Sunflowers are great ornamental flowers, whether in your garden or on your baby's head. I was pleased with how a little change in the stitches used led to a great change in the texture.
This is an easy and adorable hat to knit with minimal finishing: the hat is knitted in the round, switching from yellow to brown for the flower center, so there are only your casting-on and binding-off ends to work in.
The petals are set off by a purl rib, and the flower center is worked in alternating bands of knit and purl stitch to give the effect of seeds.
The finished measurements for this kit are 16" and 18".
The yarn is Peaches & Creme 100% unmercerized cotton in worsted weight, and the colors are light sage, yellow and brown. This yarn is soft, has a nice hand, and works up quickly at 4sts=1" in stockinette stitch on size 7 needles (needles not included).
The kit contains enough yarn to make the larger size hat plus complete instructions.
This is a project you can do in an evening and have ready for the baby shower tomorrow!
Skill level: Easy
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