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It’s a Halloween PARTY!!! You are cordially invited to the celebration!!!

If you are looking for a quick Halloween knit, then this is the pattern for you! This hat is packed full of Halloween joy and it is delightfully fast to make.

This pattern includes THREE frightfully fun trick-or-treater hat options: a GHOST, CAT, or FRANKENSTEIN. Knit one little monster—or make them all! And it makes a great companion (or wearable swatch) for the Halloween Party Sweater if you want to knit the whole trick-or-treat crew!

This pattern was specifically designed so that you never have to carry more than 2 colors or yarn on any round of colorwork (that goes for all of the motifs)!

This Hat Includes:

• Bottom-up, Seamless Construction

• Full Color & Greyscale Charts

• Schematic

• Clear Written Instructions

• GHOSTS!

• FRANKENSTEINS!

• CATS DRESSED AS PUMPKINS!

NOTE: The colorwork charts do not include written instructions.

SIZES
Child (Adult S, Adult M, Adult L)

This hat is designed to fit with 0-2 inches / 0-5cm of negative ease.

YARN
DK weight yarn
Miss Babs YOWZA (100% Superwash Merino Wool, 560 yards / 8 oz 512 meters / 225 grams)

GHOST VERSION
Sample shown in “Oyster” (Color 1), “Herbalist” (Color 2), “Obsidian” (Color 3), “Carnelian” (Color 4), “White Peppercorn,” (Color 5) & “Glow” (Color 6)

CAT VERSION
Sample shown in “River Severn” (Color 1), “Herbalist” (Color 2), “Obsidian” (Color 3), “Carnelian” (Color 4), “White Peppercorn,” (Color 5) & “Glow” (Color 6)

FRANKENSTEIN VERSION
Sample shown in “Herbalist” (Color 1), “Obsidian” (Color 2), “Carnelian” (Color 3), “White Peppercorn” (Color 4), & “Glow,” (Color 5)

YARDAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
NOTE: These are yardage approximations. Total yarn usage may vary based your yarn, your personal gauge, and any modifications you make to the pattern. These yardage approximations include a 15% security. To create a pom pom, you will need additional yarn. I used ~90 yards / 85 m of DK weight yarn to make my pom pom.

GHOST VERSION
C1 (shown in grey): 60 (70, 75, 80) yards / 55 (65, 70, 75) meters
C2 (shown in green): 15 (15, 15, 15) yards / 15 (15, 15, 15) meters
C3 (shown in black): 35 (40, 45, 45) yards / 30 (35, 40, 40) meters
C4 (shown in orange): 20 (20, 20, 20) yards / 20 (20, 20, 20) meters
C5 (shown in white): 30 (30, 30, 30) yards / 25 (25, 25, 25) meters
C6 (shown in pink): 10 (10, 10, 10) yards / 10 (10, 10, 10) meters

CAT VERSION
C1 (shown in blue): 60 (65, 70, 75) yards / 55 (60, 65, 70) meters
C2 (shown in green): 5 (5, 5, 5) yards / 5 (5, 5, 5) meters
C3 (shown in black): 30 (30, 35, 35) yards / 25 (25, 30, 30) meters
C4 (shown in orange): 35 (35, 40, 40) yards / 30 (30, 35, 35) meters
C5 (shown in white): 40 (40, 45, 45) yards / 35 (35, 40, 40) meters
C6 (shown in pink): 5 (5, 5, 5) yards / 5 (5, 5, 5) meters

FRANKENSTEIN VERSION
C1 (shown in green): 70 (75, 80, 90) yards / 65 (70, 75, 80) meters
C2 (shown in black): 35 (35, 40, 40) yards / 30 (30, 35, 35) meters
C3 (shown in orange): 15 (15, 20, 20) yards / 15 (15, 20, 20) meters
C4 (shown in white): 40 (45, 50, 50) yards / 35 (40, 45, 45) meters
C5 (shown in pink): 5 (5, 5, 5) yards / 5 (5, 5, 5) meters

FINISHED DIMENSIONS
Hat Circumference (for GHOST & FRANKENSTEIN hat): 19 (20.5, 21.75, 23.25) inches / 48 (52, 55.5, 59) cm
Hat Circumference (for CAT hat): 18.25 (20, 21.75, 23.5) inches / 46.5 (53, 55, 59.5) cm

NEEDLES
GAUGE NEEDLES
US 5 (3.75 mm) 16-inch (40-cm) or as required to meet gauge circular needles and DPNs in the same size for working the crown of the hat

RIBBING NEEDLES
US 4 (3.5mm) 16-inch (40 cm) circular needles

NOTE: When choosing ribbing needles, choose a needle one size smaller than the needle used to achieve stockinette gauge.

GAUGE
22 sts & 26 rounds = 4 inches 10 cm in stockinette stranded colorwork in the round after blocking

22 sts & 28 rounds = 4 inches 10 cm in stockinette in the round after blocking

TOOLS
1 stitch marker, measuring tape, & tapestry needle

SKILLS
knitting in the round, stranded colorwork