Buds and Blossoms baby bonnet - knitting pattern
This bonnet / scarflet combo will keep babies’ heads shielded from both pesky drafts and the sun. This design is functional, quick and fun to knit, and completely seamless. I can already imagine a fresh crop of adorable munchkin-flowers looking precious in their bonnet. But the beauty of this design is that baby boys can wear it too -- the ruffle is optional, hence the name “Buds” and Blossoms, get it? ;)
This bonnet is knit seamlessly and features a built-in scarflet with a pretty leaf-shaped closure. The front of the bonnet is knit flat; the crown is knit in the round after the scarflet is finished by a three-needle bind off at the back neck.
SKILLS REQUIRED: cast on, knitting, purling, decreasing, knitting in the round, picking up stitches (or provisional cast on), three-needle bind off, yarn over.
SIZES: Newborn (Baby, Toddler)
For head circumference up to: 16 (17, 18) inches or 40.5 (43, 45.5) cm.
Finished bonnet is approximately 9.5 (11.25, 12.75) inches or 24.5 (28.5, 32.5) cm around face, ear to ear Note: this measurement does not include the “scarf” portion and assumes some negative ease for a better fit.
Bonnet depth is: 5.25 (5.75, 6.25) inches or 13.5 (14.5, 16) cm.
Contains:
- knitting pattern (pdf file)
- US Imperial Measurements AND Metric Measurements
- 3 Sizes from Newborn to Toddler
- Suitable for an intermediate knitter
Materials you need at home:
YARN REQUIREMENTS:
Approximately 80 (100, 125) yds or 73 (91, 114) meters of worsted weight yarn in Main Color yarn. For ruffle option: an extra 30 (35, 35) yds or 27 (32, 32) meters of worsted weight yarn in Contrasting Color yarn.
NEEDLES/NOTIONS:
- US 8 or 5mm circular needle or size needed to match stockinette stitch gauge that is 16” or 40cm long.
- 1 set of matching dpns for crown of hat.
- US 6 or 4mm straight or circular needles or size needed to match garter stitch gauge.
- 1 set of matching dpns for scarflet leaf edges.
- 2 stitch markers
- tapestry needle
- 2 stitch holders or scrap yarn
GAUGE:
- 18 sts x 26 rows = 4 inches or 10cm in stockinette stitch using larger needles, after blocking
- 20 sts x 44 rows (i.e. 22 garter ridges) = 4 inches or 10cm in garter stitch using smaller needles, after blocking Please adjust your needle size if needed to achieve gauge.
Frogginette
Originally from France, I have been living abroad for as long as I can remember, with one brief parenthèse of Parisian life during my college years. After almost 12 years in the US, I am now living in Northern Germany with my husband and 2 kids.
I published my first pattern in 2008, and have been designing ever since, with a particular love for children’s knits that are timeless yet whimsical.