​Knit Pumpkin Hat

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You’ll need:

Yarn: Drops Karisma

50-50-50-50-100 g color no 11, orange;
50-50-50-50-50 g color no 47, forest green;

Double pointed knitting needles 2 and 3,5 mm;

Circle knitting needles 3,5 mm.

Size: 0/6 months - 1 - 2/4 - 5/6 - 7/8 years.
Head circumference: approx. 42-45-48-50-52 cm.

Stitches control: 22 sts x 30 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

See diagrams A.1 and A.2. Pattern in diagrams are seen from RS.

Hat

Cast on 84-90-96-102-108 sts with orange on double pointed needles size 3.5 mm / US 4.
P 1 round, then work in stockinette st.
When piece measures 6 cm / 2½’’, insert 1 marker (= rolling edge), now measure the piece from here and work according to diagram A.1.

When piece measures 7-8-9-10-12 cm / 2¾”-3”-3½”-4”-4¾”, dec 3-0-6-3-0 sts evenly = 81-90-90-99-108 sts.

Then insert 9-10-10-11-12 markers in the piece 9 sts apart.
First st after first marker = first st in A.2.
Now work A.2, but continue with K and P as in A.1 in the orange section.
After A.2 work with forest green until finished - AT THE SAME TIME dec every other round: 1 st on right side of all markers until 9-10-10-11-12 sts remain on needle.

Switch to double pointed needles size 2 mm and work 3 cm / 1’’ over these sts for stem.

Pull yarn through the remaining sts and fasten.