I Tried Knitting a Vintage Swedish Bonnet - Here's How It Turned Out!

Welcome to my channel and my adventures with this Vintage Swedish Bonnet!
Today’s knit is a Swedish knitted bonnet “from Grandma's time”. I found it online from a Swedish blog post from 2011.
I have no idea how old the newspaper clipping is but for some reason, I had it in my head that it was 1980’s perhaps.
I think it was because of the yarn recommendation but who knows anymore!
These types of bonnets (aka Dutch bonnets) were quite popular in the 1930’s and 1940’s so naturally, I had to give it a go!
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A Hat from Grandma’s Time
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Yarn used: Jarbo Svensk Ull
Needles: 3mm and 2.75mm
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[@emilykatemadethis]

Hello! Welcome to my Channel! Today’s knit is a Swedish knitted bonnet “from Grandma's time”. I found it online from a Swedish blog post from 2011. I have no idea how old the newspaper clipping is but for some reason, I had it in my head that it was 1980’s perhaps. I think it was because of the yarn recommendation but who knows anymore! These types of bonnets (aka Dutch bonnets) were quite popular in the 1930’s and 1940’s so naturally, I had to give it a go!

[@alenamoss8146]

Wow, very beautiful :)

[@petramanos]

It looks really adorable and the colour perfectly matches your fox jumper ❤❤

[@emilykatemadethis]

I think so too! I need everything in this colour 😆

[@MeisjePluis.]

I'm still impressed you managed to make something so cute from a vintage pattern in a different language 😁

[@emilykatemadethis]

Thank you! 😊my stubbornness sometimes works in my favour haha

[@WendyHAROLD-h6n]

Thank you very much and enjoyable pod and very interesting

[@emilykatemadethis]

Thanks for watching 😊😊

[@roxanneash4091]

I love it! You did a fantastic job. Another excellent video, I look forward to seeing the vintage mittens your making.

[@emilykatemadethis]

Awe thanks 😊😊 I do love it.. it is so warm 😆

[@kathleenhenderson9663]

You've just brought back a memory for me I am 76 and my mum used to knit them for me and my sisters. I live in the UK I will see if I can find you the pattern

[@emilykatemadethis]

Awe thanks for sharing that story with me 😊 that's genuinely lovely to hear that these were actually made as a regular thing to wear. I'd love to see the pattern 😍

[@susanharris8406]

My mother knitted me one, 1950 chic 😂

[@marilys3549]

It's hard enough to figure out a vintage pattern in English let alone a pattern in Swedish 🇸🇪 good for you, well done 🎉

[@emilykatemadethis]

Haha thanks This was probably simple if you knew more than two words in Swedish 😅 but it certainly was a challenge for me alright 😂 I do love it though 😊

[@moonbasket]

So cute!

[@emilykatemadethis]

Thanks 😊😊

[@cynthiavasiento]

You’re a champion!!! Great work 🙌🏼 It’s amazing, and your diligence is admirable… I can’t imagine working that out 😆

[@emilykatemadethis]

Stubbornness plays a great role in knitting 😂😂 I wanted it so I was going to get it haha

[@cynthiavasiento]

@@emilykatemadethis 💯🤣🤣🤣

[@alenamoss8146]

wow, very beautiful. :)

[@emilykatemadethis]

Thanks 😊

[@SueSmith-hq3dx]

It’s definitely a bonnet and no, I’m not about to make one!! But you amused me hugely with your video. Thank you for that and enjoy your toasty ears.

[@emilykatemadethis]

Hahaha you mean I didn't totally sell it to you that it's a breeze to make? 😂😅

[@gillianjepson4950]

sometimes it's great to challenge yourself to do something new - I have finally finished my dalloway jumper by Susan Crawford which is the first time I have knitted top down. The bonnet looks great!

[@emilykatemadethis]

Definitely. It makes me feel good when I set up such a challenge.. knitting challenges are so much more fulfilling than many other ones in life 😂 Congrats on your first top down construction. I hope you are pleased with it? Can't go wrong with Susan Crawford 😊

[@laurencesauvage8750]

Very cute! I am tempted to make the bonnet. Maybe you could have a go at writing the pattern in English just the way you made it? Love your fox sweater too...

[@emilykatemadethis]

Thanks :) I think honestly, it would make way more sense if a Swedish person wrote it up in English. I just winged a lot of it. Swedish speakers have easily spotted where I didn't understand something because it's easy for them to translate it. Poor Google translate struggled haha but there's also vintage Dutch bonnets online you could certainly try :)

[@ll29123]

Love the “cat ears” 🤭🤭

[@emilykatemadethis]

Heehee me too 😻

[@elizstitches]

Looks good on you! I looked through my 1950's patterns, but nothing like it on the American side.

[@emilykatemadethis]

Thanks 😊 Awe that's a shame. I think they were probably more 30s and 40s.. and maybe the early 50s. Then the big hair do's came in and these hats would have certainly destroyed them 😂

[@elizstitches]

@@emilykatemadethis It was fun to see the 50"s hat patterns though. Especially the one with the large sequins all over the hat (sequin holes on the edge so they made a fun noise when you shook the hat - my mother had one :)) and the one with the large loops around a wide brim.

[@emilykatemadethis]

@@elizstitches sometimes I wish we wore more hats! I'm watching the marvelous Mrs Maisel and wow.. so many hats!

[@my-mysknitsaloon]

Hi Emily Kate ! So adorable. I love bonnetts. I downloaded the pattern and it's 35 stiches in the neckpart. 2 stiches on both side with the 31 stiches gives you 35 stiches. Hihihi I'm from Sweden. Did you increase in the corner and then dicrease on the wing part ? You're very talented 🤍🤎🤍

[@emilykatemadethis]

Hello 👋 thank you ☺️ I did do those things - phew! I'm relieved I interpreted it correctly haha I am certain it makes total sense if you know more than two words of Swedish haha It would have been nice to know before I started knitting it that I needed those extra stitches.. no thanks to you, Google translate haha I'm really pleased with ity especially considering the missing information haha

[@my-mysknitsaloon]

@@emilykatemadethis 👍🏻Yey it's funny how the pattern only had the X stiches marked out,only colour B not A. However, your "Lillan" Bonnett turned out looking just so cutecute.Thanks for sharing with us. 💝🦋💝

[@Bookupied]

Good job! I would say it’s two sts on each side of the pattern tho ^^’

[@emilykatemadethis]

It definitely was 2 stitches on each side... But I can't see where it says that on the pattern anywhere 🙈 even now lol Good thing I ripped back and did that 😆

[@Bookupied]

@@emilykatemadethis haha you can se it in the picture 🙈❤️ but it worked out.

[@emilykatemadethis]

I can absolutely not see it haha 😂 probably explains why I'm not always great at reading charts 🤣 it can be there but it doesn't mean I can see it ..!

[@meepiecrafts7799]

Next time let me know than i look togheter with you to the Swedish and ask my mother in law❤.

[@emilykatemadethis]

deal :)