Mary Bonnet has always been one of my favorite bonnet designs. But I wanted to add a new twist to it. I really love the pixie style bonnets. They look so traditional and so cute. And I just knew, Mary would look so precious as a pixie. And boy, was I right!!
Mary Pixie is worked flat, and seamed up the back. I personally love to use a grafted seam but that isn’t necessary. That’s me being fancy. I added i-cord ties to really finish it nicely. I-cord ties are my favorite ties. They always look so professional. The thickness is more comfortable for your sweet baby to.
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Materials and Info
Materials – appx 65-150yds sport weight (size 3) yarn, size 4 (3.5mm) straight AND dpn, 2 stitch markers, yarn needle
Gauge -6sts/in
Sizes – newborn, infant, sitter/crawler, toddler, child
Appx Finished Measurements – Newborn 5x5ins, infant 6x6ins, sitter/crawler 6.5×6.5ins, toddler 7x7ins, child 7.5×7.5ins (measurements are for bonnet when laid flat)
Mary Pixie Pattern
Cast on 62 (70, 78, 86) 94sts. I used long tail cast on.
Work a k1p1 ribbing for 5 (5, 7, 7) 7 rows
Row 1 – Knit across
Row 2 – Purl across
Row 3 – k3, [k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k3] repeat [to] across to last 3sts, k3
Row 4 – purl across
Row 5 – repeat row 3
Row 6 – purl across
Row 7 – knit across
Row 8 – purl across
Row 9 – k4, [k3, k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk] repeat [to] to last 2sts, k2
Row 10 – purl across
Row 11 – repeat row 10
Row 12 – purl across
Row 13 – knit across
Row 14 – purl across
Repeat rows 3-14 until your work measures 3.75 (4.5, 5, 5.5) 6ins from cast on edge. End after completing a purl row. Place a marker on either end of this last row. This will be where your seam ends to form the crown.
DECREASES
Bind off 2sts at the beginning of each row until your work measures 5 (6, 6.5, 7) 7.5ins from cast on edge ending after completing a row 2. Keep in lace pattern throughout decreases. Your ending stitch count is not important.
Bind off. Fold the bonnet in half and sew the crown together to your stitch markers. (I like to use grafting since it is nearly invisible but a simple whip stitch works great too).
I-cord Ties:
Cast on 3sts on double pointed needles and work appx 9-10ins for personal use and 12-14ins for photography use of i-cord (tutorial at the end of the pattern).
Begin i-cord edging by using the length of i-cord you have already worked. Do so by knitting 2 icord sts, slip the last st, dip the needle into the edge of the back loop of the bonnet, and bringing the yarn around to knit, pick up a stitch in your salvage edge. Knit the last stitch of Icord together with the picked stitch of the bonnet. Once you have picked up and knit across salvage edge stitches, work an additional length of i-cord that matches the other tie. Weave in ends. You can find a tutorial I made for left handed knitters here. Even if you are a right handed knitter it should be helpful to explain the process.
Abbreviation
k – knit
P – purl
k2tog -knit 2 stitches together
ssk – slip next st knitwise, slip next st knitwise, place stitches back onto left needle, knit both slipped sts together
yo – yarn over
