Single Rose Hat Pattern

Single Rose Hat Pattern

You can do this hat in any number of color. The ones shown here have a very elegant look to them. Use your imaginiation. You could also fill in the background inside the rose with a complimentary color, or embroider detail into the leaves of the rose. This hat is knit flat and uses the fairisle technique. The rose can be made with scraps from your stash!


Materials:
3 colors worsted weight yarn (Background, Rose and Stem)
Size 8 Knitting Needle
Tapestry needle
2 Stitch markers

With background color cast on 80 (88) stitches. Work in K1, P1 ribbing for desired length.
Work in stockinette stitch 4 rows, on row 4 add stitch markers as follows:
P28 pm, P24 pm, P28 (P32 pm, P24 pm, P32)

B is for Background color, S is for stem, R is for Rose
Row 1: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With B K7, With S K5, With B K9, With S K3, Slip marker, Knit to end of row.
Row2: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With S P4, With B P6, With S P6, With B P8, Slip marker, Purl to end of row.
Row3: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With B K8, With S K7, With B K3, With S K3, With B K3, Slip marker, Knit to the end of row.
Row4: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With B P5, With S P3, With B P1, With S P6, With B P9, Slip marker, Purl to the end of row.
Row5: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With B K9, With S K8, With B K7, Slip marker, Knit to the end of row.
Row 6: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With B P9, With S P5, With B P10, Slip marker, Purl to the end of row.
Row7: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With B K12, With S K2, With B K10, Slip marker, Knit to the end of row.
Row 8: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With B P11, With S P2, With B P11, Slip marker, Purl to the end of row.
Row9: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With B K10, With S K5, With B K9, Slip marker, Knit to the end of row.
Row10: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With B P8, With S P7, With B P9, Slip marker, Purl to the end of row.
Row 11: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With B K4, With R K2, With S K4, With B K1, With S K5, With B K8, Slip marker, Knit to the end of row.
Row 12: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With B P7, With S P6, With B P1, With S P4, With B P2, With R P1, With B P3, Slip marker, Purl to the end of row.
Row13: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With B K2, With R K1, With B K4, With S K3, With B K2, With S K5, With B K7, Slip marker, Knit to the end of row.
Row14: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With B P7, With S P4, With B P3, With S P2, With R P3, With B P2, With R P1, With B P2, Slip marker, Purl to the end of row.
Row15: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With B K1, With R K1, With B K2, With R K1, With B K4, With R K1, With B K5, With S K2, With B K7, Slip marker, Knit to the end of row.
Row16: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With B P7, With S P1, With B P6, With R P1, With B P5, With R P1, With B P1, With R P2, Slip marker, Purl to the end of row.
Row17: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With R K1, With B K1, With R K2, With B K4, With R K1, With B K15, Slip marker, Knit to the end of row.
Row18: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With B P16, With R P2, With B P2, With R P1, With B P1, With R P1,With B P1, Slip marker, Purl to end of row.
Row19: Knit to marker, Slip marker, With B K2, With R K2, With B K1, With R K1, With B K18, Slip marker, Knit to the end of row.
Row 20: Purl to marker, Slip marker, With B P19, With R P2, With B P3, Slip marker, Purl to the end of row.

Continue in Stockinette stitch until hat is desired length ending after a purl row, then begin decrease rows
DR1: *K8, K2tog* (*K9, K2tog*) repeat from * to * across row.
DR2: Purl
DR3: *K7, K2tog* (*K8, K2tog*) repeat from * to * across row.
DR4: Purl
DR5: *K6, K2tog* (*K7, K2tog*) repeat from * to * across row.
DR6: Purl
DR7: *K5, K2tog* (*K6, K2tog*) repeat from * to * across row.
DR8: Purl
DR9:*K4, K2tog* (*K5, K2tog*) repeat from * to * across row.
DR10: Purl
DR11: *K3, K2tog* (*K4, K2tog*) repeat from * to * across row.
DR12: Purl
DR13: *K2, K2tog* (*K3, K2tog*) repeat from * to * across row.
DR14: Purl
DR15: *K1, K2tog* (*K2, K2tog*) repeat from * to * across row.
DR16: Purl
DR17: *K2tog* (*K1, K2tog*) repeat from * to * across row.
For larger hat only DR18: Purl DR 19 :(K2tog) across row

Cut yarn leaving long enough tail to sew up side seam. Thread through remaining stitches and pull up tight. Sew side seam, weave in all ends and enjoy.