Gauge: 17 st in 4in/10cm in stockinette stitch. Row gauge is not important in this case.

Recommended yarn: any to obtain the gauge. Worsted or Aran for regular look, or thinner yarn on larger needles for daintier look.

Recommended needle size: to obtain the gauge. Your needle size might vary depending on how tight or loose your knitting is. Please be sure to make a gauge swatch to make sure you obtain the gauge. For most, 5 – 5.5mm needles work the best.

You will need: yarn, knitting needles, darning needle to weave in the yarn ends and to sew the back of the bonnet. Crochet hook in the same mm size as the knitting needles to make the ties (if you are making crochet ties).

The bonnet is knit flat.

there are to option to finish the bonnet and to add the ties - knit or crochet.

~~~ this pattern in newborn size is available also in print: in the book “More Tiny Knits for Tiny People” ~~~