Baby Bonnet by Purl Soho

Baby Bonnet

Knitting
March 2012
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
12 stitches = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
9 to 18 Months
English
This pattern is available for free.

MATERIALS

  • 1 skein of Anzula’s For Better or Worsted, 80% Superwash Merino, 10% Cashmere, and 10% Nylon. These colors, from the left, are Au Natural, Clay, and Avocado. Each skein is 200 yards/ 100 grams; approximately 200 yards required. (One skein will make two Baby Bonnets with only about 5 yards to spare, so be sure of your gauge!)
  • US 6 (4 mm) 20- or 24-inch circular needles
  • Two US 5 (3.75 mm) double pointed needles

GAUGE
12 stitches = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

SIZES + DIMENSIONS
9 to 18 Months

Note: Baby Eleanor, pictured in our photos, is 7 months old and a bit on the small side. The Baby Bonnet is perhaps a little big on her…

  • From cheek to cheek: 14 inches

  • From bottom of side to middle of the crown: 6½ inches

  • From forehead to back of crown: 5 inches