Front Band:
With No. 2 needles, cast on 80 sts. Work k 1, p 1 ribbing for 1".
Change to No. 5 needles. Work stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 5 rows.
Work in pattern until about 3 3/4" above ribbing, ending with 5th pattern row.
Bind off 27 sts in knitting at beg of next row, k across.
Bind off 27 sts in purling at beg of following row, p across.
Continue in stockinette st on 26 centre sts for back of bonnet for 2" more.
Dec 1 st at beg and end of every knit row 10 times.
Bind off remaining 6 sts.
Sew sides of back to bound-off sts.

Neckband:
With No. 2 needles, working on right side, pick up and k 52 sts evenly spaced on neck edge of bonnet, including the 2 sides of ribbed band.
Work k 1, p 1 ribbing for 3/4".
Bind off in ribbing.

Brim:
With No. 5 needles, working on right side and holding front band toward you, pick up and k 1 st in every st of last row of front band (80 sts on needle). P 1 row.

Inc row:
* K 1, inc 1 st in next st; repeat from * across (120 sts on needle).
P 1 row.
Continuing stockinette st, bind off 3 sts at beg of each of next 12 rows, ending with purl row.

Facing:
Cast on 3 sts at beg of each of next 12 rows (120 sts on needle).
Work 1 row.

Dec row:
* P 1, p 2 tog; repeat from * across (80 sts on needle).
Bind off.

Finishing:
Sew together sides of brim and facing on wrong side; then turn brim knit side out and sew bound-off edge to front band.

Cord:
Make cord of 3 strands of yarn, each 3 1/2 yds long.
To make cord: twist yarn twice the length of the desired cord in opposite directions between thumb and forefinger. Still holding the ends, catch the cord at centre over a hook, release and allow the 2 halves to twist around one another. Tie ends.

Tie a knot at each end, a bow in the centre.
Tack bow to centre front of bonnet behind the brim.
Tack cord to sides of bonnet and use ends to tie.

This pattern can be found in Woman's Day 1949 Knitting Annual. To see the other patterns in this book, click the picture. The book is available in PDF Format for download.