The Pattern:
Gauge: 5 1/2 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette stitch
Finished Size: To fit a 9 month to 18 month old. (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...)
Finished Measurements: From cheek to cheek: 14 inchesFrom bottom of side to middle of the crown: 6 1/2 inches
From forehead to back of crown: 5 inches
The CrownCast 46 stitches onto the circular needle.
Row 1 (right side): K25, slip slip knit (ssk), k1, turn the work so the wrong side is facing you. (27 stitches on the left needle and 18 stitches on the right needle)
Row 2 (wrong side): Slip 1 purlwise, p5, p2tog, p1, turn the work so the right side is facing you. (26 stitches on the left needle and 18 stitches on the right needle)
Row 3: Slip 1 purlwise, knit to 1 stitch before the gap (see below), ssk (with the stitch before the gap and the stitch after the gap), k1, turn.
Here's the so-called "gap":
Row 4: Slip 1 purlwise, purl to 1 stitch before the gap, p2tog, p1, turn.
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until all the stitches have been worked, purling instead of slipping the first stitch of the last row. (26 stitches remain)
Next Row (right side): Knit.Next Row (wrong side): Purl.
Repeat the last 2 rows seven more times.
Bind off loosely, leaving the last stitch on the needle.
The Right Side
With the right side facing you, pick up 14 stitches along the side of the Crown from Point A to B (15 stitches on needle). Place a marker. Pick up 18 stitches from Point B to C. (33 stitches total)
Row 1 (wrong side): P2tog, purl to end. (1 stitch decreased)
Row 2: Knit to marker, make 1 left, knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 two more times, removing the marker on the last row. (30 stitches)
Next Row (wrong side): Repeat Row 1. (29 stitches)
Next Row: Knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog. (28 stitches)
Next Row: Purl.
Next Row: Knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog. (1 stitch decreased)
Repeat the last 2 rows three more times. (24 sttiches)
Next Row (wrong side): Purl.
Next Row: Knit.
Repeat the last 2 rows four more times.
Next Row (wrong side): Purl.
Next Row: Ssk, knit to end. (1 stitch decreased)
Repeat the last 2 rows two more times. (21 stitches)
Next Row (wrong side): Purl.
Bind off loosely. Cut the yarn and pull it through the remaining stitch.
The Left Side
With the right side facing you, join new yarn and pick up 18 stitches along the other side of the Crown from Point A to B. Place a marker. Pick up 15 stitches from Point B to C. (33 stitches total)
Row 1 (wrong side): Purl to last 2 stitches, p2tog through the back loop (p2tog tbl). (1 stitch decreased)
Row 2: Ssk, knit to marker, slip marker, make 1 right, knit to end.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 two more times, removing the marker on the last row. (30 stitches)
Next Row (wrong side): Repeat Row 1. (29 stitches)
Next Row: Ssk, knit to end. (28 stitches)
Next Row: Purl.
Next Row: Ssk, knit to end. (1 stitch decreased)
Repeat the last 2 rows three more times. (24 sttiches)
Next Row (wrong side): Purl.
Next Row: Knit.
Repeat the last 2 rows four more times.
Next Row (wrong side): Purl.
Next Row: Knit to last 2 stitches, k2tog. (1 stitch decreased)
Repeat the last 2 rows two more times. (21 stitches)
Next Row (wrong side): Purl.
Bind off loosely, leaving the last stitch on the needle.
The BackWith the right side facing you, pick up 29 stitches along the back of the Left Side (30 stitches on needle), pick up 24 stitches along the back of the Crown, and pick up 30 stitches along the back of the Right Side. (84 stitches total)
Row 1 (wrong side): P44, p2tog , p1, turn the work so the right side is facing you. (46 stitches on the left needle and 37 stitches on the right needle)
Row 2 (right side): Slip 1 purlwise, k5, ssk, k1, turn the work so the wrong side is facing you. (45 stitches on the left needle and 37 stitches on the right needle)
Row 3: Slip 1 purlwise, purl to 1 stitch before the gap, p2tog (with the stitch before the gap and the stitch after the gap), p1, turn.
Row 4: Slip 1 purlwise, knit to 1 stitch before the gap, ssk, k1, turn.
Repeat Rows 3 and 4 until 7 stitches remain on each end of the needle after the gaps. (52 stitches total)
Next Row (wrong side): Slip 1 purlwise, p13, p2tog tbl, p6, p2tog, purl to the 1 stitch before the gap, p2tog, p1, turn.
Next Row: Slip 1 purlwise, knit to 1 stitch before the gap, ssk, k1, turn.
Repeat the last 2 rows two more times. (1 stitch on each end after the gaps, 40 stitches total)
Next Row (wrong side): Slip 1 purlwise, purl to 1 stitch before the gap, p2tog. (39 stitches)
Next Row: Bind off loosely to last 2 stitches, ssk, and bind off the final stitch.
Cut the yarn and pull it through the last stitch.
The Attached I-CordCast 3 stitches onto a US #5 double pointed needle.
Knit an I-cord that is 9 1/2 inches unstretched and 12 inches stretched.
With the right side facing you and beginning at Point A, knit an Attached I-cord. Between Points A and B pick up 32 stitches.
Between Points B and C pick up 7 stitches. And between Points C and D pick up 32 stitches.
Continue to knit an (unattached) I-cord to match the length of the first one (9 1/2 inches unstretched).
Bind off. Cut the yarn and pull it through the last stitch.
Now, with a double pointed needle, pick up 2 stitches from the unattached I-cord at Point D. Then pick up 1 stitch from the bound off edge of the Left Side.
As you now knit the Attached I-cord, pick up 18 stitches along the Left Side. Pick up 35 stitches along the Back, and pick up 18 stitches along the Right Side.
Bind off. Cut the yarn and pull it through the last stitch.
Use the tail to sew the bound off end of this I-cord to the first I-cord you made.
Weave in the ends and your done with your Baby Bonnet!