One day, for fun, I decided to combine lace, ruffles, a texture pattern and bobbles all in a single pattern…and it worked! The result is an adorable little set which will keep a baby’s extremities warm, while looking making them look absolutely darling at the same time. This pretty little bonnet makes a great gift for newborns and will only take a few hours to knit.

• matching mittens
• matching booties

Skills required

• knitting and purling
• increasing and decreasing
• chart reading
• picking up stitches
• three-needle bind-off
• (optional; just makes the bobbles easier) knitting backwards

Size information

• newborn: to fit head circumferences of 32cm
• baby: to fit head circumferences of 35cm

Yarn requirements

• newborn: about 91 yards
• baby: about 115 yards

Other materials needed

• (in addition to straight 2.5mm needles) 2.5mm 40cm circular needle

• stitch holder

• 94cm length of ribbon approximately 6mm wide