Blümchen Hat

The “Blümchen hat” is knitted flat and in garter stitch – starting with a provisional CO. The flower pattern is created using intarsia technique. In the

end the last row is grafted to the first creating a seamless look. It comes in four sizes and in two versions – beanie or with foldable brim.

The pattern PDF contains

• written row-by-row instructions for knitting this hat – including 13 photos of the different stages and explanations on how to deal with the colour change of the setup row when undoing the provisional CO, how to deal with colour changes while grafting in this pattern,

• a pattern chart for the intarsia flower in the crown of the hat

• a short version of this pattern

• short photo tutorials for the following techniques: provisional CO with a crochet hook and how to undo it, grafting in garter stitch, short rows with wrap and turn and picking up the wraps, intarsia knitting, weaving in yarn while carrying it (backwards and forwards)