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Petal Hat Knitting Pattern

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This gorgeous petal hat knitting pattern is so beautiful and pretty (and it’s simple too)! It makes an impressive gift for your favorite newborn, baby or toddler or adult!

Updated May, 2024


This pattern has been updated to include additional child and adult sizes. For more information on the changes, what’s included and many other questions, click here.

A child in a gray hat with a petal design on top looks to the right. Above, the text reads
A baby wearing a gray knitted petal hat featuring a leaf design sits in a white long-sleeve shirt against a light background. The baby's face is partially visible, looking down.

I love it when a really good idea comes out of nowhere! I was looking one one of my basic baby hat knitting patterns and admiring how the decrease looks and then the idea for this petal hat just came to me.

It look a little fiddling but I love how the petal design turns right into the decrease and those lovely overlapping petals at the top of the hat. Just like a pretty flower on top!

The image shows a close-up top view of a person's head wearing a Petal Hat with intricate star-shaped stitching. The hat is light gray in color, and the background is blurred, focusing attention on the detailed knit pattern.
A baby wearing a hand-knitted lavender Petal Hat with a leaf pattern on top is looking downward. The background is blurred, highlighting the texture and detail of the knitted hat. The text

I mean, tell me that’s not gorgeous…

A close-up top view of a person wearing a knitted lavender petal hat. The hat features a star-shaped pattern at the crown, with a smooth, even knit texture. The person’s upper body and head are slightly visible, but their face is out of frame.

This pretty petal hat gave me so many more ideas for ways to use the decrease and turn something utilitarian into something pretty, I can’t wait to work on more!

If you make a petal hat for your little one, please be sure to share it with me on Ravelry, those linked projects really help me!

Petal Hat Knitting Pattern

Sizes included: 0-3 months, (6 months, 1-2 years, 3-6 years, Child Large/Adult Small, Adult Large) Read our sizing guidelines post for more information.

Gauge: 19 stitches = 4 inches

Petal Hat Supply List:

(If you need help, my favorite knitting reference book for everyone from beginners to advanced knitters is THIS ONE!)

This cute pattern is available for sale only. When you purchase this pattern, you’ll get an instant download PDF pattern in a few nicely formatted easy-to-print pages that includes written instructions and step by step photos. This pattern is available in my Etsy shop or on Ravelry where it will also be permanently stored in your Ravelry pattern library.

Download your own copy of these adorable FREE printable Knit & Crochet Project Planner Pages!

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Happy Knitting! 
A toddler wearing a light grey knit petal hat and a white long-sleeve shirt looks down with a slight smile. The background is a clean white, highlighting the child and the hat's texture. The website name

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