Infant’s Crocheted Bonnet

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT Shetland Floss

2 skeins white

1 skein colored

1 10-inch Bone Crochet Hook, No. 3

3½ yards Satin Ribbon, ½ inch wide

1 yard Satin Ribbon, 1⅛ inches wide

INSTRUCTIONS

(Written for white and pink.)

Start on the turnover with white yarn. Make a chain of 60 stitches.

1st row: Take up with the hook 1 loop in each stitch on the chain. Put yarn over hook and pull through 1 loop at a time.

2nd row: Same as 1st row, taking up in the loops on row below.

3rd row: Pick up 3 loops; leave the yarn, * take up 4th loop with pink yarn and make 1 double crochet in the loop below on 2nd row from top. The next 3 loops in white and repeat from * to end of row.

Repeat these 3 rows, alternating the double crochet. Work 9 rows. Start next row on wrong side of the turnover and take up in the loops from the back. Begin in 1st loop with a chain of 2 stitches. Put yarn over hook and take up 1 loop in 2nd loop on row below. Yarn over and take up another loop in 3rd loop on row below. Yarn over and pull through all on needle at once and make 1 chain. This is the stitch for bonnet. Work to end of row. Make 1 stitch for each 2 loops on row below.

2nd row: Start same as on 1st row and take up between the stitches on preceding row so that each stitch will come exactly above the one below. Work 3 stitches, then make 1 heavy stitch. Put yarn over hook and take the stitch below on your needle from right to left. Yarn over hook and pull through 1 loop, yarn over, take up another loop in same place and repeat this 3 times more, yarn over and pull through all on needle and make 1 chain. Work 6 stitches, then make 1 heavy stitch, repeat with 8 stitches, 1 heavy, 6, 1 heavy and 3 stitches.

Repeat this row until you have 12 rows, or 4½ inches from turnover.

Continue work on 12 stitches in center of row, and make 11 rows.

This part is the back of bonnet.

Sew the sides together.

Now work at bottom of bonnet. Start at front in 1st stitch from the turnover and make 1 row of single crochet. Work tight, make 2 single crochet for each row on the sides and make 1 single crochet for each stitch in back.

Repeat the single crochet, taking up in double stitch and work back and forth for 10 rows.

54Finish off the edge all around with 1 row in pink yarn:

Take up 2 short loops, leaving 1 stitch between on row below, yarn over hook and pull through. A chain of 2 stitches and repeat, taking up in same and 2nd stitch on row below.

For trimming make two bows of the narrow ribbon and put them on the sides to hold the turnover in its place. Have about twenty loops in each bow.

Sew ribbon on to tie.

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