Pumpkin Stitch Hat by Rachel McKerracher

Pumpkin Stitch Hat

Crochet
September 2022
DK (11 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 9 rows = 4 inches
in double crochet (UK treble)
4.0 mm (G)
3.5 mm (E)
120 - 241 yards (110 - 220 m)
0-6m/6-12m/1-3y/4-9y/10-14y/adult
US
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This is a top-down crochet hat in all sizes. It uses dk weight yarn, and features a special stitch, the pumpkin stitch, which is my own invention. The stitch is much quicker than embroidering all the pumpkins onto a plain hat.

Suggested hook size: 4mm, 3.5 mm for ribbing.

Yarn weight: dk/8-ply/light worsted.

Suggested yarn: any warm dk yarn will do. Main colour = orange, contrast colour = cream. A scrap of green yarn will be needed for the pumpkin stems.

Also needed:
Tapestry needle, embroidery scissors for sewing in ends.

Sizes available:
0-6m/6-12m/1-3y(4-9y/10-14y/adult)

To fit head circumference:*
40-42/43-46/47-50(51-53/54-56/57-59) cm

Gauge: 16 stitches and 9 rows of double crochet (dc) worked in the round = 10 x 10 cm.
Use whichever hook size meets the gauge.

Estimated Yardage:
Main colour = 90/100/110(125/140/160) m or 100/110/121(138/154/176)yards.
Contrast colour = 20/22/24(27/30/36) m or 22/24/27(30/33/40) yards.