Upside Down Flower Hat - Free Knitting Pattern

This idea came from seeing a knitted hat with a flower on top.  I ended up doing an upside down version of it and used a Lion Brand pattern for an Apple Hat to knit the pink petals and stems.  I used a circular needle for the hat and straight needles for the rest.

How to make the upside down flower hat:

With yellow yarn, cast on 56 (62, 66) sts.
Rows 1-6 Work in St st.
Change to white yarn. Work in St st for 22 (24, 26) rows.

Shape Top
Row 1 (RS) K 1 (1, 0), *k 4, k2tog; rep from * 8 (9, 10) times, end k 1 (1 ,0) – 47 (52, 55) sts.
Rows 2, 4 and 6 Purl.
Row 3 K 1 (1, 0), *k 3, k2tog; rep from * 8 (9, 10) times, end k 1 (1, 0) – 38 (42, 44) sts.
Row 5 K 1 (1, 0), *k 2, k2tog; rep from * 8 (9,10) times, end k 1 (1, 0) – 29 (32, 33) sts.
Row 7 K 1 (0, 1), *k2tog; rep from * 6 (7, 7) times – 15 (16, 17) sts.
Row 8 *P2tog; rep from * 6 (7, 6) times, end p 1 (0, 0), p3tog 0 (0, 1) time – 8 sts.
Row 9 Knit 1 row.
Next Row (WS) With B and double-pointed needles, p2tog across – 4 sts.
Break yarn and pull through all sts.

Petals-Make 5
Cast on 4 sts (leaving 4-5" tail) with pink yarn.
Row 1: (RS) Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), k3 (5sts).
Row 2: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), p4 (6sts). (At same time, anchor tail thread by knitting/purling it along with 3-4 stitches.)
Row 3: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), k5 (7sts).
Row 4: Knit in front and back loop of first stitch (increasing one stitch), p6 (8sts). Cut yarn and leave sts on needle, leaving 4-5" tail.
Stem

With green yarn, work Knitted Cord on these 4 sts until Stem measures 2” [5 cm].
Next Row K2tog twice; turn – 2 sts.
Next Row P2tog – 1 st.
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread tail through remaining st; pull to tighten.

LEAF – Make 2
With green yarn, cast on 9 sts.
Rows 1, 3 and 5 K 3, k3tog, k 3 – 7 sts.
Rows 2 and 4 Knit into front and back of first st (kfb), k 2, p 1, k 2, knit into front and back of last st – 9 sts.
Row 6 K 3, p 1, k 3.
Row 7 K 2, k3tog, k 2 – 5 sts.
Row 8 K 2, p 1, k 2.
Row 9 K 1, k3tog, k 1 – 3 sts.
Row 10 K 1, p 1, k 1.
Row 11 K3tog – 1 st.
Cut yarn, leaving a long tail. Thread tail through remaining st; pull to tighten.