Rail Bear Bonnet Kit

A 'Knitting for Olive' design 

Baby Bear Garter Bonnet is a beginner-friendly hat with cute little bear ears worked back and forth in garter stitch. 2 stands of yarn are held together-1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino with 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair. Full pattern information is below.

Kit Contains (covers all sizes:1-24mths/To fit head circumference approx:33-51cm): 

• Pattern
• 1x Ball Knitting for Olive Merino (M)
• 1x Ball Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (SSM) 

Option 1:  Merino col. Cream & SSM col. Marzipan

Option 2: Merino col. Nordic Beach & SSM col. Marzipan

Option 3: Merino col. Linen & SSM col. Linen

Other colours as displayed can be made into kits

Gauge 22sts /44rows - 10cm in garter stitch with 3.3mm and the 2 strands held together.

Other Requirements:

• needles: 3.5mm circular
• stitch markers
• tapestry needle and tape measurement

All colour options of Knitting for Olive yarn available instore may be used for this kit- please call or put your colour request in your order

Knitting for Olive Merino maybe be substituted for Knitting for Olive Cotton Merino

Individual Paper Pattern may only be purchased instore

You start working the ribbed face band before shaping the top crown, ears and the back crown with simple increases and decreases. Next, you work the ties and back neckband in garter stitch before finishing the bonnet by seaming up the ears and back crown.

Sizes: 1 (3, 6, 9, 12-18, 24) months, to fit head circumference: approx. 33-37 (36-40, 39-44, 43-46, 46-49, 49-51) cm [13-14½ (14¼-15¾, 15¼-17¼, 17-18, 18-19¼, 19¼-20)]”
Yarn: 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Merino (250 m [273 yd] / 50 g [1.8 oz]), fingering-weight yarn, 1 ball + either 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Soft Silk Mohair (225 m [246 yd] / 25 g [0.9 oz]), lace-weight yarn, 1 ball, or 1 strand of Knitting for Olive Compatible Cashmere (150 m [164 yd] / 25 g [0.9 oz]), lace-weight yarn, 1 ball.