Infant Bonnet & Bootees
Bonnet
Material:1 ball Main color, small quantity each 1st and 2nd Contrast color.
Using No.10 needles and M, cast on 36 sts.
Work throughout in garter st and stripes of 18 rows M, 4 rows C1, 18 rows M and 4 rows C2.
1st row: Inc at beg (front edge) and dec at end (back edge).
1st row: Inc at beg (front edge) and dec at end (back edge).
Knit 1 row.
Rep last 2 rows 20 times.
Next row: Dec at beg and inc at end.
Knit 1 row.
Rep last 2 rows 21 times.
Next row: Inc at beg and dec at end.
Knit 1 row.
Rep last 2 rows 10 times.
Half the bonnet has been completed.
Work other half to correspond.
Cast off.
Make Up: Do not press. Using back stitch join cast off and cast on edges together, then join shaped back edges as illustrated. Using 2 strands of M, 2 metre long, make 2 twisted cords and sew to neck edge.
Bootees
Working in garter st and stripes inc at each end of 3rd row and foll 10th rows until there are 48 sts. Count until side edge measures 12cm from beg, working last row on wrong side.
Shape Top: Cast off 2 sts at beg of next 2 rows.
Dec at each end of 3rd row and foll 4th row then in alt rows until 14 sts rem.
Work 1 row.
Cast off.
Right Front Band:
Using back stitch join shoulder seams. With right side facing using No 12 needles and M, knit up 50 sts along right front edge.
Work 3 rows rib (as before).
4th Row: Rib 3, cast off 3sts (rib 13 sts off 3 sts) twice, rib 10.
5th row: Rib 10 cast ib 3sts, (rib 13 cast ib 3 sts) twice rib 3.
Work 7 rows. Cast off loosely in rib.
Left Front Band:
Work as for other band omitting buttonholes.
Neckband:
With right side facing using No 12 needles and M, knit up 88 sts evenly around neck including sts from stitch holder.
Work 12 rows rib working a buttonhole at neck edge 4 sts from edge on 8th row. Cast off loosely in rib.
Make Up: Do Not Press. Using back stitch join side and sleeve seams. Swe in sleeves. Swe on Buttons.