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Elf-burgh
swatchless elf bonnet
£6.00
- Works with multiple yarn weights
- Also available on Ravelry
The cutest little bonnet for your little (or not so little) elf! The multi-gauge Elf-burgh bonnet pattern can be knit in fingering to aran weight yarns and includes eight sizes from newborn to adult xl.
Matching with baby isn’t required, but it’s definitely an option! Cast-on right away, there’s absolutely no swatching required. If you haven’t knit a swatchless project before, you’ll love how it works. Simply start knitting, measure your gauge after the first few rounds then follow the numbers for your personal gauge and desired size.
Just like the popular Musselburgh Hat the Elf-burgh bonnet is knit from the tip of one crown to the other as a long tube. When you’re done simply turn one layer inside the other to create the cosy, double layered bonnet that perfectly hugs the head. Knit each side in different colours and you have two hats in one, it’s fully reversible with a perfectly clean finish on both sides. The cleverly shaped pointed crown and earflaps are worked entirely with simple increases and decreases. Stripes and self-striping yarn work particularly well, highlighting the chevron shaping on the earflaps.
Details
Skills for knitting this project
Build your skills by following the links to our clear step-by-step tutorials.
- knitting, purling
- working in the round
- working small circumferences in the round
- ssk decreases
- k2tog decreases
- make one increases
Gauge
Pattern includes directions for 7 gauges of 7.5, 7, 6.5, 6, 5.5, 5, and 4.5 knit stitches per inch / 2.5cm This pattern includes multiple gauges, so that you can use the gauge you get with your chosen yarn. Directions given for measuring the gauge while working the hat, but if you prefer to swatch, do so in the round.
Sizing
8 sizes from newborn to adult x-large
8 sizes from from 16-26"/40.4-66cm, with 7 gauge options
Supplies
Yarn
Fingering to Aran weight yarn, in one or more colours.
Exact yardage will depend on size, gauge and yarn used.
Needles and notions
Dpns or circulars for your preferred method of working small circumferences in the round.
Pdf file versions
Our patterns are thoroughly checked and tested but occasionally errors do slip through. These are updated in the patterns as soon as possible, and we also issue periodic updates to clarify directions, extend size ranges, or add more inclusive pattern formats.
If it's been a while since you purchased this pattern please double check that your file names match the following before casting on:
Updates are issued via email, please contact us if you can't find an update, or if you think you've found an error in the most up to date version of the pattern.
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