Florence

Florence has all the sweetness and cute factor that you’d expect from a baby bonnet. As a single item she is irrepressibly divine but when teamed with her sister pattern, Granny’s Favourite, you have the most heart-melting cute duo around.

Florence is knit seamlessly beginning at the front of the bonnet. Lace, garter stitch and i-cord combines to create a quick knit that hits the spot for those go-to gift knits.

Construction:

Florence is a seamless bonnet that is constructed from the front to the back. The stitches framing the face are worked first. The back of the bonnet is then shaped using decreases similar to a sock heel. Stitches are picked up along the bottom of the bonnet to complete the edging. Finally i-cord and applied i-cord are worked to finish the bonnet.

Sizing:

Six sizes to fit size range from Premmie to Child.

Head circumference from 12 inches/30.5cms to 20 inches/51cms.

Skill Level:

Intermediate

Techniques used:

Knit and Purl 

Increasing and decreasing 

Lace 

Working from charts 

Picking up stitches 

I-cord 

I-cord cast off

Yarn Requirements:

• Oyster Yarns Twizzle Stick (100% merino; 246yd225m/100g) – 1 skein

• OR WOOLganic Organic Merino 8ply (100% organic merino; 114yd104m/50g) – 1 (1, 1, 2, 2, 2) balls

• OR DK/8ply weight yarn of approximately 65/60 (80/75, 95/85, 115/105, 130/120, 150/140) yards/metres.

The Oyster yarn has a 3ply structure; two plies of merino and one ply of superwash merino. The WOOLganics is an organic merino with 4ply structure. Both are worsted spun.

Sample shown in child size in Oyster Yarns Twizzle Stick in ‘Wheldon’ and in newborn size in WOOLganic Organic Merino - hand-dyed.