Plantlet by Jessica McDonald

Plantlet

Knitting
July 2019
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
27 stitches and 42 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, after blocking
US 3 - 3.25 mm
221 yards (202 m)
12 (14, 16, 18)" [30.5 (35.5, 40.5, 45.5) cm] circumference and 6 (7, 8, 9½)" [15 (18, 19.5, 21) cm] deep; to fit (baby, toddler, child, youth)
English
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Here, Jessica uses her chosen feather motif to frame little faces. The bonnet is knitted flat, and only joined to work the crown shaping. I-cord laces keep the bonnet snug on baby’s head.

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yarn
finch / canvas 177
1 skein

needles
32” circular in size US 3 / 3.25 mm
set dpns in size US 3 / 3.25 mm

skills required
Long-tail cast on, picking up stitches, i-cord, magic loop (links provided); increasing, decreasing.