The pumpkin hat is very popular this season. It is worn by adults and children, women and men. This model is suitable for autumn and winter. Of course, you can go to the store and buy the hat you like. But this model is so easy to implement that even a novice craftswoman can handle it. Discover the world of handicrafts.
To knit a pumpkin hat, we need to select yarn, knitting needles and allocate one or two evenings. You will also need a hook or gypsy needle to complete the job. The hat knits up very quickly.
Yarn
IMPORTANT! When choosing yarn, decide for yourself right away whether it will be a warm item made from thick, natural yarn, or whether it will be a hat for the off-season.
Then you can take thinner wool, it is possible to use synthetic threads.
Let's look at some types of yarn that can be used.
- Alpaca- produced from llama wool. It has good thermoregulating properties, is very dense, and does not fall off over time. Without additives, this wool is very expensive. To reduce cost, it is combined with synthetic threads.
- Angora- produced from the wool of downy rabbits. Down is mixed with acrylic or merino. Angora is soft to the touch, airy and warm. From negative qualities It can be noted that the fluff is quickly wiped off; it is not advisable to wash things made from this yarn.
- Cashmere- that's what it's called mountain goat hair. It is soft to the touch, products made from it have an attractive, smooth appearance. Among the shortcomings, it should be noted that pellets appear on things over time.
- Linen the yarn is quite coarse and cannot be dyed. It is warm, the thread does not shrink or fade. Linen yarn Available only in natural gray and beige tones.
- Natural wool consists of made of wool various types animals. The products are very warm, but if washed incorrectly they can shrink or stretch. Depending on the composition, the wool can be soft or it can be prickly.
- Acrylic- This synthetic yarn, warm and easy to care for. Things made from acrylic do not lose their shape and do not fade.
Spokes
Depending on what yarn we chose, we select knitting needles. Ideally, the size of the knitting needles should be greater than the thickness of the yarn: fold the selected thread in half and attach the knitting needle. This is the size of knitting needles needed for knitting.
Sometimes yarn manufacturers indicate on the package the knitting needle size that is most suitable for the thread. Pay attention to this.
The peculiarity of the pumpkin hat
Model features 
The pumpkin hat is quite simple, but it looks very impressive. Especially if it's right pick a color. He must match outerwear or other accessories, with which the hat will be worn.
Models can be varied. Large pompoms are in fashion this season.
Advice. In a hat with a pumpkin crown, a pompom would be appropriate.
If you choose a “pumpkin” for a child, you can choose the version with ties.
Hats can be with or without collars.
You can wear the “pumpkin” pulled down on your forehead, or you can move it to the back of your head, revealing your bangs. You can gather it at the back, or you can leave it upright, which is also very popular this fall.
Knitting methods 
This accessory can be connected in several ways.
- If we want to make a hat with seam, two knitting needles are used. The fabric is knitted first, and then it is sewn together with a simple or decorative seam. It all depends on your imagination and experience.
- If we knit a hat seamless, there are two options. Knit in the round on circular needles or on 5 needles, like a sock.
Knitted hat different patterns.
- Elastic band in different versions.
- 1 knit stitch, 1 purl loop.
- 2 knit stitches, 2 purl loops.
- 3 knit stitches, 3 purl loops.
- Pattern of "spikelets" from elongated loops(for experienced knitters).
How to knit a pumpkin hat 
The model should fit your head tightly. Therefore, we will knit a hat for women with a 2*2 elastic band (2 knit stitches, 2 purl stitches).
Description of warp knitting
Let's take merino yarn. It looks beautiful as a finished accessory, is warm and practical to wear. Knitting needles size 3.5 or 3.75. We will knit a hat on five knitting needles.
We cast on 128 loops and distribute them onto four knitting needles of 32 loops each. After the first row is knitted, make a mark so you can tie the thread. This will be needed so as not to lose the beginning of knitting.
How to knit the crown 
After completing the knitting of the main part of the pumpkin, we begin knitting the crown, gradually decreasing the loops. The knitting pattern looks like this.
- 1st row: knit 2, purl 2 together, knit 2, purl 2; repeat until the end of the row.
- We knit the 2nd row and all even rows up to the 9th according to the pattern.
- 3rd row: 2 knit stitches, 1 purl stitch, 2 knit stitches 2 purl stitches together, repeat the pattern until the end of the row.
- 5th row: knit 2 together, purl 1, knit 2, purl 1 – to the end of the row.
- 7th row: 1 knit, 1 purl, 2 knit together, 1 purl - we knit the whole circle like this.
- 9th row: we knit all the loops with knit stitches, while decreasing the purl loops as follows. We take the front loop by the front thread, grab the purl loop and knit two loops together with the front one.
