VINTAGE-STYLE BABY BONNET (FREE PATTERN)
Who wouldn’t adore a sweet little classic baby bonnet modernized by simple detailing and yummy cashmere-merino-silk light grey yarn? It's a bit of luxury for today’s baby, writes Hadley Fierlinger in Vintage Knits for Modern Babies (Ten Speed Press).
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EXPERT LEVEL Beginner / intermediate
Sizes 0–3 (3–6, 6–12) months
Finished Measurements
Height: 6(6
, 7") (15 [16.5, 18] cm)
Materials 1 (1, 1) 50 g ball Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK (75% extra-fine merino wool, 20% silk, 5% cashmere; 127 yds [116 m]) in #02 Cuddle
US 6 (4 mm) straight needles
Yarn needle for finishing and attaching button
1 (1.5 cm) button
GAUGE 22 sts and 28 rows make 4" (10 cm) in St st pattern
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Step 1
DIRECTIONS
CAP
CO 68 (72, 76) sts.
Rows 1–6: *K1, p1; rep from * to end.
Row 7 (RS): *K2, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 8 (WS): *K2, p2; rep from * to end.
Row 9: *P2, k2; rep from * to end.
Row 10: *P2, k2; rep from * to end.
Rep Rows 7–10 until work measures 4(4_
, 5") (10 [12, 13) cm] from beg, ending with a WS row, and inc 4 (2, 0) sts evenly across last row—72 (74, 76) sts.
Step 2
BACK SHAPING
Row 1 (RS): K0 (1, 2), *sl2k, k14, k2tog; rep from * 3 times, k0 (1, 2)—64 (66, 68) sts. Row 2 and all even rows (WS): Purl. Row 3: K0 (1, 2), *sl2k, k12, k2tog; rep from * 3 times, k0 (1, 2)—56 (58, 60) sts. Row 5: K0 (1, 2), *sl2k, k10, k2tog; rep from * 3 times, k0 (1, 2)—48 (50, 52) sts. Row 7: K0 (1, 2), *sl2k, k8, k2tog; rep from * 3 times, k0 (1, 2)—40 (42, 44) sts. Row 9: K0 (1, 2), *sl2k, k6, k2tog; rep from * 3 times, k0 (1, 2)—32 (34, 36) sts. Row 11: K0 (1, 2), *sl2k, k4, k2tog; rep from * 3 times, k0 (1, 2)—24 (26, 28) sts. Row 13: K0 (1, 2), *sl2k, k2, k2tog; rep from * 3 times, k0 (1, 2)—16 (18, 20) sts. Row 15: *K2tog; rep from * to end—8 (9, 10) sts. Break yarn, thread through rem sts, pull tight, and fasten off.
Step 3
BAND
CO 9 sts.
Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 2: *P1, k1; rep from * to last st, p1.
Rep Rows 1–2 until band measures 11_(12
, 12_") (29 [30.5, 32) cm]).
Next row (buttonhole): Rib 4, yo, k2tog, rib to end.
Next 3 rows: Cont in rib, and k2tog at beg and end of row—3 sts.
Work 1 row in rib.
K3tog. Fasten off.
Step 4
FINISHING
Stitch back seam of cap together. Attach band around base of cap, leaving buttonhole end 2" (5 cm) of band free at right front. Sew button on cap. Weave in ends.
Step 5
Reprinted with permission from Vintage Knits for Modern Babies
(Ten Speed Press) by Hadley Fierlinger with photos by Angela Lang.
