"Bo Bonnet" - Knitting Pattern For Girls in MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino

Bo Bonnet – MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino Knitting Pattern for Girls

The Bo Bonnet is a charming, beginner-friendly knitted bonnet designed for baby girls and toddlers. Published by MillaMia, this downloadable PDF pattern captures the elegance of a bygone era with its classic bonnet silhouette, colourful striped detailing, and a decorative button fastening. It is designed to coordinate beautifully with the Rafael Striped Top, making it an ideal companion project — and a wonderfully practical way to use up leftover yarn from that design.

Sizes and Fit

The Bo Bonnet is worked in two sizes to fit the following age ranges:

• 6–24 months
• 24–60 months

The two-size range makes this pattern versatile for gifting or knitting ahead as a baby grows into a toddler.

What Is Being Made

This pattern produces a classic baby and toddler bonnet — a close-fitting hat with a brim that frames the face and ties or fastens under the chin. The design features multicolour stripe detailing across the bonnet body, echoing the stripe palette of the Rafael Striped Top. A single decorative button, approximately 21mm in diameter, is used as a fastening detail, adding a sweet, vintage-inspired finishing touch.

Techniques Used

The Bo Bonnet is rated as a Beginner / Improving skill level, making it an excellent project for knitters who are confident with basic knitting but looking to build their skills. The pattern incorporates the following techniques:

• Worked flat – the bonnet is knitted back and forth in rows on straight needles, rather than in the round, keeping the construction straightforward for beginners
• Seamless construction – elements of the design are worked to minimise or eliminate seaming, keeping finishing neat and simple
• Colour work with multiple shades – the stripe sequence draws on up to eight different yarn colours, introducing knitters to basic colour management and yarn carrying
• Shaping – the pattern uses standard knitting shaping techniques including increases and decreases to form the bonnet's fitted shape
• Button attachment – a single button is sewn on as a decorative and functional fastening

Stitches Used

The Bo Bonnet uses a selection of classic knitting stitches that are well within reach of a beginner knitter:

• Stocking stitch (Stockinette stitch) – the primary stitch used across the main body of the bonnet, creating a smooth, flat fabric ideal for showcasing the stripe colourwork
• Garter stitch – used for borders and structural sections, garter stitch is created by knitting every row and produces a ridged, reversible fabric with good elasticity
• Moss stitch (Seed stitch) – an alternating knit-and-purl stitch pattern that creates a textured, non-curling fabric, often used for borders and edgings in classic baby knitwear
• Standard increases and decreases – including k2tog (knit two together), m1 (make one), m1p (make one purlwise), and skpo (slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over), used to shape the bonnet
• Rib stitch – referenced in the abbreviations for neat, stretchy edging sections

Materials – Yarn

The pattern is written for MillaMia Naturally Soft Merino, a sport weight (lightweight DK) yarn celebrated for its softness, stitch definition, and vibrant colour palette — qualities that make it particularly well-suited to baby and children's knitwear. The yarn is 100% merino wool, offering warmth, breathability, and gentle softness against delicate skin.

The colour palette for the Bo Bonnet is rich and playful, using the following named shades:

• Claret (104) – the main colour, requiring 1 ball for the smaller size and