- Row 10: Knit 2 stitches together.
- In the next rows we knit 2 stitches together until there are 16 stitches left on the knitting needles. If you want a fuller crown, leave 28-32 loops.
Unwind about 15–20 centimeters from the skein of yarn and cut the thread. Using a gypsy needle or crochet hook, pull the thread through all the loops and bring it inside out. You can pull the thread through the loops twice, the crown will hold tighter.
Fasten the thread in the already knitted rows.
The model is ready. We measure and either leave it as is, or use our imagination by adding a decorative stitch, or a pom-pom, or ties.
Tips for getting the job done 
Before you start knitting a hat or any other item, be sure to knit a 10 X 10 cm sample. Steam it and see how the yarn in the product behaves. To determine the knitting density, calculate the number of loops in 1 cm. Be sure to focus on your knitting density.
ATTENTION! The number of loops in the hat is calculated using the following formula. Multiply the head circumference by the number of loops in 1 cm of the sample and subtract 15 (20)% from the resulting number.
15 or 20% is a calculation based on the fact that the item knitted with an elastic band stretches.
Before you start wearing a knitted item, it must be washed and dried flat. If you line dry, the hat may stretch or lose its shape.
If you decide to attach a large fur pom pom, make this part with a rivet. Then it will be possible to remove the fur before washing or thus change the model.
For a long time I couldn’t find a hat to match mink coat. Tried a lot different options: a mink hat, a knitted hat with braids, and various berets that are in my wardrobe. Nothing fit. 
And then, I saw one girl, in the same fur coat as mine, wearing a black beret. And I decided to knit a black, but unusual beret. I chose black yarn with lurex and sequins Alize Sal Abiye 100 g/410 m. 80% acrylic, 10% polyester, 5% sequins, 5% metallic. I really liked this yarn. Knitted in 2 threads with crochet number 3. 1 skein left. I plan to knit another bag from this yarn for the same collection.
I decided to make a little decoration, since the yarn itself is very bright, there is a lot of shine. I knitted several elements using the freeform technique and sewed them on. To make the beret warm, I sewed in a fleece lining.
Knitted for a head circumference of 54 cm. Knitted according to this pattern 
I have detailed master class how to knit a beret. he is located
Freeform elements can be made in different ways, for me these are berries, berries with petals from twisted Clowns columns and a bourbon cord. So far I don’t have diagrams or photos of how to make these elements, but in the near future I plan to do all this in the form of a short master class.
The Sugar Maple knitted hat is knitted in the round using yarn with sequins. Designer: JeniferRaymond. The hat can be knitted for both children and adults.
Cap circumference 35 (40, 45, 50, 55, 60) cm. Height 11 (12, 12.5, 13, 14, 15.5) cm.
To knit a hat you will need: 1 skein of yarn with sequins (22% polyester, 8% sequins; 220 m/100 g); circular knitting needles 40 cm long or a set of double-edged knitting needles 3.5 mm; auxiliary knitting needle; stitch marker.
Knitting density:
22 loops and 34 rows = 10 cm in stockinette stitch;
30 stitches and 34 rows = 10 cm in diamond pattern.
Description of work.
On circular or double-pointed needles, cast on 90 (100, 110, 120, 130, 14) sts. Place a marker at the beginning and join into a circle. Knit 12 circles with an elastic band, k1, p1. Then start with the 12th (10, 8, 6, 1, 16) row according to the pattern and knit up to the 20th row. After this, perform laps 1-16. rows 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 2) more times.
Top formation.
Round 1: *P2 together, purl 2, 1/1 kl, purl 4; repeat from * around = 81 (90, 00, 108, 117, 126) sts.
Round 2: *P3, K2, P4; repeat from * in a circle.
Round 3: *P2, 1/1 KPI, 1/1 KLI, P2. together, purl 1; repeat from * around = 72 (80, 88, 96, 104, 112) sts.
Round 4: *P2, K1, P2, K1, P2; repeat from * in a circle.
Round 5: *P1, slip 2 sts. knitting needle at work, knit 1, then purl 2. along with auxiliary knitting needles; remove 1 p. for auxiliary. knitting needle before work, 2 p. together, then 1 persons. with aux. knitting needles, purl 1; repeat from * around = 54 (60, 66, 72, 78, 84) sts.
Round 6: *P2, K2, P2; repeat from * in a circle.
Round 7: *P2, k2. together, purl 2; repeat from * around = 45 (50, 55, 60, 65, 70) sts.
Round 8: *P2, K1, P2; repeat from * in a circle.
Round 9: P2. together, *k1, p1, p2 together; repeat from * to last 3 stitches before marker, k1, p2. =36 (40, 44, 48, 52, 56) p.
