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Linda Crocheted Bonnet: vintage crochet pattern
A child's round-crowned bonnet worked in single crochet from the center out, with a corded brim built up in turned rows and trimmed with embroidered grosgrain ribbon and bows; it was printed with a knitted coat, which is not included.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Intermediate |
| Yarn weight | Medium (#4) |
| Yardage | 3 oz (85 g) of 4-fold knitting worsted for the bonnet; check the label for yardage. (as printed; yardage not given) |
| Hook | 4 mm |
| Gauge | 5 sc = 1 in (2.5 cm). |
| Finished size | Size 2–4 years. Crown 5–5½ in (12.5–14 cm) from center to edge, or desired headsize. Other measurements not printed. |
| Time | about 4 hours |
Materials
- Medium (CYC #4) worsted-weight yarn — the original was 4-fold knitting worsted: 3 oz (85 g) for the bonnet
- Crochet hook (original: bone crochet hook size 5; old bone-hook size numbers have no reliable metric equivalent). The knitting needles and buttons printed in the materials are for the knitted coat.
- 5 yd (4.6 m) hat cord for the brim; grosgrain ribbon and embroidery thread for trimming (amounts not printed)
- Hook: Start with 4 mm (US G-6) and change size to match the gauge
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 350 yards of weight #4 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Caron Simply Soft · 100% Acrylic
315 yds per skein · High-yield yardage, silky no-scratch texture
2 skeins required
approx. $$10.98 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- slip stitch
- stitch
- stitches
- round
- repeat
- increase
- decrease
- beginning
Notes before you start
- Source: "Linda — Coat and Bonnet (Bonnet)" (No. 804), Juvenile Styles: Original Designs for Infants and Juveniles, Volume 4, Juvenile Styles Publishing Company (Mary Hoyer, editor and designer). Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: Needles—Bone American Standard No. 5.; 1 Bone Crochet Hook, size 5.; Material—Knitting Worsted, 4 Fold. Coat—10 ounces. Bonnet—3 ounces. 5 yards of Hat Cord. 4 Wooden Buttons.. Gauge: 6 sts to 1 inch K. 5 sts to 1 inch Cr..
- Modernisation note: Original is written in US crochet terms; kept as US terms (sc = single crochet, dc = double crochet).
- Modernisation note: Spaced abbreviations (s c, d c, Y O) written as sc, dc, yo; "wrap" written as yo; "thru" written as "through"; "needle" (used for the crochet hook) written as "hook"; "tape thru" (a cord through the beading) written as "lace through"; "picking up back loop/thread/st" written as "in back loop only".
- Modernisation note: Long printed paragraphs split into one row, round or step per line; stitch order unchanged.
- Modernisation note: Row and round numbers added where the original prints "NEXT ROW", "NEXT 5 ROUNDS" or "Repeat last 2 rows"; the numbering follows the printed sequence and does not change it.
- Modernisation note: Only the crocheted bonnet is transcribed; the Linda coat it was printed with is knitted. The printed materials list covers both pieces and is kept in full under original materials.
- Modernisation note: The bonnet is printed on a later page of the booklet ("Continued from page 11").
- Modernisation note: "Dec 3 sts to each rnd" written as "Dec 3 sts in each rnd".
- Modernisation note: Brim Rows 11–16: the printed "On next 2 rows ...", "On last 2 rows, work even" do not repeat "over cord"; "Working over cord" is added because the cord is only cut after the last 2 rows.
- Modernisation note: Check: "work 2 s c in each st until there are 24 sts around" cannot reach exactly 24 from 7 sc by doubling every stitch. Left as printed; increase evenly to 24.
- Modernisation note: Check: "Turn back 5 rows without cord" — the brim has 8 rows without cord (Rows 1–8) before the corded rows. Left as printed.
- Modernisation note: Check: the brim is worked in turned rows on all but 20 sts of the last crown round; the 20 unworked sts form the back of the neck. Left as printed.
- Modernisation note: Colour not printed for the bonnet.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions added.
Row progress: 0 of 6 done (0%)
Crown
0 of 6 done- Rnd 1: Ch 3, join, 7 sc in ring.Mark row complete
- Work 2 sc in each st until there are 24 sts around.Mark row complete
- Inc 1 st in every 5th st until there are 50 sts around.Mark row complete
- Inc 1 st in every 15th st until there are 100 sts around.Mark row complete
- Work even until crown measures 5 in (12.5 cm) from center to edge.Mark row complete
- Dec 3 sts in each rnd, not placing decreases over those of previous rows, until crown measures 5½ in (14 cm) from center to edge, or desired headsize.Mark row complete
Working on:
Rnd 1: Ch 3, join, 7 sc in ring.
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Still to come in the full pattern:
- Brim
- Finishing
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Linda — Coat and Bonnet (Bonnet) pattern from?
It was published as "Linda — Coat and Bonnet (Bonnet)" in Juvenile Styles: Original Designs for Infants and Juveniles, Volume 4 by Juvenile Styles Publishing Company (Mary Hoyer, editor and designer). The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the Linda — Coat and Bonnet (Bonnet)?
medium (worsted) (#4) yarn. Not printed — 3 oz (85 g) of 4-fold knitting worsted for the bonnet; check the label for yardage.
What hook should I use?
Start with 4 mm (US G-6) and change size to match the gauge Gauge: 5 sc = 1 in (2.5 cm).
