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Ninja Turtle Child’s Beanie with Mask FREE Crochet Pattern

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Ninja turtles are all the rage.  I know both of my boys wish they could be a ninja turtle. If you too have a little ninja turtle fan, whip up one of these beanies with masks. This is a quick pattern, and even if you are new to crochet it shouldn’t be too difficult.  You only need to know how to single crochet and double crochet, which we have in our video tutorials!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Beanie with Mask Pattern

Ninja Turtle Child’s Beanie with Mask FREE Crochet Pattern

Print the PDF pattern HERE and add this to your Ravelry queue HERE. 

Materials:

*Note that you may use any  beanie pattern you wish. This specific beanie pattern is intended to be large, it fits my pre-teen fine and is snug on me.  Not intended to be a hat worn for warmth, but as a costume hat for play. Enjoy!

Beanie in LARGE child size: 

Make a magic circle, 10 dc in ring, sl st to join. (10)
Row 1: ch-2, 2 dc in each st (20)
Row 2: ch-2, *2 dc in first, 1 dc in next* repeat around, join with sl st (30)
Row 3: ch-2, *2 dc in first, 1 dc in next 2 sts* repeat around, join with sl st (40)
Row 4: ch-2, *2 dc in first, 1 dc in next 3 sts* repeat around, join with sl st (50)
Row 5: ch-2, *2 dc in first, 1 dc in next 4 sts* repeat around, join with sl st (60)
Row 6: ch-2, dc in each st around, join with sl st (60)
***if you would like a smaller hat, you may want to skip rows 7 and 8***
Row 7: ch-2, *2 dc in first, 1 dc in next 9 sts* repeat around, join with sl st (66)
Row 8: ch-2, *2 dc in first, 1 dc in next 10 sts* repeat around, join with sl st (72)
Rows 9-15: ch-2, dc in each st around, join with sl st. fasten off and weave in end.
*you can make this as long or as short as you like.  I like it to be a little longer so that the mask portion better covers the eyes.

For the mask and with your second color:

Row 1: Ch-50.  Find the middle of the beanie, and fold in half with the seam in the middle.  To the FRONT side, attach with a sc, sc in the next 29 sts, ch-51. (131)

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Row 2: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each across. Ch-1. Turn.
Row 3: sc in each st across.  Ch-1. Turn.
Row 4: sc in first 55 sts.  Ch-11, sk 8 sts, attach with a sc in the next st. sc in next 3 sts. ch-11, sk 8 sts, attach with a sc in the next st and sc in each across. ch-1. Turn.
Row 5: sc in first 54 sts. sk next st (pictured below). sc 15 times around your ch-11 from the previous row. sk next st. sc in next 2 sts. Sk next st, sc 15 times around the second ch-11 from the previous row.  sk next st and sc in each st to end. Ch-1. Turn.
Row 6: sc in first 53 sts, sk 2 sts, sc in next 14, sc in next 2 sts, sc in next 14, sk next 2 sts, sc in each remaining st across. Ch-1. Turn.
Row 7: sc in each st to end. Fasten off and weave in ends.

That’s it! Cowabunga!

When you tie the ends of your beanie, make sure to tie it higher up on the head.  Sometimes it can fall down and give the whole mask a droopy look, and we don’t want that! If you have any questions be sure to ask!

eye-hole

Check out these other free crochet patterns before you go:

Aldi Quarter Keeper {FREE Crochet Pattern}
Dishcloth or Washcloth FREE Crochet Pattern
Hair Towel with a Twist {FREE Crochet Pattern}
FREE Crochet Pattern: Wine Glass Lanyard

Comments

  1. Debra Weber says

    Thanks for the free tmnt hat pattern. I was wondering if you would mind if i left the mask off and try to adjust to make different sizes. I wanted a beanie that was easy to make but can be resized and i can add a stripe or shells to bottom and add a applaque to it. I'm making hats for the cancer ward. but need so many different sizes.
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  2. Yu-Lan says

    Thank you so much for sharing the pattern - and also for the video. I only learnt to crochet 6 weeks ago but managed to make this for my 6 year old who loves it!
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  3. Eleanor says

    My twin grandkids loved their MNT hats!! They ran around playing with them until they collapsed! Thank you so much for sharing your pattern. These hats brought my family lots of laughs and joy.
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  4. Natasha says

