This pattern is an adorable baby hat designed to be a plum pudding with two holly leaves and three red holly berries. The hat knits up in an evening, making it a great gift idea for christmas for any of the little puddings in your life!

Sizes:
Newborn - 6 months. 15” head circumference
6 - 12 months. 17” head circumference
12+ months. 19” head circumference

The tension required for this pattern using DK wool and 4 mm (UK8 – USA6) needles is 22 sts and 30 rows to 10 cm (4in) for stockinette stitch (K row, P row).
Check your tension, as it is essential for success – if less sts use a thinner needle, if more use a thicker needle.

Yarn:
50g Stylecraft Special DK Dark Brown (1004)
50g Stylecraft Special DK Cream (1005)
Small amounts Stylecraft Special DK in Matador (1010) and Green (1116).

Needles:
You will need 1 Pair of 4 mm (UK8 – USA6) Knitting Needles or the size required to give the correct tension.
You will also need 1 4 mm (UK/Canada8 – USAG/6) crochet hook for the holly and berries adornments.

Techniques required:
Fair isle/stranded knitting
K and P
K2tog decreases for crown of hat
Slip stitch, half treble crochet
Ability to read charts

Thankyou to testknitters:
yarnymama
cicatricella