This hat is a variation on the "Sunny Flower Fez" from the book Folk Knits. I say variation because I'm generally incapable of following patterns and in this instance changed the color scheme, yarn choice, yarn weight in general, needle size, gauge, and embroidery pattern. (Don't worry, the hat still fits!) (To be fair, the substitutions were made in a calculated, planned out fashion. It fits quite well.)
I knit this with Berroco Peruvia, which is a 100% wool yarn that I am quite fond of. The colors here are saddle brown (a dark brown heather), boysenberry (a purple heather), palomino blue (a turquoise heather) and abusar (a blue heather). I knit it with size seven needles (the ball band recommended size 10s, the pattern recommended 5s, I own 7s) so the fabric is a bit on the dense side, which I find desirable in a winter hat. Since the hat didn't remind me of flowers in the colors that I knit it (what kind of flower has a turquoise center?) I embroidered points instead of petals. Because of the larger gauge, the hat knit up pretty quickly, and I can say from personal experience that it is quite warm and soft. And, most excitingly, I have a lot of leftover yarn...
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