Crochet Pixie Baby Bonnet Tutorial /Pattern

This pattern is super easy and a great first project for an amateur crocheter. I'm going to give basic instructions, which can be adapted very easily to make the bonnet bigger or smaller. You could also embellish the hat with a bobble as I have or with some crocheted flowers. I've also made this hat using a bobble stitch for the first 2-3 rows in a different colour, which looks awesome and could be done in Red and white to make a cute Christmasy bonnet! I am making this bonnet to match a Christmas jumper I am making for my sisters baby that is due in December so this pattern is for a new born size but as I said to make it bigger you just simply add more stiches to the initial chain and then crochet extra rows. I am using a 4mm crochet hook and double knit yarn, a bigger hook could be used for to add more stretch to the hat and also to create a bigger hat.

Step 1
Chain 55, then half treble crochet (this is the british term the American term is half double crochet- yarn over hook, insert hook in the next stitch to be worked, yarn over hook, pull yarn through stitch, yarn over hook, pull yarn through all 3 loops on hook) into the second chain from hook continue all the way along, this will make 53 stiches. Then chain 1 turn and HTC all the way to the end again, continue doing this until you have a rectangle that when folded makes a square. See photos 1 and 2 below. To make a larger hat chain more stitches and continue in the same way ensuring it forms a square when folded.

Top left photo1, top right 2, bottom left 3, bottom right 4

Step 2
Fold the rectangle and crochet together from bottom to top, this is the back of the hat and forms the little pixie point. Cast off yarn

Step 3
Now to make the strings to tie the bonnet on with, these can be as long or short as you like, I like them to be just long enough to tie in a bow(see picture 3.) Here I have chained 45 stitches. Then attach to the bottom corner of the bonnet and slip stitch around the bottom to neaten up the edges. When you get to the edge of the bonnet chain 46 stitches and then turn slip stitching in first chain from hook and all the way along the chain and along the edge of the bonnet all the way along to end of the first string. Cast off yarn.


Step 4
Sew in ends and turn the hat inside out. Tah Dah! Finished. Like I previously said you could embellish your hat with a bobble / pompom, you could add pompoms to the strings, you could make it into a cute Christmas hat by doing the first few rows in white and adding a white bobble. you can also use any crochet stitch you like, a double or treble would add a bit more stretch, or you could mix it up doing rows of different stitches to add texture. A scallop edging would look nice to frame a babies face. Heck you could even make an adult sized one!! You can see more of my makes on my instagram page cotswold_mama

My Crochet Addiction!

Today I'm 25 weeks and 3 days pregnant and feeling great, I'm finally a bit less tired and at the moment I'm hopeful I'll at least make it to further along than I was with Reubie. My crochet addiction feels like it's stepped up a gear!! I can't stop making things!


My sister is due her little girl at the beginning of December and one of my friends is due 2 weeks before me, so as well as Reubie I have 3 other children I can make for! I think crochet is like nesting for me! I taught myself to crochet about 2 years ago by watching crochet tutorials on youtube! If you're thinking about learning do it!



 

 It really is easy once you learn a couple of stitches. I would recommend starting with a basic granny square until you feel confident and then try a few basic patterns such as a pixie baby bonnet. At the moment I'm obsessed with the BallHanknSkein patterns on Etsy, you can find their page here BallHanknSkein.




 I especially love the fairisle cardigan I think I have made about 10 of them! they are easier to make than they look, and I like that they look knitted rather than crocheted. I plan on posting a very simple pixie bonnet pattern on here in the next few days, which is a great pattern for newbies to start with.