The Great Pumpkin Hat |
Looking forward to cooler Autumn days when I'll actually be selling these little hats (hopefully!), I created this pumpkin hat. It features a couple of interesting add-ons. The spiral "vine" you'll recognize as one of the spiral tousles we've been using. The "stem" is a pretty simple little roll. The "leaves" are integrated into the body of the hat and then top-stitched using a method I found here:
How to Make the Chain Stitch
Pattern Information
Knitting Loom: Knifty Knitter 24 peg "Preemie" loom
Yarn:
Color A: Red Heart "Burnt Orange" #4 size yarn
Color B: Red Heart "Olive" #4 size yarn
Color C: Brown Flecked #4 size yarn
Skill Level: Intermediate
Abbreviations:
k = knit
p = purl
ew = e-wrap
skip = pass working yarn behind peg without knitting or purling
Instructions:
With Yarn Color A, cast on 24 pegs.
BRIM
Row 1: knit to the end
Row 2: e-wrap to the end
Rows 2-20: Repeat Rows 1and 2
When you've completed Row 20, find the first stitch (the end of your yarn should still be dangling from it). Loop the first stitch back up over Peg #1. Continue around the loom until the entire first row is looped back up onto the loom. Knit the last row of stitches over the first row of stitches.
BODY
Row 21: knit to the end
Row 22: *p3, k1* to the end
Rows 23-40: Repeat Rows 21 and 22
Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 41: *skip 3, p1* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 42: *k3, skip 1* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 43: *skip 2, p2* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 44: *p2, skip 2* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 45: *skip 2, p2* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 46: *k2, skip 2* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 47: *skip 1, p3* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 48: *p1, skip 3* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 49: *skip1, p3* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color A
Row 50: *k1, skip 3* Repeat to the end
Switch to Yarn Color B
Row 51-54: knit to the end
Bind off using gathered removal method.
To create a corkscrew tousle "vine": I am using Renita Harvey's modified I-cord method of creating corkscrew tousles. I recommend you watch her video, which can be found here:
Renita Harvey's Corkscrew Tousle Video
The method is actually pretty simple, but is difficult to convey using conventional knitting notation. In short, you use two pegs on your loom and wind your yarn in a figure 8 pattern. You knit four stitches into the first peg and then anchor them by knitting a stitch into the second peg. Be sure to pull the stitches into the second peg tight to aid the curling of the stitches. When you are done, it also helps to twirl the spiral with your fingers to give it the shape you desire. Okay, here's a try at conveying this stitch using knitting notation:
Tie a slip knot in the yarn and place around peg 1
Wrap yarn in a counterclockwise direction around peg 2
Wrap yarn in a clockwise direction around peg 1
Row 1: k1, WYIF k1
Row 2: ew3tog, k1
Rows 3- 24: Repeat Rows 1 and 2
Rows 25: k1, WYIF k1
Take loop off peg 1 and move to peg 2. Knit together. Pull yarn off peg. Put tail of working yarn through the loop and tie off.
Thread tails of corkscrew tousles through top of toboggan. Knot tails securely inside toboggan.
To create the pumpkin's "stem:
Cast on six pegs using Yarn Color C
Row 1: knit to the end
Row 2: purl to the end
Rows 3-6: repeat Rows 1 and 2
After you have knitted Row 6, roll what you have knitted into a log shape. Find the loops from row 3 and put them back onto the loom. Knit Row 6 over Row 3. Cut your yarn leaving around a 6" tail. Thread this tail through your plastic tapestry needle and sew through all the loops. Use the tail to sew "stem" into the top of the toboggan.
24 peg loom marked with tape |
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