Syncopated Tulips Hat by GrankaG Knits

Syncopated Tulips Hat

Knitting
March 2018
Sport (12 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Syncopated tulips brioche
US 3 - 3.25 mm
175 - 186 yards (160 - 170 m)
Ladies S
English
This pattern is available as a free Ravelry download

This vibrant brioche hat showcases two color brioche in a cheerful nature-inspired tulip pattern adapted from Happy Knitter blog http://www.happyknitter.ga/p/tulips.html and Youtube channel Happy Knitter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ3fF18uxCM) with author permission. Stem/ leaf and tulip flower panels are separated in vertical syncopated brioche color changes tapering to the crown. The hat is worked bottom up in the round with horizontal striping to give each tulip a separate color. This hat is intermediate-level brioche syncopation involving both main color switching between flower and stem panels and also increases/decreases in CC rows.
Sizing: To fit a Ladies S size head circumference 52cm/ 21” with approx. 5cm/2” negative ease.
Finished Measurements: Circumference 46cm, 18.5” Height 21cm, 8.4”
For an average Ladies M size, use dk yarn and larger needles.
The pattern has both written instructions and charts. The charts in this pattern are formatted according to Nancy Marchant 2014 Knitting Fresh Brioche: Creating Two-Color Twists & Turns. Sixth&springbooks, New York ISBN 978-1-936096-77-0