Candy corn and pumpkin mug hats make spooky season extra cute

Fall has so much going for it! It’s got the great weather, the pumpkin spice everything, and so many fun holidays just around the corner. To get ready for spooky season I've got two free patterns so you can get those marshmallow mugs ready.

First up is a candy corn mug hat. Now, I know there are usually two rather strong opinions about candy corn. The first is that it is utterly disgusting. The second opinion is, of course, that it is a yummy, classic Halloween candy. I used to belong in the first camp - the one that definitely did not need the calories from a so obviously second-rate candy. But then someone introduced me to candy corn AND peanuts, together. Just pop one piece of candy corn into your mouth at the same time as two to three salted peanuts and be prepared for a new fall obsession. The salty and the sweet at the same time - mmmmmmmmm. It's now an absolute favorite in my house.

The second mug hat is a pumpkin. A classic, perfect-for-fall pumpkin. I used an actual stick for the stem in one and crocheted a stem for the other. The pattern for the crocheted version is available down below. And, of course, the pumpkin could be used all fall. Or make both the candy corn and the pumpkin hats and enjoy the heck out of autumn!

Video tutorial here:

Supplies:

• G 4 mm hook

• E 3.5 mm hook

• Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in Burnt Pumpkin, Dark Olive and Coffee for the pumpkin hat

• Hobby Lobby’s I Love This Yarn in White, Orange and Yellow for the candy corn hat

• darning needle

• scissors

• hot glue gun and glue sticks

• a stick to use as a stem

OR

• the stem pattern down below

Gauge: 14 hdc worked over 12 rows with G hook measures an approximate 4-inch-square

Yardage:

Pumpkin hat

Burnt Pumpkin - 38 yards

Dark Olive – 7 yards

Coffee (the stem) - a small amount

Candy Corn hat

White - 7 yards

Orange – 11 yards

Yellow – 7 yards

Stitch Abbreviations:

mc – magic circle

ch - chain

sl st – slip stitch

sc – single crochet

hdc – half double crochet

blo – back loops only

Notes:

• The ch at the start of each row does not count as a stitch

• sl st to the first stitch of the row, not the chain

• The first stitch of the next row should NOT be in the same stitch you slip stitched into.

If you would like to purchase an inexpensive print-friendly copy of this pattern, you can find it here.

Candy Corn mug hat pattern

G 4 mm hook

With White yarn

row 1 - mc and place 6 hdc in the mc, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (6)

row 2 – 2 hdc in each stitch around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (12)

row 3 – (2 hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next) repeat around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (18)

row 4 – (2 hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next 2 stitches) repeat around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (24)

Switch to Orange yarn

row 5 – (2 hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next 3 stitches) repeat around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (30)

row 6 – (2 hdc in the same stitch, hdc in the next 14 stitches) 2 times, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (32)

rows 7-10 – hdc in each stitch around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (32)

Switch to Yellow yarn

rows 11-13 - hdc in each stitch around, sl st to the first hdc, ch 1 (32)

row 14 – sl st in each stitch around, sl st to the first hdc (32)

Finish off and weave in ends.

Pumpkin mug hat pattern

G 4 mm hook

With Burnt Pumpkin yarn

ch 19

row 1 – starting in the second ch from the hook, hdc in blo in each ch, ch 2 (18)

rows 2-24 – hdc in blo in each stitch, ch 2 (18)

Do not cut yarn.

Fold the fabric in half with the attached yarn at the right side and sc through both sides.

Cut about 10 inches of yarn and weave in and out of the stitches at one end to close.

Go across any remaining opening from one side to the other a few times and pull tight to close completely. Knot the yarn and weave in ends.

Fold open side up about 1 inch to form the brim.

Vine pattern

Note - this has a curlicue on each side and flat section in the middle to tie around the stem.

With E 3.5 mm hook

Dark Olive yarn

ch 39

Starting in the second ch from the hook and in each of the next 11 ch, 3 sc in each ch (36), 1 sc in the next 12 ch (12), 3 sc in the last 14 ch (42).

Note - One side of the vine is deliberately longer than the other. If you want them to be of equal length, put 3 sc into the first 13 chains and then again in the last 13 chains.

Pumpkin hat stem

Hot glue on an actual stick for your stem.

OR

With G 4.0 mm hook and Coffee yarn

ch 8

row 1 - Sc in the second ch from the hook. Sc in each of the remaining ch, ch 1 (7)

rows 2-7 – sc in each stitch, ch 1 (7)

Do not cut yarn. Fold the fabric in half with the attached yarn at the right side and sc through both sides.

Cut about 5 inches of yarn and weave in and out of the stitches at one end to close. Hot glue stem to the top of the pumpkin hat.

For either a stick or a crocheted stem:

Tie the vine around the base of the stem.

Get those marshmallow mugs dressed for fall and Halloween! If you want to complete a year’s worth of mug hats for a full set click here:

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