Vintage-Style Baby Bonnet (Free Pattern)
Posted on May 30, 2011
Who wouldn’t adore a sweet little classic baby bonnet modernized by simple detailing and yummy <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B015WNNZYC/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B015WNNZYC&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20&linkId=1f8a86a751b6dff31ab2652f606b5756">cashmere-merino-silk light grey yarn</a>? It's a bit of luxury for today’s baby, writes Hadley Fierlinger in <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580089607/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1580089607&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20&linkId=IELYYSFAASPQTC2O">Vintage Knits for Modern Babies</a> (Ten Speed Press). Not sure how to get started knitting? Watch <a href="http://www.craftfoxes.com/blog/the-best-free-beginner-s-knitting-how-to-videos">the best free videos to learn knitting</a>. 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 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IFT9C5C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00IFT9C5C&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20&linkId=3d77da0784562b4f3de50cf7b1443cd6">Sublime Baby Cashmere Merino Silk DK</a> (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 For more vintage-style knits, buy the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580089607/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1580089607&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20&linkId=IELYYSFAASPQTC2O">Vintage Knits for Modern Babies</a> Also: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1584797614/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1584797614&linkCode=as2&tag=craftfocom-20&linkId=OUPRO3ZVEBNAY7W3">Vintage Baby Knits: More Than 40 Heirloom Patterns from the 1920s to the 1950s</a>
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.