Hats to Get Your Through the Seasons

As much as I’m thinking about it still being winter for a while, I’m also longing for spring and ready to knit something a little bit cooler than the big bulky wool things I’ve been stitching lately.

No matter which way you’re feeling or how the weather is where you live, this collection of hat knitting patterns will see you through the seasons in style.

For those still living with (or bracing for) winter, the Waves Hat from Yarnspirations and the Retro Ski Hats (PDF, designed by Tanis Gray) from Imperial Yarns both have a great retro appeal, and colors that are sure to make the winter a little less gloomy feeling.

Lion Brand’s Lace Beret kind of straddles the seasons in that it’s worked in a somewhat warm yarn (Vanna’s Sequins) but also includes lace for ventilation.

And speaking of lace, the Lace-Topped Cap by Meg Meyers and the Eyelet Arch Hat by Susan Mills, both for Classic Elite Yarns, speak of spring to me, with their finer yarns and more delicate eyelets.

Thinking of knitting a hat? I’d love to hear what you’re planning.

Over the years I have shared a lot of pumpkin knitting patterns, and I’ve knit and crocheted a lot of pumpkins myself. But it feels like there are always more fun things to try with knit pumpkins, so this year I wanted to look a little more beyond basic stockinette or ribbed pumpkins and share some pumpkin patterns with cables, bobbles and colorwork.

In the cable collection we’ve got these cute little basic cable and ribbed pumpkins from Elly Bear Knits. There are two sizes that make a wide, flat pumpkin and a taller round pumpkin. Both are worked in the round as a tube that’s cinched top and bottom when you’re done, and they use bulky weight yarn.

Another cute cable pumpkin knitting pattern comes from Gray Bear Akswokrat. This one is knit flat and it looks like a chunky yarn but you could use other weights to make pumpkins of different sizes. This one also has an I-cord stem and uses yarn to cinch up the sections of the pumpkin, giving it a more natural look.

Add some bobbles to your pumpkins with this design from Autumn Shelter Makes. Also worked in the round in a tube, it features a repeating pattern of bobbles and uses yarn wrapped around the outside to make segments. This one looks like worsted weight yarn to me.

Of course there’s nothing that says your pumpkin has to be a single color, so let’s throw in some colorwork. I love the look of the Cozy Fall Pumpkin knitting pattern from South Stitch Girls. The little leather loop adds a rustic touch but you could also just add a stick. These pumpkins have five colorwork options and are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round.

There’s also the Autumn Fair Isle Trio pumpkins pattern from Equestriann Style, which has three different sizes of pumpkins with four colorwork designs. They are worked in super bulky yarn in the round and look good with high contrast or more muted color combinations.

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