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Pumpkin Hat Knitting Pattern

This document provides instructions for knitting Shrinking Mimsy's Pumpkin Hat. The hat is made from orange worsted weight yarn on size 8 circular needles. It is knitted in the round with a pattern of knit 9, purl 1. Decreases are made between the purl stitches to shape the pumpkin top. A brown brim is added and a leaf is knitted from green sock weight yarn using short rows to shape lobes. The leaf and vine are attached to complete the pumpkin hat.

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Pumpkin Hat Knitting Pattern

This document provides instructions for knitting Shrinking Mimsy's Pumpkin Hat. The hat is made from orange worsted weight yarn on size 8 circular needles. It is knitted in the round with a pattern of knit 9, purl 1. Decreases are made between the purl stitches to shape the pumpkin top. A brown brim is added and a leaf is knitted from green sock weight yarn using short rows to shape lobes. The leaf and vine are attached to complete the pumpkin hat.

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Shrinking Mimsy’s Pumpkin Hat

Gauge= 4 stitches per inch on size 8- 16” circular needle


Needs: 2 to 4 oz worsted weight yarn, color orange; scrap of worsted weight yarn, color brown; 1 oz sock weight yarn, color leaf green; size 8 needles –
set of 5 double points; and one 16” circular; 2- size 2 or 3 double points; yarn needle.
Cast on 70 stitches on a size 8 circular needle for a child size hat, or 80 stitches for an adult hat. Place marker at beginning of round.
Pattern: Knit 9, purl 1 around
Continue until hat measures 4 ½ inches for child, 6 inches for adult, measured from bottom of curled edge. Begin decreases.
All decreases will occur between the purl furrows, to keep the pumpkin shaping intact:
Decrease row 1: SSK, knit to last 2 stitches before purl furrow, K2tog, repeat around
Decrease rows 2 & 3: Knit
Repeat these rows twice. After the first decrease there will be 7 stitches between purl furrows. Following the second repeat, there will be 5 stitches
between furrows. Change to size 8 double points as necessary.
Repeat decrease rows 1 & 2 twice. After the third decrease round there will be 3 stitches between furrows; after the fourth there will be 1 stitch between
furrows.
Break off orange yarn, leaving a 5 inch tail. With brown yarn, knit plain for 1 inch. Cast off.

Vine and Leaf:


With leaf green yarn and two size 2 or 3 double points, work six inches of 3 stitch I-cord. [Cast on 3, slide stitches to opposite end of needle, pull yarn
tight and knit stitches. Slide work to opposite end of needle (do not turn) knit the stitches, continue.]
Leaf Body:
R1 – K1, YO, K1 YO, K1 (5 stitches)
R2 – (and all wrong side rows) purl back, purling into the back of YOs
R3 – K2, YO, K1, YO, K2 (7 st)
R5 – K3, YO, K1 YO, K3 (9 st)
R7 – K2, YO, K2, YO, K1 YO, K2, YO, K2 (13st)
R9 – K3, YO, K3, YO, K1 YO, K3, YO, K3 (17 st)
R11 – K4, YO, K4, YO, K1 YO, K4, YO, K4 (21st)
R13 – K5, YO, K5, YO, K1 YO, K5, YO, K5 (25 st)
R15 – K6, YO, K6, YO, K1 YO, K6, YO, K6 (29 st)

Right Leaf Lobe: knit on 1st 7 stitches of leaf body


R1 – K1, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K1 turn (7 st)
R3 – Repeat row 1
Row 5 – K2tog, K3, K2tog turn (5 st)
Row 7 – K2tog, K1, K2tog turn (3 st)
Row 9 – K3tog, cut 5” tail, pull through loop

Center Leaf Lobe: Knit on 15 center stitches of leaf body


R1- K5, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K5 turn (15 st)
R3 – K2, K2tog, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K2tog, K3 (13 st)
R5 – K1, K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, K1 (11 st)
R7 – K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K2tog, K2tog (9 st)
R9 – K2tog, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K2tog (7 st)
R11 – K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog (5 st)
R13 – K2tog, K1, K2tog (3 st)
R15 – K3tog, cut 5” tail, pull through loop

Left Leaf Lobe: Repeat as for Right Leaf Lobe

Using tail ends, tack leaf to hat. Tack vine to hat in a manner that pleases you. Add a second I-cord vine if desired. Weave in all remaining ends: Enjoy!

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