Introducing our Halloween & Fall collection marshmallow mug hats free knitting pattern, including adorable pumpkin, ghost and candy corn hats. These popular 180 Degree marshmallow mugs are an adorable addition to your home decor. The accessories to decorate them make the mugs a versatile, year round accessory for your house. I am excited to share this free easy knitting pattern.
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Supplies:
Marshmallow Mugs – Purchase here (USA & UK) and here (Canada).
Yarn – Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick (Super Bulky 6). The colors used in the photos are:
Pinstripe – Black, Pumpkin
Pumpkin – Grass, Pumpkin
Candy Corn – Mustard, Pumpkin, Fisherman
Ghost – Fisherman, Black
Order online: (Lion Brand) (Amazon USA) (Amazon Canada) (Michaels) (Love Crafts)
Needles – US 11/8mm double pointed needles or whichever size needed to obtain gauge.
Darning needle, pompom maker, measuring tape and scissors. I use the Clover brand pompom makers – size 2.5” (green)
Gauge:
4” x 4” = 9.5 stitches and 12 rows in stocking stitch (same as pattern). I recommend using US 11 needles, but if you are a loose knitter you may need to drop down to US 10.5 or go up to US 13 for tighter knitters.
Be sure to check your gauge to ensure the hat will fit your little one properly.
Abbreviations:
K = Knit
P = Purl
K2tog = Knit two together
MC = Main color
CC = Contrast color
Size:
Final measurements – 3.75” across at the widest point and 4” high (not including pompom). The mugs used in the photos are 2.25” across at the widest point and 2.75” tall. The marshmallow mugs vary slightly in size depending on who you buy them from, but the hats have a nice stretch to them and will fit all of them.
Pinstripe Hat
Cast on 18 stitches. Divide the stitches onto three double pointed needles (6 stitches on each needle). Join.
Begin by working *K1 P1; repeat from * to the end of the round – for 3 rounds.
K all for 8 rounds, alternating between the two contrast colors each row.
Decrease: *K1, K2together; repeat from * to end. (12 stitches left).
K all for 1 round.
Cut yarn and weave through the remaining stitches. Insert the tail into the hat through the middle opening and pull to close up the top. Secure the tail tightly on the inside and weave in the end. Make pompom using a pompom maker and attach to the top of the hat.
Candy Corn Hat
Cast on 18 stitches in the color Mustard. Divide the stitches onto three double pointed needles (6 stitches on each needle). Join.
Begin by working *K1 P1; repeat from * to the end of the round – for 3 rounds.
Switch to the color Pumpkin.
K all for 8 rounds with the following colors:
Rows 1-4 – Pumpkin
Rows 5-8 – Fisherman
Decrease: *K1, K2together; repeat from * to end. (12 stitches left).
K all for 1 round.
Cut yarn and weave through the remaining stitches. Insert the tail into the hat through the middle opening and pull to close up the top. Secure the tail tightly on the inside and weave in the end. Make pompom using a pompom maker and attach to the top of the hat.
Pumpkin Hat
Cast on 18 stitches in the color Pumpkin. Divide the stitches onto three double pointed needles (6 stitches on each needle). Join.
Begin by working *K1 P1; repeat from * to the end of the round – for 3 rounds.
K all for 8 rounds with the following colors:
Rows 1-7 – Pumpkin
Row 8 – Grass
Decrease: *K2, K2together; repeat from * to last two stitches, K2. (14 stitches left).
K all for 1 round.
*K2together; repeat from * to end. (7 stitches left)
*K2together; repeat from * to last stitch, K1. (4 stitches left)
K all for 3 rounds.
Cut yarn and weave through the remaining stitches. Insert the tail into the hat through the middle opening and pull to close up the top. Secure the tail tightly on the inside and weave in the end.
Ghost Hat
Cast on 18 stitches in the color Fisherman. Divide the stitches onto three double pointed needles (6 stitches on each needle). Join.
K all for 13 rounds.
Decrease: *K1, K2together; repeat from * to end. (12 stitches left).
K all for 1 round.
Cut yarn and weave through the remaining stitches. Insert the tail into the hat through the middle opening and pull to close up the top. Secure the tail tightly on the inside and weave in the end.
Add the eyes and mouth:
Insert the needle from the inside to the outside through the center of the stitch in the desired spot. Insert the needle directly above the next stitch and pull through. Do not pull too tight on the thread. Repeat in the same location several times until the eyes and mouth are the size you like.
Tip:
To get the hat to sit nicely on your mug, slide the hat all the way down the mug and then gently push it back up.
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