    Love this hat!!! If making it in a smaller or larger size, how do I figure out how many to chain and how many to attach to the hat? And many chains and stiches would I make the eye holes? My 30 year old brother and his newborn baby wear very different sizes..lol. HELP!!
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  5. CoffeeandCrochetGoals says

    What a great pattern! Thanks for sharing! I am working on my own mask/beanie pattern and have been playing around with different eye holes, and I love yours!!! Would you mind if I link to your pattern during this step of my “girly beanie with roll up mask” pattern? Thank you!
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  6. Erin says

    If you make the hat smaller could you explain how you would then make the mask smaller. I am new to crochet and confused thanks Erin
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    • Heart Hook Home says

      Hi Erin! I didn't change anything on the mask when making a smaller size and it worked fine. Hope that helps!
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  9. Amber says

    I wanted to make this for a small child, made the beanie, now I'm wondering do I need to make mask smaller too but new to crocheting and not sure how exactly to do that. My beanie is only 60 stitches around not 72.
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  10. Kjunghans says

    Hi. In the PDF download, You indicate there are a total of 150 stitches on the mask rows but when I add up your stitches it only totals to 130. What am I missing?
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        • Becki says

          Yes. I watched video. It should be 130 on PDF. Also when you skip 2 in middle of mask the PDF says to sc 2. I followed the video. :). Thanks for the pattern! I love it and will make a bunch for the Magic Yarn Project.
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          • Ashlea says

            Ahhhh okay! It's been so long since I wrote this pattern I wasn't sure - ha! - BUT I was thinking that maybe the strap wasn't long enough on the first draft so I make it longer for the pattern.

  13. Meagan says

    I made this using a G hook and it turned out huge on me! I had to go down to a F! I don't crochet too loose!
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  14. sharlene says

    This comes a day late......it was my grandsons birthday yesterday and he's a big ninja turtle fan but I 'm definitely gonna make this for him as well as my others. Thank you very much!
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  15. Allison says

    LOVE this beanie! It is so darn cute! I am making it for my 8 year old cousin, but I am a little concerned about the how large it is. Just to be clear, you used a h (5.0 mm) hook and this pattern is in us terms right? Thanks for the pattern!!
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  17. Krystal says

    I am loving this pattern o am still very new to crochet. I am quote confused on the single crochet around the 11 chain....how exactly do I do this??
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  19. Andrea says

    I always feel like the rings aren't right when I do them. Am I supposed to chain two to start each row? I wasn't sure if it's assumed to chain two before a dble crochet, or to do it only if the pattern specifically asks for it.
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  20. Deb says

    Could you please put this on YouTube , I would like tutorial, I'm new at this, I have a hard time understanding ,the written but I can if u show me how
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  21. Karen says

    Hi there! Thanks for posting a free pattern for this cute hat! I tried it and it turned out HUGE! I don't know what I did wrong. Was 17 rows a typo? In your picture it looks more like 13 for the beanie part? Also, what does "sc 15 times around your ch-11" mean? I don't understand how you crochet 15 around 11. I'm pretty new to this, so maybe I just don't know the lingo yet. Thanks in advance for any help. Karen
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    • Ashlea - The Diva says

      Hi! You can do as many rows as you like. What kind of yarn are you using? My 17 rows fits my 8 year old well, and it is tight on me. I'm wondering if your yarn or hook is larger than mine? On the sc 15 around the chain, you are actually crocheting around the eye opening, not IN each ch. If you look at the bottom of the eye opening, you'll see that they don't go through the ch from the previous row. Putting 15 sc around the chain of 11 makes the eye open up more and pull it down to make the eye opening larger. Does that help?
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  23. christina myers says

    I love this pattern. I made 3 one for each grandson. Going to make a few for next years hat giveaway at our church.
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    • Ashlea - The Diva says

      Love it! Thank you for letting me know you made them. This is the first pattern I've ever written myself. :D
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  32. Roxana says

    My son turns 4 on November 30th...his theme birthday party is Ninja Turtles...He would really love this...anyways good luck to everybody :)
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    • Ashlea - The Diva says

      Yeah I think so. I watched a lot of youtube videos at first. And still sometimes when I learn a new stitch.
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  41. Janette Sherwood says

    You did an awesome job with this hat. My little one would crazy over it. Fingers crossed we are the lucky one!!
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  43. Diana waring says

    You are simply amazing I don't understand how you have time for all that you do! My son & daughter would LOVE this!
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  46. Lori B. says

    My cousins loved TMNT when we were kids, and it's fun to see a new generation getting into them. My 4-year-old boy would LOVE this!
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