This bonnet is part of a matching set that goes with a baby cardigan. Comming out of the same 1941 Monarch magazine as the booties done earlier this month, they match pretty well. Bonnet ties closed with silk ribbon. Though I am no expert at ribbon work, I basically learned how to tie ribbon like this from vintage “Ribbon Art” magazines. There is reproduction book on this subject called Old-Fashioned Ribbon Art . I reccomend them highly to learn how to accent vintage garments with ribbon and lace.

Yarn Used: 3 ply pink 100% cashmere hand twisted from 1 ply cashmere from ColormartUK for me. Bonnet took roughly a little less than one 50g ball of cashmere.

Gauge & Needle Size: 8 stitches per inch on size 2 needles.

Time Spent Knitting: I believe this took about a week working off and on mostly evenings during the busy holiday season.

New Skills Learned: I had never made a scalloped edge on a knit item before. I love it so much. It is such a delicate accent. Basically it is just a row of yo holes. Then you fold and seam across that line of yo holes. Bonnet was done on two needles then seamed up the back. From the shape of the bonnet before seaming, I had no idea what I would get as a finished project. Every new item I make I learn more and more about how garments are constructed.

Frusterations or changes / clarification made to pattern: Decreases again were done on the exact edge of a row. I did a perfect job of seaming though. That decrease edge is one of the spiral decreases at the back crown of the bonnet.