Christmas Pudding Knit Hat
You’ll need:
Yarn A: King Cole, Moorland Aran (75% arcylic, 25% wool, 100g/196m), 1 ball of Earthy (376);
Yarn B: King Cole, Galaxy Chunky (56% arcylic, 42% wool, 2% payette, 50g/71m), 1 ball of Saturn (684);
Knitting needles 4 mm;
Knitting needles 5 mm;
Stitch markers.
Stitches control: 18 sts x 25 rows = 10 x 10 cm.
Instructions
Cast on 84 (96) sts using 5mm needles and Yarn A.
Row 1 K2, P2 to the end of the row.
Continue to work in K2, P2 rib stitch for 6 further rows.
Row 1 (RS) Knit.
Row 2 Purl.
Continue to work in stocking stitch until the knitting measures 8 (11)cm from the cast on edge, ending with a purl row.
Change to Yarn B.
Row 1 and every alt row (RS) Purl.
Row 2 K12 (14), k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [78 (90) sts]
Row 4 K11 (13), k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [72 (84) sts]
Row 6 K10 (12), k2tog; rep from * to end of row. [66 (78) sts]
Continue to decrease in this fashion until 12 sts remain.
Next row P2tog, to end of row.
Cast off
Add the finishing touch by knitting some holly and sewing it to the Christmas pudding hat.
Leaves
Make 2.
Cast on 3 sts using green yarn and 4mm needles.
Row 1 Purl.
Row 2 *K1, inc 1, K1, inc 1, K1. [5 sts]
Row 3 P1, inc 1, P1, K1, P1, inc 1, P1. [7 sts]
Row 4 Cast on 2 at beg of row, K these 2 sts, K3, P1, K to end. [9 sts]
Row 5 Cast on 2 at beg of row, P these 2 sts, P3, K1, P to end. [11 sts]
Row 6 K3tog at beg of row, K3, P1, K to end. [9 sts]
Row 7 P3tog at beg of row, P3, K1, P to end. [7 sts]
Row 8 K2tog, K1, P1, K1, k2tog. [5 sts]
Row 9 P2tog, K1, p2tog. [3 sts]
Rows 10-17 Rep rows 2-10 in sequence.
Fasten off yarn.
Berries
Make 3.
Cast on 5 sts using red yarn and 4mm needles.
Row 1 Knit.
Row 2 *Pfb; rep from * to end. [10 sts]
Row 3 Knit.
Row 4 Purl.
Row 6 Knit.
Row 7 *P2tog; rep from * to end. [5 sts]
Cast off.
Assembly
Turn the hat so right sides are facing, and sew together the seam. Weave in all loose ends. Sew the holly and berries firmly to the top of the hat.