch 2

Round 1: 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join in first sc (6 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join in first sc (12 sts)

Rounds 3-5: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first sc (12 sts)

Round 6: ch 1, sc in each st around, join in first sc, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (12 sts)

1. stuff head with stuffing
2. with Black yarn and a yarn needle
3. stitch a smile and 2 eyes between rounds 1-3
4. with Fern yarn and a yarn needle
5. attach the head just above the ribbing, front and center of hat
6. weave ends

Shell

(I made 7, but you may want to only want to use 4 for the small sizes.)

Starting with Kelly Green yarn,

ch 2

Round 1: 5 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join in first sc (5 sts)

Round 2: ch 1, 2 sc in each st around, join in first sc (10 sts)

Cut yarn and change to Sweet Pea yarn.

Round 3: ch 1, 2 sc in first st, sc in next st, *2 sc in next st, sc in next st* repeat * to * around, join in first sc, cut yarn, fasten off, weave ends (16 sts)

1. with Sweet Pea yarn and a yarn needle
2. attach the shell pieces to the top of the hat (I didn’t stitch the shells together, just to the hat) I’ve added a visual guide below using the pattern I used
3. weave ends