Fun Hats to Knit for Fall

Pumpkins are everywhere this time of year, and it’s a great time to knit a pumpkin-themed hat or something else with great fall vibes. This post is almost all pumpkins, but I also have a great knit witch hat pattern I didn’t know what to do with but definitely wanted to share, so you’re getting that one here, too.

Speaking of, let’s just start with that one. The Thicc Witch Hat by Sun Daughter Knits is gorgeous and I want to knit it even though I’m not personally a witch and don’t intend to dress up for Halloween. I feel like I could just wear this any time, right? It uses super bulky yarn and comes in three sizes to fit witches small and fully grown.

If you want a hat that looks like a pumpkin, or better yet, a hat that looks like a pumpkin that you can knit for the whole family (take a moment to imagine the photos from the pumpkin patch!), check out the Pumpkin Patch Hat from Fox and Pine Stitches. This cutie is simple to knit in worsted weight yarn and it’s sized from babies to adult men. The little green stem on top just adds to the cuteness.

A different take on the pumpkin hat, this time sized for babies up to kids around age 10, comes from Marianna’s Lazy Daisy Days. This hat is worked mostly in stockinette stitch with purls to make the ridges in the pumpkin, and it uses a little I-cord tied in a knot to finish up the top.

Or maybe you want a hat with pumpkins on it instead of one that looks like a pumpkin? I have a couple of options for you there, too. The Fall Festival Beanie is a free pattern from Premier Yarns and it includes colorwork pumpkins and acorns. It’s worked in bulky yarn and was designed by Lindsey Faciane.

The Pumpkin Magic Beanie by My Comforting Crafts has pumpkins all the way down and uses two colors of worsted weight yarn. It’s sized from babies to adults, but even the adult one is super quick to knit because watching those pumpkins appear is so fun you won’t want to stop knitting. You can get this pattern on Etsy.

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One great thing to knit when the weather is warm (or honestly any other time) is dishcloths and washcloths. They are fun and easy projects and a great way to play with new skills. Pretty washcloths make cleaning a tiny bit more fun, and they’re great to have on hand as a quick addition to a store-bought gift.

The Daisy Delight Dishcloth from Yarnspirations is a fun one for using leftover bits of green in your cotton yarn stash. What looks like the bottom in the picture is actually the left side as you knit it, and each little color section is worked with its own ball of yarn, intarsia style.

That’s a little fiddly for a washcloth, but the effect is cute, and it’s a simple way to learn the basics of intarsia knitting (as well as reading a chart) if you don’t already have those skills.

One the knitting is done, you add the flowers with a bit of lazy daisy embroidery, which is really easy to do even if you’re not that into embroidery. You could also potentially add flowers in duplicate stitch if you’d rather.

This may be the most work you’ve put into a dishcloth, but isn’t it adorable? It would be fun to use as a hand towel through the spring and summer, and if you already have some leftover green yarn from other projects it should be pretty easy to do.

You could also take this same concept and make it different colors. All dark green stems with stars on top might be reminiscent of Christmas trees, or brown with daisy stitch on top in different colors could be trees in the fall.

However you stitch it, this looks like a fun little project for knitters who are comfortable with intarsia and reading charts or who are ready to try those skills.

You can grab the free pattern from Yarnspirations.

[Photo: Yarnspirations]

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