How to knit an applied i-cord

bonnet showing applied i-cord

The following photo tutorial shows you knit an applied i-cord to a hat or bonnet as shown in this baby bonnet pattern

1. Once you have worked a long enough i-cord tie, and starting at the wearer’s left hand edge of the hat or bonnet, knit 2 stitches from your i-cord.

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2. Slip the 1 remaining stitch purl-wise onto your right hand needle.

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3. Take yarn round needle from back to front to create an extra stitch.

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4. Pick up and knit 1 stitch from the edge of the bonnet.

5. Pick up the slipped stitch and the “yarn round needle” stitch.

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6. Pass them over the last stitch on your needle - the one that was picked up and knit from the bonnet.

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7. Slide the stitches to the other end of the needle.

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8. Keep repeating steps 1 -7.

This is what your attached i-cord will look like.

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