PATTERN for an elevated, adult knitted cat hat / kitty ears bonnet that ties under the chin by uglibabies

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PATTERN for an elevated, adult knitted cat hat / kitty ears bonnet that ties under the chin by uglibabies
Today I have a little mini-tutorial for you guys
A while ago someone asked me how to make the gathered overlay that many bonnets have and I told them to just use a rectangle and gather the bottom and top and put it over the bonnet. That’s the easy (or lazy, if you will) solution. Today I made a ‘proper’ pattern for one of my bonnets. This method is a little time-consuming but not too difficult:
Step 1: Transfer bonnet brim and headband pattern onto paper (mine is millimeter-paper) Foto 1
Step 2: Divide patterns into sections of approximately the same size. Foto 2
Step 3: Start cutting up section by section, and tape them onto another piece of paper. The ‘gaps’ between the sections determine the width added to the original pattern. I choose to double (which means section of for e.g. 2cm, will have a gap of 2cm added to it) but you can triple or even quadruble. This is especially beautiful with chiffon fabrics.
You may need to even out a the shape a bit. Foto 3
Step 4: You should end up with something that looks like a fabric croissant. All you need to do now is gather both bottom and top edge et voilá: you gathered bonnet part is ready. (This works exactly the same for the headband part of the bonnet)
I hope this will be helpful to some of you for future bonnett-making adventures. As always feel free to ask in case anything is unclear.
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