Hello Bonnet
Backed dangerously between multiple deadlines, some of which are knitting related, stress has begun to play its tricky little games on my well being. The moment I felt knitting becoming an obligatory task this week, and no longer my stress-free haven, I knew something had to be done.
Heedless of the limited number of hours remaining in the weekend, I dropped the complicated sweater project, brewed some coffee and scoured the stash in hopes of getting a yarn hit that would ease my mind. Turning to an old standby I grabbed two skeins of sock yarn, printed a certain free pattern (that I've had on the brain for a few weeks) and zoned out for a couple of hours in simpleton-knitter's bliss.
![Hello Bonnet](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t-kZcAD6ItCzvgHqzdh0M54YCEZL5GkPfp5Zbd1znml-3wAkOtmZdo6F3kd2WidTKT6VIbyblaq-QBU8wwjY9s1XOJwZfYO_y1jTHP_PGW93pUqxu7UD6vj8IVbXyU=s0-d)
Project: Hello Bonnet
Pattern: Top-Down Bonnet by Adrian(♥) at HelloYarn in the "Baby" size (16") (Also available in Newborn, Child and Adult)
Materials: Sundara Sock in Shade 012 and "Chimney", double stranded. Less than 1/2 skein of each. See a photo of both here
Needles: US 4/3.5mm aluminum Double Pointed Needles
Start and Finish: 10 February 2007
Modifications: None really, other than omitting the ears (although I was tempted) and the crocheted Totoro face.
![Hello Tassels](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vKSSe9ps_0f5i0ivRDLz4gxk0k3XthagXrKzd5czpFSiib3_fOCxTeIbLUL1DB1BaaopizsDnMP0Fnn-LJWPZEZDJkSU-Sq1yM6UO_6PXRBBdy6222F_ubd6XEkd8=s0-d)
Do you recognize the yarn? I used some of my leftover yarn from the Chimney Socks. In a sad attempt to look like handspun, I held together one strand of solid and one strand of hand-dyed. It looks nothing like the beautiful handspun creations over at Hello, but I'm pretty happy with the result.
![Hello Bonnet](https://lh3-testonly.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tjz71r_BbmGhkYlbQwCyKu08Iah0qr_D43t572mcb8mgWgbktForn6hiLjyYtGdRhvjibBsfy1_Vuk3nhkOA8BiRMjoaS-us4hHtnjAe3eXvVDz8wZPOOiiAAd04p0=s0-d)
With no baby present to model, stuffing the bonnet with my down comforter seemed to work
This is a wonderful little project and a smart pattern. I loved it, and not coincidentally because it is so Zimmermann-esque. Adrian knows where it's at. Worked top-down, it's basically like working a larger version of a top-down toe. Do you have any leftover sock yarn? 'Cause this one comes highly recommended.