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Pixie style with plain brim Classic style with plain brim and fox ears Classic stylewith ribbed brim Use this pattern to create many different bonnets including pixie and classic style as well as a fox bonnet in sizes NB to 12m! You chose how you want to do the brim and the ties and the possibilities are many. Gauge 13 sts by 17 rows in Stockinette stitch = 3" square
Materials
Stitch Explanation
^approx 40-60 yards of Rowan kid classic yarn (in rosewood for fox and mellow for the fox ears) or other DK weight yarn \~6mm/US 10 knitting needles(or size needed to obtain gauge), straight or circular work \~6mm DPN or long circulars for magic loop method \~5mm/H crochet hook, for fox ears \~Darning needle CO-long tail cast on k-knit p-purl st/sts-stitch/stitches k2tog-knit 2 stitches together sc-single crochet Graft tog- Kitchener stitch Ch-chain
Notes
For the optional brims you can either go right into stockinette stitch after casting on or do a knit 1, purl 1 rib or a knit 2 purl 2 rib for the first 4 rows. For the non-ribbed brim you need to cast your sts on tightly! I use the kitchener stitch for grafting together the backs of the hats for the pixie style and from here on I will just say "graft together". Alternately you can just cast off and sew the back together. The yarn band says it's an aran weight yarn but I find it is more like DK as it's thinner than worsted. The bonnets are knit flat then change to knit in the round for the decreases and ears for the fox hat are crocheted.
Newborn Size
-CO 40 sts (tightly if doing a plain brim) -For a plain brim continue to pattern rows or do 4 rows of ribbing first Row 1- k3, purl till last 3, k3 Row 2- k all -For the classic style continue to work these two rows for 3.5" ending after a row 1 and then proceed to decrease rows. -For pixie style, work as classic style, do an additional 6 rows then graft tog. Decrease rounds (switch to DPN to work in the round) Round 1-\*k2tog, k 5, k2tog, k5, k2tog, k4. Repeat from \* once more Round 2-k all Round 3- \*k2tog, k4, k2tog, k4, k2tog, k3. Repeat from \* once more Round 4- k all Round 5-\*k2tog, k3, k2tog, k3, k2tog, k2. Repeat from \* once more Round 6-k all Round 7-\*k2tog, k2, k2tog, k2, k2tog, k1 Repeat from \* once more Round 9-\*k2tog. Repeat from \* to end. Thread yarn through remaining stitches then bind off.
6 Month size
-CO 50 sts (tightly if doing a plain brim) -Work as for NB size but continue until piece measures 5" for classic style and for an additional 6 rows after that for pixie style. Decrease rounds(switch to DPN to work in the round) Round 1-\*[k2tog, k4]three times, k2tog, k5. Repeat from \* once more Round 2-k all Round 3 -\*[k2tog, k3]three times, k2tog, k4. Repeat from \* once more Round 4-k all Round 5-\*[k2tog, k2]three times, k2tog, k3. Repeat from \* once more Round 6-k all Round 7-\*[k2tog, k1]three times, k2tog, k2. Repeat from \* once more Round 8-\*k2tog. Repeat from \* to end. Thread yarn through remaining stitches then bind off.
12 Month Size
-CO 60 (tightly if doing a plain brim) -Work as for NB size but continue until piece measures 5.75" for classic style and for an additional 6 rows after that for pixie style. Decrease rounds(switch to DPN to work in the round) Round 1-\*k2tog, k4. Repeat from \* 9 more times. Round 2-all Round 3- \*k2tog, k3. Repeat from \* 9 more times. Round 4-k all Round 5- \*k2tog, k2. Repeat from \* 9 more times. Round 6-k all Round 7- \*k2tog, k31. Repeat from \* 9 more times. Round 8-\*k2tog. Repeat from \* to end Thread yarn through remaining stitches then bind off.
Fox Ears
With 5mm hook and worked in the round with no joining (you may need a st marker) 1- Ch2, 4sc in second from hook 2- 2 sc in one, sc. Repeat once more 3-6sc 4- sc2in1, 2 sc. Repeat once 5-8sc 6- sc2in1, 3 sc. Repeat once. 7-10sc 8- sc2in1, 4 sc. Repeat once. 9-12sc For NB size fasten off with long tail for sewing on. For 6-12m cont as follows 10- sc2in1, 6 sc. Repeat once 11- 14sc 12- sc2in1, 7 sc. Repeat once (16sc) Fasten offwith long tail forsewingon. With color"mellow" sew on the color on the front of the ears. Sew onthe ears the ears Approx 6rows back and 6rows apart
Ties & roll free plain brim
Ch 60 for NB and 70 for 6m, 80 for 12m. Slip stitch to the corners off the bonnets and either leave as is for a more delicate look or you can slip stitch or single crochet back down the chain. Alternately you can just have loose string for the ties or braids. If you want to keep the plain brim from rolling back, after chaining one tie, slip stitch it to the front corner of the bonnet with the right side facing you and slip stitch in every stitch across the front edge of the bonnet to the other corner. Then continue chaining the tie on the other side. For a 3 month size I would c0 45 sts and for 9m 55 sts.
