LOVE KNITTING 37Baby bonnets
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hoosethisdeliciouslysoftyarntoknita veryspecial
bonnetfora littleone.Thesmallestsizeusesjustone
ballofyarn,whilethelargersizesrequiretwo– it’s
worthsplashingout,asthefeelofpurecashmereis secondto
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ofpattern– onelacyforyourlittleprincess,anda cutemini
cablepatternforyourtinyprincecharming.Bothpatternsare
straightforward to follow, with utterly gorgeous results.B nets
Youwillneed
nDebbieBliss Luna Cashmere 4ply,
25gin:
DuskyPink(shade 06) x 1 (2: 2)
balls,or
Twilight(shade08)x 1 (2:2)balls
n3mm(UK11,US2)needles
n3.25mm(UK10,US3)needles
nOnesmallmatching button for
boys’bonnet
Measurements
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nWidtharoundface:29 (32: 36)cm,
11 Ω(12Ω: 14º)in
Tension
n 28 stsand 36 rowsto10cm(4in)
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Abbreviations
nC5F:slipnext2 stsontoa cable
needleandholdatfrontofwork,
knitnext3 stsfromlefthandneedle,
thenknitstsfromcableneedle
nForstandardabbreviations
see page 79
Babybonnets
Girls’bonnet
Using3mm(UK11,US2)needlesand
DuskyPink,caston81 (91: 101) sts.
Work9 rowsst-st.
Knit1 rowforhemline.
Work9 rowsst-st.
NextrowKnit.
Next row Knit.Changeto3.25mm(UK10,US3)needles.
Row1 andeveryfollowingaltrow(WS)
K3,p5,*k5,p5;repfrom* tolast3 sts,k3.
Row 2 P3,C5F, *p5, C5F; rep from * to last
3 sts,p3.
Rows4,6 and 8 P3,k1,yo,sl2tog
knitwise,k1,p2sso,yo,k1,*p5,k1,yo,
sl2togknitwise,k1,p2sso, yo, k1; rep from
* tolast3 sts,p3.
These8 rows form the pattern and are
repeated.
Continuein patternfor8 (10:12)cm,
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k1,psso,k2,sl1,k2tog,psso;rep from * to
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Row2 andfollowingaltrowsPurl.
Row 3 K3,sl1,k2tog,psso,*k2,yfwd,sl1,
k1,psso,k1,sl1,k2tog,psso;rep from * to
PEWX WXW O WXW
Row 5 K2,sl1,k2tog,psso,*k1,yfwd,sl1,
k1,psso,sl1,k2tog,psso;repfrom * to
PEWX WXW O WXW
Row 7 K2,k2togtbl,*yfwd,sl1,k1,psso,
k2togtbl;repfrom * to last st, k1.
25 (28:31)sts
Row 9 K1,k2tog,*yfwd,sl1,k2tog,psso;
VIT JVSQ XS PEWX WX O WXWRow 11 K1,k2tog 8 (9: 10) times.
9 (10:11)sts
Breakyarnanddrawthrough rem sts, pull
tightandfastenoff.
Foldoverfrontedgeandsewin place
carefully, keeping work level.Loweredgeandties
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2 (2: 2 º)in.
Withrightsidefacingandusing3mm(UK
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NextrowKnit.
NextrowK8,castoffeachstitchtolast
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Nextrow/ PIEZI VWX WXW SR E
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Continuein garterstitchuntil piece
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Nextrow/ XSK O O XSK
NextrowK2tog,k2,k2tog.
NextrowK2togtwice.
NextrowK2togandfastenoff.
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Weave in any loose ends.Aboutthisyarn
DebbieBlissLuna
100%cashmere
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Handwash
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