I double stranded the berroco ultra alpaca. The Tosh bulky is a single strand.

I absolutely love making these hats! This is such a great pattern.

For the “gardenia”, I followed the basic instructions found on the purl bee blog, but I cut my own shapes and did not use the template.
link: http://www.purlbee.com/rose-barrettes/

After looking at the photos I’ve posted, I think it needs some leaves.