Florence by Georgie Nicolson

Florence

Knitting
November 2017
DK (11 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 30 rows = 4 inches
in stocking stitch
US 6 - 4.0 mm
US 5 - 3.75 mm
65 - 150 yards (59 - 137 m)
Six sizes to fit range from Premmie to Child
English
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Florence has all the sweetness and cute factor that you’d expect from a baby bonnet. As a single item she is irrepressibly divine but when teamed with her sister pattern, Granny’s Favourite, you have the most heart-melting cute duo around.

Florence is knit seamlessly beginning at the front of the bonnet. Lace, garter stitch and i-cord combines to create a quick knit that hits the spot for those go-to gift knits.

Construction:
Florence is a seamless bonnet that is constructed from the front to the back. The stitches framing the face are worked first. The back of the bonnet is then shaped using decreases similar to a sock heel. Stitches are picked up along the bottom of the bonnet to complete the edging. Finally i-cord and applied i-cord are worked to finish the bonnet.

Sizing:
Six sizes to fit size range from Premmie to Child.
Head circumference from 12 inches/30.5cms to 20 inches/51cms.

Skill Level:
Intermediate

Techniques used:
Knit and Purl
Increasing and decreasing
Lace
Working from charts
Picking up stitches
I-cord
I-cord cast off

Yardage:
DK/8ply weight yarn of approximately 65/60 (80/75, 95/85, 115/105, 130/120, 150/140) yards/metres.

Original yarns used, whilst slightly different in structure, are both worsted spun merino.


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