Make your life as fun and colorful as this Spiky the stegosaurus dinosaur hat. Stand out of the crowd by mixing your favorite colors. This pattern is written row-by-row using US crochet terms, along with crochet diagrams, step-by-step photos, and a conversion chart to UK terms.

FORMAT & LANGUAGE:
• English
• PDF, 20 pages, 3.5 MB (mobile devices friendly)

CROCHET LEVEL & SKILLS:
• Intermediate
• Chain, single crochet, picot, join-as-you-go with picot, working in rows and in the round, increasing, decreasing, sewing.

SIZES / Head Circumferences:
• Baby: 17” – 18” (43 – 46 cm)
• Toddler: 18” – 19” (46 – 48 cm)
• Preschool: 19” – 20” (48 – 51 cm)
• Child: 20” – 21” (51 – 53.5 cm)
• Preteen: 21” – 22” (53.5 – 56 cm)
• Teen-S: 22” – 23” (56 – 58.5 cm)
• Adult-M: 23” – 24” (58.5 – 61 cm)
• Adult-L: 24” – 25” (61 – 63.5 cm)

TOOLS & MATERIALS you will need:
• Red Heart Super Saver Yarn (or any other similar yarn that meets the gauge) - 1 skein of Aruba Sea or Bright Yellow for hat and tail, 1⁄2 skein of Carrot or Flame for spine spikes. You will also need a small amount of Cornmeal or Turqua for spots, Aran or Cornmeal for
tail spikes, Jade or any other color for edging
• Tapestry needle
• Measuring tape
• Polyester stuffing (for the optional tail spikes)
• Stitch markers
• Styrofoam head (optional)
• Crochet hooks: 4.25 mm (G), 5 mm (H), 5.5 mm (I)

GAUGE: 14 sc X 16 rnds = 4” X 4” (10 X 10 cm), working with a 5.5 mm (I) hook or any size needed to obtain the gauge.