Round 10: *P1, K1, P2; repeat from * in a circle.
Round 11: *P1, K1, P2. together; repeat t * around = 27 (30, 33, 36, 39, 42) sts.
Round 12: *P1, K1, P1; repeat from * to last stitch before marker, slip 1 stitch, remove marker, return stitch back to left needle, place marker (to start round again).
Spikelet pattern: in the last p. persons In the satin stitch, drop 3 stitches (thin spikelet) or 4 stitches (thick spikelet) from the knitting needle and unravel them before starting knitting, including the cast-on r. Using a crochet hook, grabbing 4 threads at a time, lift the l. until the end of knitting.
Facial surface: persons r. - persons p, out. r. -outside p.
Elastic band 2/2: *K2, P2*, repeat from* to * until the end of p,
"Crawfish step": from. b/n from left to right.
Knitting density: knit. satin stitch: 15 p. and 25 r, = 10 x 10 cm.
Cap
Size: 57
On knitting needles No. 3.5, cast on 56 stitches and knit. satin stitch In every 14th r. do not tie 19 p. Next, knit. r. knit wraps together with the corresponding stitch. After 54 cm = 135 r. from the beginning of knitting, finish the work as follows: 4 sts, bind off, 4 sts, discard, 7 sts, bind off, 3 sts, discard, 15 sts, bind off, 3 sts, discard the remaining sts, close.
On the loose loops, make a “spikelet” pattern. Sew the back seam. Knit 1 row along the edge of the hat. "crawfish step"
Scarf
On knitting needles No. 3.5, cast on 40 sts and knit as follows: 12 sts, 2/2 elastic, 16 sts. satin stitch, 12 p. elastic 2/2. After 100 cm = 250 rub. from the beginning of knitting, finish the work as follows: close 18 sts, discard 4 sts, 18 l. close. On the loose loops, make a “spikelet” pattern. Knit 1 row along the edges of the scarf. "crawfish step"
Greetings to everyone who looked at my review. I'm glad to see you.
I wandered around the Semenovskaya Yarn store, which is located at the manufactory, and discovered, on the side of the main hall with the “native” products of the enterprise, a whole hall of Turkish yarn ALIZE, my eyes ran wide from the variety of different threads: both with Lurex, and sectional dyeing, and with pom-poms, and with sequins, and with lurex and sequins at once, of different thicknesses, softness, all kinds of colors, mmmm....
I picked up different threads there, in this review I’ll tell you about the non-standard Alize Angora Gold Star yarn
soft, fluffy, with sequins. There were a lot of colors to choose from, from snow-white and pastel to the brightest, my choice fell on the calm gray. 1 skein contains 100 grams of yarn.
Instructions and composition of Alize Angora Gold Star yarn
Knitting needles 4 or 5 are recommended, I knitted a scarf and a hat on knitting needles 4.5.
The thread is an interweaving of threads - the main thread, acrylic-mohair and thin elastic-wool thread on which sequins are strung:
How the yarn behaved during knitting was generally good. I wouldn’t recommend it to complete beginners, but with minimal experience, you can handle it. The only thing you need to watch is the tension of the thread, since an elastic thread with sequins can stretch when knitting, wrinkled the main thread, so the yarn should slide freely between your fingers when knitting. The sequins do not interfere with knitting and slip into the stitches perfectly and easily.
On a knitted fabric, the sequins line up on both sides (both from the face and from the back), without distorting anything and there are quite a lot of them:
Alize Angora Gold Star yarn is amazingly economical. A scarf 45 cm wide and 190 cm long took 150 g.
And 500 g per cap
The set turned out to be original, attracts attention, they even asked me where I bought it. We were very surprised when she said that it was self-knitting. The sequins shimmer very beautifully when you walk on a winter evening under the lanterns and the snow falls, and it also sparkles.
I really liked knitting with Alize Angora Gold Star yarn, but I wouldn’t use it for any underwear (such as a pullover) for myself, it’s too biting. This is not particularly surprising to me sensitive skin any mohair yarn will be biting, I’ve never met a mohair that doesn’t bite.
An outfit knitted from Alize Angora Gold Sta,r yarn will certainly turn out to be very elegant and not casual; few dress codes allow such sparkling clothes at work. This is just for the exit, where you need to shine))))
What else in this thread surprised me and for me this is a plus from the “miracle” category - I had to re-knit the hat, initially it turned out to be too small. From experience, unraveling yarn with mohair is more than problematic, and then there are sequins. I thought I would be exhausted... But I managed to unravel the knitted fabric without any problems, which was a pleasant surprise.
I wish everyone only successful shopping and a great mood!
