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.

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 pattern PDF is available via

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• Lovecrafts

This pattern PDF is 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)

Gauge and Sizes

In unstretched garter stitch 42 rows/ 21 ridges gave 10 cm in height (if you stretch the piece about 34 rows / 17 ridges gave 10 cm in height). 21 stitches gave 10 cm in width. Since the hat is knitted sideways the height and number of rows defines the hat's circumference and the width of the stitches the height of the hat.

size	circumference (stretched)	circumference (unstretched)	height (w/o rim)	height (with rim)
S	54 - 55 cm	45 - 46 cm	18,5 cm	23,5 cm
M	56 - 57 cm	47 - 48 cm	19,5 cm	24,5 cm
L	58 - 59 cm	49 - 50 cm	20,5 cm	25,5 cm
XL	60 - 61 cm	51 - 52 cm	21,5 cm	26,5 cm

To knit this hat you need the following materials

• DK weight yarn in three colours:
• 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

Mitred Ribbing Mitts

Fingerless gloves are my favourite accessory by far and also my favourite knitting project. They are super versatile in terms of construction and usually a quick knit that can easily be carried around.

The ones here are knitted flat and in a knit/purl pattern which gives them their structured look. They start with a provisional CO, are knitted flat and end with grafting. Finally the side seams have to be sewn together.

Since this is a project with very short short rows and a few other techniques that can be fiddly at times. Therefore, it is NOT a beginner pattern.

  

The pattern PDF is available via

• Ravelry
• Payhip
• Loveknitting 

The pattern PDF is 15 pages long and contains

• a schematic how the mitts are constructed
• written row-by-row instructions for knitting these fingerless gloves in one size – including 8 photos of the different stages
• a chart
• short photo tutorials of the following techniques that are needed to knit these mitts
• provisional cast-on and how to undo it
• short rows with shadow wraps
• crochet CO
• grafting in stockinette

Gauge and Sizes

sizes, unstretched

Because this stitch pattern scrunches up very much, i.e. the mitts are much wider (comfortably) when being worn, there are two photos on the right 

• one with the pieces unstretched (top)
• one with the pieces slightly stretched (bottom)

Both show two pairs of these fingerless glove – one knitted with 2.5mm needles (on top in beige yarn) and one knitted with 3mm needles (in red yarn).

The ones knitted in 2.5mm needles are

• unstretched about 13 – 14 cm in circumference and about 14 cm high
• stretched up to 16 cm in circumference and about 15 cm high

sizes, stretched

The pair knitted in 3mm needles are:

• unstretched about 14 – 15 cm in circumference and about 15 cm high
• stretched up 17 cm in circumference and about 16 cm high

The ones knitted in 2.5mm needles fit quite tight around my hands (my wrist circumference is 17 cm, my upper (finger) circumference of 15,5 cm). The pair knitted in 3mm needles fit more comfortably.

Knitting in garter stitch I had the following gauge (with an unblocked swatch):

• Using 2.5 mm needles 28 ridges (56 garter stitch rows) gave  10 cm in height and 25 sts gave 10 cm in width.
• With 3 mm needles 26 ridges (53 garter stitch rows) gave me 10 cm in height and 23 sts gave 10 cm in width.

Materials

To knit these fingerless gloves you need

• about 35 to 40 grams of fingering weight yarn, I think it looks best in a semi-solid color
• 3mm needles, I used short dpns (or 2.5mm dpns)
• 2 stitch markers
• scrap yarn and a crochet hook (about 3mm) for the provisional CO and a crochet CO
• a tapestry needle to weave in ends