Blümchen Hat

The “Blümchen hat” is knitted flat and in garter stitch – starting with a provisional CO. The word “Blümchen” is German for little flower. 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 (see last photo for details).

Since this is an intarsia project with three colours that also uses short rows, it can be quite fiddly. Therefore, it is NOT a beginner pattern.

The PDF for this knitting pattern 12 pages long and 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 one petal of the intarsia flower in the crown of the hat
• 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)

To knit this hat you need the following materials

• DK weight yarn in three colours – I used a total about 60 grams (150 metres):
• about 36 grams / 80 metres of C1 (background colour, without rim), 
• or about 45 grams / 110 metres of C1 (background colour, with foldable rim)
• about 6 grams / 20 metres of C2 (contour colour)
• about 18 grams / 50 metres of C3 (colour of the petals)
• 3.5mm knitting needles
• scrap yarn and a crochet hook (about 3mm) for the provisional CO
• 1 stitch marker
• two tapestry needles for grafting and to weave in ends