Adapted Top Down Bonnet
Ever since I saw the Top Down Bonnet pattern on Ravelry by Adrian Bizilia (helloyarn) I was smitten! I made the original bonnet with the anime face on it, and sent it to a friend in Japan. The ears aren’t sticking up, but they are there!
I’ve also made it without ears, and with stripes, for another friend’s baby.
Today I worked up another little variation. I added some lace…
This is the lace pattern that I used. Since I worked it in the round, row 2 and 4 are knit. If this were worked flat, row 2 and 4 would be purl rows.
Row 1: (K1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK) repeat
Row 2: knit
Row 3: K2tog (YO, K3, YO, Slip 1, K2tog, pas the slip stitch over *this decreases 2 stitches*) repeat
Row 4: knit
After working 12 rows of lace, I cast off knitwise. The edge kept rolling, so I added another border. I will not admit to crocheting, because I didn’t actually use a hook. This is my process:
Pick up a stitch through the cast off edge. Work a chain of single crochet 2 times then crochet through the border again 2 stitches away from the first stitch. Continue this (or something like it) around the edge of the bonnet. It helped the border stay flat, and I think it makes it extra cute.
What do you do to spice up your regular patterns?
