Fall is here! Everything is flavored with pumpkin, why not your little ones, too? Get your little ones excited for fall in no time with this quick knit.
Materials
Yarn — Malabrigo Rasta Sunset 96 and any a small amount of brown super chunky yarn (I used a thick and thin that I had some leftovers laying around)
Needles — US 15
Other tools — darning needle for weaving in ends, stitch marker
Gauge — 2 stitches = 1”
Skills used — knitting in the round, knit, purl, decreases
Size — 0-6 months {6-12 months, 1-2 years, 3-4 years}
Abbreviation Key
CO — Cast on
k — knit
p — purl
k2tog — knit 2 stitches together
Pattern
CO 24 {28, 32, 36}
Join and knit in the round working 2×2 ribbing (k2, p2 around) for about 1-1 ½”, or about 5-6 rows — NOTE: I tend to do about 1” for the smaller hats and about 1 ½” for the larger sizes
body
Work stockinette stitch (k all) until hat measures about 4” {4 ¼” , 4 ½”, 5”}
decreases
row 1 — (k4, k2tog) around {(k5, k2tog) around, (k6, k2tog) around, (k7, k2tog) around}
row 2 — k3, k2tog) around {(k4, k2tog) around, (k5, k2tog) around, (k6, k2tog) around}
row 3 — (k2, k2tog) around {(k3, k2tog) around, (k4, k2tog) around, (k5, k2tog) around}
rows 4-…continue decreasing this way each round until about 16 stitches (for a smaller stem) or 20 stitches (for a larger stem) remain
SWITCH to the brown yarn
Continue decreasing this way until 8 (for a thinner stem)-10 stitches remain
Knit 3 rows (with no decreases) NOTE: If you’d like a longer stem, knit a few more rows to the desired length. You can also gradually make the stem tilt to one side by k2tog at the same spot of each row for a few of your straight k rows.
k2tog until 5-6 stitches remain
finishing
Break yarn, leaving a tail. Use darning needle to draw through remaining loops twice and weave in ends.
Happy Pumpkin Knitting!!
Want an even quicker fall knit? Check out my Pumpkin Bow Headband Knit Pattern.
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