This was made for my 10 year old grandson who loooooves T Rex; but hey, who doesn’t?! This hat has a chart for the T Rex and the rest of the pattern is written. Their are detailed directions for working from the chart. The hat is worked in the round to the top of the ribbing. Then you will work back and forth in rows to the end of the T Rex, then back to working in the round. Don’t worry, it’s a lot easier than it sounds and complete instructions and some photos are included. The back seam is easily closed with mattress stitch.

I used two colors of Knit Picks Palette. This is a Peruvian Highland wool in a plied fingering weight. It’s perfect for colorwork.

You can also use the chart to make a pillow or add it to the front of your next handknitted sweater. I used worsted weight and two contrasting colors to make a bed pillow for the same grandson.