Thanks! That’s what I thought and it seems to have worked out. The hat is finished and looks pretty nice. :)
However, it barely fits my 3 months old. Either he has a really large head or probably my stiches are to thight or my yarn to thin.
I will just give this one as a gift to a friend who is expecting and try to make the next one larger. Maybe with a few more rows or more stiches per row.

Not really, sorry! Close ups of one leaf or the criticle steps might help…
But all my results with different tries end up looking somehow like leaves, so I will just use them ;)
It is nature (and magic) so no need to be strict :D
Thanks for trying to help!

You start with a 12 ch foundation, but when you sl st into 2nd ch from hook, your piece will be 11 sts long, as you lose one ch off the foundation when you began your round. The sc, ch 1, sc counts as the last st of the first side and the first st of the second side, which leaves 10 remaining sts for the 11 sts along each side. Does that make sense?

Hi Nora! The same st means that you are working in the first st of the round, and not counting the ch as a stitch. Your first st will be worked in the first st of the previous round. Does that makes sense?

I also struggle with the leaves. So for the first part of step 1 I use one of the loops from the chain. For the second part of step 1 (after “Working across other side”) I use the second loop of the chain. However, these are only 10 stiches, not 12. Where/how do I join and where does step 2 continue?