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Shrinking Mimsy’s Pumpkin Hat
Gauge= 4 stitches per inch on size 8- 16” circular needleNeeds: 2 to 4 oz worsted weight yarn, color orange; scrap of worsted weight yarn, color brown; 1 oz sock weight yarn, color leaf green; size 8 needles – set of 5 double points; andone 16” circular; 2- size 2 or 3 double points; yarn needle.Cast on 70 stitches on a size 8 circular needle for a child size hat, or 80 stitches for an adulthat. Place marker at beginning of round.Pattern: Knit 9, purl 1 aroundContinue until hat measures 4 inches for child, 6 inches for adul
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t, measured from bottomof curled edge. Begin decreases. All decreases will occur between the purl furrows, to keep the pumpkin shaping intact:Decrease row 1: SSK, knit to last 2 stitches before purl furrow, K2tog, repeat aroundDecrease rows 2 & 3: KnitRepeat these rows twice. After the first decrease there will be 7 stitches between purlfurrows. Following the second repeat, there will be 5 stitches between furrows. Change tosize 8 double points as necessary.Repeat decrease rows 1 & 2 twice. After the third decrease round there will be 3 stitchesbetween furrows; after the fourth there will be 1 stitch between furrows.Break off orange yarn, leaving a 5 inch tail. With brown yarn, knit plain for 1 inch. Cast off.Vine and Leaf:
 
With leaf green yarn and two size 2 or 3 double points, work six inches of 3 stitch I-cord.[Cast on 3, slide stitches to opposite end of needle, pull yarn tight and knit stitches. Slidework to opposite end of needle (do not turn) knit the stitches, continue.]Leaf Body:R1 – K1, YO, K1 YO, K1 (5 stitches)R2 – (and all wrong side rows) purl back, purling into the back of YOsR3 – K2, YO, K1, YO, K2 (7 st)R5 – K3, YO, K1 YO, K3 (9 st)R7 – K2, YO, K2, YO, K1 YO, K2, YO, K2 (13st)R9 – K3, YO, K3, YO, K1 YO, K3, YO, K3 (17 st)R11 – K4, YO, K4, YO, K1 YO, K4, YO, K4 (21st)R13 – K5, YO, K5, YO, K1 YO, K5, YO, K5 (25 st)R15 – K6, YO, K6, YO, K1 YO, K6, YO, K6 (29 st)Right Leaf Lobe: knit on 1
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7 stitches of leaf bodyR1 – K1, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K1 turn (7 st)R3 – Repeat row 1Row 5 – K2tog, K3, K2tog turn (5 st)Row 7 – K2tog, K1, K2tog turn (3 st)Row 9 – K3tog, cut 5” tail, pull through loopCenter Leaf Lobe: Knit on 15 center stitches of leaf bodyR1- K5, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K5 turn (15 st)R3 – K2, K2tog, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K2tog, K3 (13 st)R5 – K1, K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, K1 (11 st)R7 – K2tog, K2tog, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K2tog, K2tog (9 st)R9 – K2tog, K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog, K2tog (7 st)R11 – K2tog, YO, K1 YO, K2tog (5 st)R13 – K2tog, K1, K2tog (3 st)R15 – K3tog, cut 5” tail, pull through loop
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