Sourball
Sourball
Sourball
Size
Baby (Child), 11.5” (15”) measured from earlobe to earlobe. Adjust
stitch pattern, yarn size and/or gauge to create a bonnet the exact
size you want.
Materials
1 (1) skein of Cascade Sierra (80% cotton, 20% wool). If desired, 3
yds of a second color (B) for contrast edge
1.25 yards of ribbon about ½” wide
Needles
US size 5/3.75 mm circular needles
Though the piece is knit flat, it is folded partway through and the
flexibility of a circular needle cable allows it to take shape.
Yarn needle for sewing up
Gauge
21 sts = 4” (10 cm) in Feather & Fan stitch
Row 5: *K6, k2tog, repeat from * to end. 4: K2, *yo, k2tog, k2, repeat from * to end.
5: K2, purl to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 7: *K5, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
6: Knit.
Row 9: *K4, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
Bind off all sts knitwise.
Row 11: *K3, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
Finishing
Row 13: *K2, k2tog, repeat from * to end.
Weave in ends and steam block bonnet.
Row 15: *K1, k2tog, repeat from * to end. Thread ribbon through eyelets.
Row 17: K2tog, repeat to end. 6 (8) sts © Larissa Brown 2011. Do not reproduce this
remain. pattern or sell or distribute it alone or as part
of a kit.
Cut yarn 12” from the needles, draw
through remaining sts and pull snug. Come see my other work on ravelry, and join
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Fold bonnet to bring the decrease section
books and patterns are here at LarissaBrown.
together in back. Using the cut end of the
yarn and working in mattress stitch, sew
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