The enchanting Holly Bonnet - the matching baby hat for our Holly Dress and Holly Romper - owes its charm to its delicate openwork and the tiny pompom-like bobbles that fringe the front hem and frame the baby’s face. Worked back and forth in rows, the Holly Bonnet features an easy-to-knit seamless construction and is finished with I-cord strings and neck edging.

Holly stitch pattern is both charted and written out.

Sizes: preemie // 0-1 (1-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12, 12-18) months, to fit head circumference: 28-31 // 32-36 (35-40,
39-44, 41-46, 43-47, 44-49) cm 11-12¼ // 13-14¼ (14 -15¾, 15½ -17½, 16¼ -18, 17-18½, 17¼ -19)“
Finished measurements: length along bobble hem: approx. 24 // 27 (27, 30, 33, 33, 36) cm
9½ // (10¾, 10¾, 11¾, 13, 13, 14¼) inch”
Yarn: Knitting for Olive Merino or CottonMerino or Pure Silk (250 m 273 yd per 50 gr 1.8 oz), fingering
weight yarn; 1 // 1 (1, 1, 1, 1, 1) ball
Bonnet, finished weight: 11 // 12 (14, 16, 18, 21, 24) g 0.4 // 0.4 (0.5, 0.6, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8) oz
Sample is in size 6-9, in Knitting for Olive CottonMerino, Natural White colorway
Needles: 3 mm / US2.5 circular needle and double-pointed needles, in size to obtain gauge
Gauge: 28 sts and 36 rows = 10 cm 4” in st st with 3 mm / US2.5 needles
Notions: tapestry needle