beginner
friendly !!
bandwidth
bonnet
a knitting pattern by o04tmilk
contents
editor’s letter 3
construction 4
materials 4
abbreviations 5
pattern 6
modification tips 8
editor’s letter
If you would have told me last year that I'd be releasing a knitting
pattern, I wouldn’t have believed you. The bandwidth bonnet has
been a long time coming and I’m happy to finally share it. Made with
worsted yarn on 6 mm needles, this is the pattern I so desperately
was looking for as a beginner but couldn't find. Knitting has reignited
my creativity in ways I never imagined, so much of life has changed
since beginning my journey three years ago. It feels only right to give
back to my community. Thank you so much for the love and support
!! This is just the beginning :)
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materials
☆ 6 mm (US 10) circular
needles [24 in/61 cm]
☆ 6 mm (US 10) circular
needles [16 in/40 cm]
OR
scrap yarn +
(100g) of cascade 220, or
darning needle
any worsted yarn
construction
the bandwidth bonnet is worked top down, starting with a
rectangular panel. stitches are then picked up on both sides of the
rectangle to knit the body. the bottom is finished with 2 x 2 ribbing,
then stitches are picked up for the front ribbing. The bonnet ties are
worked last.
knit
rectangle
bottom
ribbing
first
body
worked in
the round
pick up
stitches
for body then bind
[start here] off for
4 front
ribbing
abbreviations
co = cast on
sts = stitches
gauge
k = knit 15 stitches x 22 rows =
p = purl 10 x 10 cm, unblocked
bo = bind off
before you start
after the top panel is worked, the stitches are placed on hold while
additional stitches are picked up on the sides to form the “body”. I find
it easiest to knit the top panel with the shorter needles and use the
longer ones to pick up the additional stitches. If you don’t have a
second pair of needles, you can place the live stitches on hold using
scrap yarn. If using the scrap yarn method, I recommend waiting until
all stitches are picked up before removing the scrap yarn.
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pattern
☆ co 24 sts (14 cm)
☆ stockinette for 25 rows (13 cm)
[first + last row should be a purl row]
☆ break yarn + leave 20 cm tail
transfer stitches to scrap
yarn or pick up 2nd pair
of needles in same size
☆ pick up 16 sts along first edge
[skip every 3rd st, pick up 2 skip 1]
☆ k 24 [live sts on 1st needles]
☆ pick up 16 sts on final edge (56)
☆ p all sts (56)
☆ stockinette for 43 rows (19 cm)
[last row should be a purl row]
continued ...
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Once “body” of bonnet is complete,
the ribbing is worked 2x2
☆ k2 p2 for 8 rows (5 cm)
☆ bo 56 sts
next the front ribbing
is worked in 2x2
☆ pick up 84 sts along front edge
[skip every 3rd st, pick up 2 skip 1]
☆ k2 p2 for 8 rows (5 cm)
☆ bo 84 sts
lastly the front ties are created
☆ pick up 10 sts in the bottom corner
[skip every 3rd st, pick up 2 skip 1]
☆ stockinette 103 (00 cm) rows or to desired length
☆ bo 10 sts
repeat on the other side
TA DA !! you have yourself
the cutest bonnet ever
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modification tips
Once you understand the construction, there are a multitude of ways
you can modify the bonnet !! :)
swap yarn & needle size
Want to make a bonnet using different
weight yarn and needles? Determine
what size you want your top panel to be
using a gauge swatch.
For my blue stripe-y bonnet, I wanted an oversized fit and determined the
top panel would need to be 20 cm across (I got this number by measuring
the top of my head and eying how large I wanted the bonnet. Using the
guage swatch, find out how many sitches make up 2cm and use that
number to find out how many stitches to cast on. I included the
approximate measurements of the knit fabric after each step to make
customization a bit easier.
colorwork
This pattern would be perfect to
practice intarsia or duplicate stitching.
The body is knit in stockinette, the
perfect base for color work. The
graph I made is 56 x 43, the exact size
of the body. Of course, the design
can be smaller, you can even stitch
something on the top if you’re feeling
9 fancy. (chart made on stitch fiddle)
thank you.
*this pattern has not been formally tested. please watch the youtube video for
additional clarification and reach out if you have any questions :)