Princess Bonnet - to fit a newborn baby
2015 Rian Anderson
This bonnet is my version of the one worn by the Princess Charlotte born on the 2nd May 2015 to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. This pattern is "reverse engineered" from photographs and is just my own take on what can be seen (the lower hem is my own invention, it not being visible in the pics). I am not the designer of this pattern, nor did I knit the original bonnet worn by the princess. I don't claim that my version is correct - it's just what I saw.
Intermediate level - not total beginners
Size: to fit a newborn baby - head size between 35 and 40 cms Materials: 3 pl light fingering or thin 4 ply fingering x50 gms
Requirements
Tension/gauge
27sts, 54 rows to 10 cm (4") in garter st (knit every row) on 3 mm (US 2.5) needles. Before you begin - check that your tension is correct. Work a tension swatch of 31 sts and 60 rows. Measure the central 10 cm square: if you have fewer sts than the required tension, use smaller needles or your bonnet will be too big. If you have too many sts, use bigger needles or your bonnet will be too small. Abbreviations - read before starting work provisional cast on = with a ball of scrap yarn, make a loop and place on a crochet hook. Holding knitting needle braced underyourarm,crochet chain by wrapping yarn around knitting needle between each chain st, this forms sts to be knitted straight from the needle. (The chain can be easily unravelled lateron),orusing scrapyarn,crochetachaina chains longer than the number of sts required. With yarn to be used, knit into the loops at the back of the crochet chain, 1st per chain, for number of sts required.If you prefer you can cast on with scrap yarn using a normal method, work a row or two with scrap yarn then change to the"real" yarn. Later on the cast on scrap yarn is removed and discarded, and the sts are picked up from the base of the first knitted row. There will be one less st than before plus a"halfst"at each end. Use one of these to get the same number as the cast on. cast on (cable method) = after making 2 sts, place right needle between last 2 sts to make next st stocking stitch = knit one row, purl one row garter st = knit all rows k= knit p=purl st(s) = stitch(es) rpt = repeat yrn = yarn over and around right needle to make a st [k2tog, k1] x3 (eg) = instructions inside [ ］ brackets to be repeated the number of times after x, so this example = k2tog, k1, k2tog, k1, k2tog, k1 k2tog = knit 2 sts together pick up and knit = insert right needle into loop along row edges (from front to back), and pull through a new loop of yarn to form a knit stith turn = stop before the end of the row is worked, swap the needles around and turn the work to the other side as if starting a new row (stitches at the
Princess Bonnet
end of the needle will remain unworked for the moment) cast off purlwise = \*p2tog, return the resulting st to left needle\*, repeat from \* to \* to the end
Construction
The frst part to be knitted is a garter stitch band with two cabled strips on the right hand side. It begins at the front of the right ear and runs all the way around the back of the head to in front of the left ear. Stitches are then picked up along the right hand edge of this band. Working from the central third of the row the remaining sts are worked in at the sides, along a garter stitch rectangle at the top of the head. Stitches for the front band are then picked up and worked in stocking stitch for a folded edge. The lower hem edge is worked last, in 2 x 2 rib. way rou can be worn at th some discusion onwww.ravelry.com here http:/www.av If you want to make it the other way up, see the alternative version at the end of the pattern, which uses a different edge, more suitable to being around the face.
Bonnet - main part
Using scrap yarn and a provisional method (see abbrevs list) cast on 34 sts, onto a 3 mm (US 2.5) needle. Now use 3 ply / fine fingering yarn to continue: Row 1. p2, [ k3, p2] x2, k22 Row 2. k24, [p3, k2] x2 Row 3. p2, [hold 1 st at back on cable needle, k2tog, k1 from cable needle, p2] x2, k22 = 32 sts Row 4. k24, [p1, yrn, p1, k2] x2 = 34 sts Rpt the last 4 rows 35 times more - you will have completed 144 rows (= 72 garter st ridges; 36 eyelet holes, including the last row's). Place sts on a holder and break off yarn. Turn piece on it's side so the right side is facing you and the eyelet cable edge is at the top. With 3 mm (US 2.5) needle pick up and knit 72 sts along the edge (work into the purl sts making sure the sts aren't twisted over). Note: this pick up row counts as row 1. Row 2. k27, place a stitch marker on right needle, k18, place a second marker on right needle, k2tog, k25 to end to/1046-make-1-left-or-right-m1-m1l-m1r marker to right needle, k2tog, turn leaving remaining stsunworked for now Row 4. k1, slip marker, k18, slip marker, k2tog, turn Rpt row 4 until all sts are incorporated (you can remove the markers when you can see where to work the k2togs), ending after a right side row = 20 sts. . Still on right side, knit the 34 sts from the stitch holder at the end of the main piece, knitting the 2 yrns into the back of the loops to close up the holes. Next row (wrong side). knit the 54 sts then undo the provisional cast on and place 34 sts on the left needle, then knit these 34 sts = 88 sts in total.
Front edge
Change to 2.75 mm (US 2) needles. [M1R, Sm, K1, Sm, M1L, K3] x4 (24) sts From this point, slip the markers as you come to them row. Knit 2 rows. [M1R, Sm, K1, Sm, M1L, K to marker] x4 knit row on the right side. Cast off purlwise (see abbrevs) on wrong side and fold edge at garter st rows to sew cast off edge to inside.
Lower edge
Hold work upside down, with right side facing. Using 2.75 mm (US 2) needles, pick up and knit 4 sts from end of front edge (through both sides at once so the end is closed), then 73 sts from the garter st edges of the main piece, and a further 4 sts from the other end of the front edge = 81 sts. This counts as row 1; continue in 2 x 2 rib, decreasing on the next row as follows: Row 2 (wrong side). [p2, k1, k2tog] x 15 (ie to last 6 sts), p2, k2, p2 = 66 sts Row 3. k2, [p2, k2] rpt inside [ ] to end of row Row 4. p2,[k2, p2] rpt inside [ ］ to end of row Rpt the last 2 rows 3 times more = 10 rows in total Cast off loosely in rib pattern.
Bonnet strings/ties
Using 3 mm (US 2.5) needles, cast on 65 sts. Knit 4 rows. Cast off loosely, knitwise. Sew end of tie to the side of the lower edge, stretching to fit along the 10 rows of rib.
"Other way up" version (no photo)
If you prefer the cable to go at the back of the head instead of the top Isuggest doing this instead: Work main part and "front edge" as before - the "front edge" will now sit at the neck. When you come to the "lower edge"work as follows - this will be the new front edge around the face: Hold work upside down, with right side facing. Using 2.75 mm (US 2) needles, pick up and knit 4 sts from end of edge already made (through both sides at once so the end is closed), then 73 sts from the garter st edges of the main piece, and a further 4 sts from the other end of the front edge = 81 sts. This counts as row 1 Work 5 rows in stocking stitch beginning with a purl row. Knit 2 rows. Work 5 more rows in stocking stitch beginning with a knit row on the right side. Cast off purlwise on wrong side and fold edge at garter st rows to sew cast off edge to inside. Sew the strings to the folded edge of the band you just finished, so they point forwards. This pattern has not been test-knitted as yet - please contact me on ravelry if you find an error, and accept my apologies! If you liked this pattern, please have a look at my others: tiny.cc/rian-ravelry
I'm sorry about the scary doll model - I didn't have a princess handy..
