What would an autumn be without a pumpkin hat for the newest member of the family? When I first started loom knitting back in 2006, I made a very basic little pumpkin hat for Will & Kate, my now four year old twin grandchildren. In keeping with tradition, I wanted to design an updated version for their new brother, Luke (picture above).
The Lil' Punkin Hat features a one inch rolled brim and six sections divided by a line of purl stitches. This project was made on the Knifty Knitter long green loom using loom clips to create the 42 pegs used for the body of the hat. Using the loom clips to decrease created a smoother top and allowed the stem to be knitted directly into the hat.
To add some finishing touches, a leaf made on the Knifty Knitter Flower Loom and a curly tendril made on 18 pegs of the KK long loom were each knitted separately and stitched to the top of the hat to complete the little pumpkin. The pattern is listed in the Pattern Box on the right as Punpkin Hat with Leaf & Tendril.
