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So here is my Valentine's present for all of you my dear friends. I finally have the pattern ready for my Winter Flower Hats, I don't have a tutorial or anything like that but here is the pattern for the knitting part. Enjoy! and please take pictures of your work and share them with me!!

These are instructions for a hat for a 2 year old. For a 4 year old I cast on 72.

Materials:

1 ball of Bamboo Ewe
55% Viscose from Bamboo/ 45 % Wool
Sizes 8 and 10 1/2 mm needles
tapestry needle
ribbon to match the color of your yarn
a button

Using size 8 needles, cast on 62 sts and work the rib as follows:
1 row (RS) purl to the end.
2 row (WS) [purl 2 knit 1] to last 2 sts, p2
3 row [knit 2 purl 1] to last 2 sts, k2
Repeat the last 2 rows 3 times more.
Change to size 10 1/2 needles and begin with a knit row. work 16 rows in stockinet st and decrease 1 st on last row.
To shape the crown work as follows:
1 row (RS) [knit 4 k2tog] to the end, k1. You should end up with 51 sts.
2 row purl to end
3 row knit to end
4 row [knit 3 k2tog] to the end, k1. You should end up with 41 sts.
5 row purl
6 row [knit 2 k2tog] to the end, k1. You should end up with 31 sts.
7 row purl
8 row [knit 1 k2tog] to the end, k1. You should end up with 21 sts.
9 row purl
10 row k1 [k2tog] to the end. You should end up with 11 sts.
Cut yarn and leave a long end that you will thread through remaining st, pull up, and tie it tight. with the same yarn sew back seam. Weave in any yarn ends with a crotchet needle.

The ribbon goes through the rib.
I will have to post a tutorial on how to make the flower. For next time.
Let me know if this clear enough and easy to follow or if you have any questions
xoxoxoxoxo