Soft Swirls hat and Free Flower Tutorial

Last night I drew out the diagrams for the bag I am going to make.  It will be a challenge, but one that will be well worth the effort.

I did start on a soft swirls hat, which I finished today.  I wanted a removable flower embellishment for it.  The ones previously were sewn onto the hat.  I made up a pattern as I went along and here is what I came up with.

I was working on the swirls hat pattern here.  I used Caron Simply Soft in autumn red.  I began the weave too tightly.  I didn't remember until I got to the latter rows that this should be done a bit loosely for the "drapey" effect.  Below is the finished hat with the flower embellishment.  Pardon my camera's colors.  I am using my camera phone...it takes pretty decent pictures without the hassle of removing sd cards (I can just email/upload them).  The autumn red looks more fuschia here but you get the idea.  This hat is smaller because I didn't crochet it loosely.  The flower is removable.

Now onto the flower pattern.  It is simple enough to whip up a few while traveling and versatile enough to change the pattern up if you get the notion.  Anywho here we go.


Materials
Small amounts worsted weight yarn
     I used Caron Simply soft in Autumn Red and Bone
H hook

Abbreviations
Ch= chain
Sl st= slip st
Sc= single crochet
Hdc= half-double crochet
Dc= double crochet
Tr=treble crochet
Beg= beginning
*= repeat
Rnd= round

3 layers, 3"

Start with main color (mine was autumn red)
Ch 5, join with sl st to form ring
Round 1- Ch 1, sc in the ring 11 times; join with sl st in beg ch. (12 sc)

Round 2- Ch 4. *Chain 3, skip a sc and sc into the next sc.*  Repeat from * - * 5 more times; join with sl st in first sc of starting ch. (6 ch 3 spaces)

Round 3- Sl st into first ch 3 space, ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc).  Repeat (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in each of the next 5 ch 3 spaces (First six petals created)

Round 4- Sl st into back of sc on the first petal.  Ch 4, sl st in sc on the next petal.  Continue around 5 more times for a total of 6 ch 4 spaces.

Round 5- Sl st into first ch 4 space, ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, tr, dc, hdc, sc).  Repeat in each of the next 5 ch 4 spaces (second set of six petals created).

Switch out to second color (mine was bone)
Round 6- Sl st into back of sc on the second petal.  Ch 5, sl st in sc on the next petal.  Continue around 5 more times for a total of 6 ch 5 spaces.

Round 7- Sl st into first ch 5 space, ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, 2 tr, dc, hdc, sc).  Repeat in each of the next 5 ch 5 spaces (third set of six petals created).  Fasten off.

I attached a clip to the back using a jewelry and fabric embellishing glue so it could be used as a hair clip.  I may make a matching scarf to go with the hat and  more flowers that could be used as embellishments for it.  Buttons could be sewn into the middle for added interest.