Fall! The favourite season for many. What’s not to love about it? Beautiful colours, pumpkin floavoured everything, and cooler weather making it perfect for all those cozy items you’ve been knitting.

What better way to celebrate fall, than with a classic candy corn knitted hat. A fun little hat for fall photo shoots, or just to wear around to show your love of fall!

Candy corn knitted hat

Materials:

• 8mm circular 16” knitting needles 
• 9mm circular 16” knitting needles 
• 9mm double pointed needles
• Lion brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick in Mustard, Fisherman and pumpkin.
• Yarn needle 
• Stitch marker 
• Pom pom maker 

Notes:

• This pattern was written using Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick. But it can be substituted out for any level 6 yarn.
• These hats are more of a fitted style, if you’d like them to be more slouchy add more rows before you start decreasing 

Abbreviations:

• K: knit 
• P: purl 
• K2tog: knit two together
• Anything marked with asterisks * repeat around 

Gauge

2.25 stitches/ 1 inch x 3.5 rounds/ 1 inch

Pattern

Adult 

Using 8mm knitting needles and the mustard colour cast on 44 stitches. Join in the round

Row 1-8: K1, p1 

Switch to 9mm needles

Row 9-10: Knit around 

Switch to pumpkin colour 

Row 11-20: knit around 

Switch to fisherman 

21-25: knit around

Row 26: *k2, k2tog*

Row 27: knit 

Switch to double pointed needles 

Row 28: *k1, k2tog* 

Row 29: *k2tog*

Cut a long tail and weave it in through the remaining stitch on your needles and cinch closed. Weave in ends. 

Related: Leland Beanie

Child (4-10yr)

Using 8mm knitting needles, With Mustard Cast on 40 Stitches. Join in the round

Row 1-6: k1, p1

Switch to 9mm needles

Row 7-9: Knit around 

Switch to Pumpkin

Row 10-19: knit around 

Switch to Fisherman 

Row 20-22: Knit 

Row 23: (k2, k2tog)*

Row 24: knit 

Switch to double pointed needles 

Row 25: (k1,k2tog)*

Row 26: k2tog

Cut a long tail and weave it in through the remaining stitch on your needles and cinch closed. Weave in ends. 

Toddler

Using 8mm knitting needles, With Mustard cast on 38 stitches. Join in the round

Row 1-6: k1, p1 

Switch to 9mm needles

Row 7-8: knit 

Switch to pumpkin 

Row 9- 17: knit 

Switch to fisherman 

Row 18-19: Knit

Row 20: (k2,k2tog)* k2

Row 21: knit 

Switch to double pointed needles 

Row 22: (k1, k2tog)*

Row 23: (k2tog)*

Cut a long tail and weave it in through the remaining stitch on your needles and cinch closed. Weave in ends. 

6-12 months 

Using 8mm knitting needles, With mustard cast on 34 stitches. Join in the round

Row 1-4: k1, p1 

Switch to 9mm needles

Row 5: knit

Switch to pumpkin 

Row 6-14: knit 

Switch to fisherman 

Row 15-16: knit 

Row 17: (k2,k2tog)*

Row 18: knit 

Switch to double pointed needles

Row 19: (k1,k2tog)*

Row 20: (k2tog)*

Cut a long tail and weave it in through the remaining stitch on your needles and cinch closed. Weave in ends. 

0-6 months 

using 8mm needles, with mustard cast on 32 stitches. Join in the round

Row 1-4: k1, p1 

Row 5: knit

Switch to pumpkin 

Row 6-12: knit 

Switch to fisherman 

Row 13-14: knit 

Row 15: (k2,k2tog)*

Row 16: knit 

Switch to double pointed needles

Row 17: (k1,k2tog)*

Row 18: (k2tog)*

Cut a long tail and weave it in through the remaining stitch on your needles and cinch closed. Weave in ends. 

This pattern is an original pattern by Meg Hardison of The Northern Moose. Please do not claim this pattern as your own. Please do not reprint this pattern on your site. You may keep a copy of the pattern for your own personal use, but please do not sell the pattern or distribute it.

You may sell products made from this pattern but please clearly credit the design to me Meg Hardison and link back to The Northern Moose Blog. Permission is not granted for mass production or factory manufacturing of any kind. Thank you for being respectful and for your understanding!