Button-Flower Beanie

So last week I was feeling lethargic and robotic and much like a machine. As I'm sure most mother's do sometimes. When the girls were finally in bed I was happy to go through my stash of yarn and start creating. I realized that I hadn't made my youngest daughter a hat, and so I began. I really am so pleased with how this turned out. It's my first original hat pattern. It's a very simple pattern, and can be easily customized for larger or smaller sizes.

Button-Flower Beanie

by Connie Stieler

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Size:

6-9 months

Materials:

(Hat)

5.00 mm/H/hook

approximately 2.5-3 oz worsted weight yarn

(Button-Flower)

3/4" button

small amount worsted weight yarn in desired colours

Note: Ch 2 counts as 1st hdc of round. Join rounds with sl st unless otherwise stated.

Beginning with hat;

R1) Ch 3, 9 hdc in 3rd ch from hook, join to 1st hdc (10 hdc)

R2) Ch 2, hdc in same sp as ch 2, 2 hdc in each st around.(20 hdc)

R3) Ch 2, hdc in same sp as ch 2, (hdc in next st, 2 hdc in next st) around. (30 hdc)

R4) Ch 2, hdc in same sp as ch 2, (hdc in next 2 st, 2 hdc in next st) around. (40 hdc)

R5) Ch 2, hdc in same sp as ch 2, (hdc in next 3 st, 2 hdc in next st) around. (50 hdc)

R6-15) Ch 2, hdc in each st around.

R16) Ch 1, sc in same sp. Skip 1 st, 6dc in next st. (Skip 1 st, sc in next st, skip 1 st, 6 dc in next st)around. Finish off and weave in ends

*** If you want a larger hat, continue increasing after R5 by hdc in next 4 st, 2 hdc in next st, and so on until desired size. If you want a smaller hat, stop increasing after you have reached the desired size in R3-5.***

Button-Flower

Join rounds with sl st

Using desired center colour,

R1) Ch 4, join to form ring, (sc, ch 3, sc) 5 times.

R2) (Sc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, sc) in each loop.

R3) Switching colours and working behind first row of petals, (sc around the 'spoke' or base of petal, ch 4) rep around.

R4) (Sc, ch 1, 5 dc, ch 1, sc) around. Fasten off after joining to first st.

Sew button to center of flower using coordinating colour, then sew flower to hat. I attached my flower to the beginning of rows 12 and 13, this hides your seam nicely!