Fly bonnet for horses

©Natascha Reim
For private, non commercial use only!

Material: 50 g Schachenmayr Catania, 1 hook 3,5 mm, a rest of Catania in a different colour if a
contrasting edge is desired.

Abbreviations:
ch = chain stitch sc = single crochet R = row
sl = slip stitch dc = double crochet

filet pattern: 1 ch, 1 dc, skip one ch of the previous row.

mesh: 3 ch, 1sc, insert the hook in the middle ch of the previous row to perform the sc

Neck part:
Cast on: a basic chain of 70 ch
R 1: 66 dc (insert hook for 1. dc in the 4. ch from the end of basic chain)
From now on continue in filet pattern:
R 2 – 6: 3 ch, (ch, dc) 33x
R 7: 3 ch, 20 dc, (ch, dc) 13x, 20 dc (around the ears dc replace the filet pattern. This makes it easier
to sew in the ears).

Ear part:
R 8: 20 sl, 3 ch, 2 dc, (ch dc) 11x, 2 dc
R 9 – 12: 3 ch, 2 dc, (ch dc) 11x, 2 dc,
at the end of row 12 crochet with sl along the edge of neck- and ear part to the outer corner of neck
part (see arrows and red dot in scheme).

Straight front part:

R 13: 3 ch, (ch dc) 6x, 2 dc, 21 ch, 3 dc, (ch dc) 11x, 2 dc, 21 ch, 3 dc, (ch dc) 6x
R 14: 3 ch, (ch dc) 6x, 26 dc, (ch dc) 11x, 26 dc, (ch dc) 6x
R 15 – 19: 3 ch, (ch dc) continue like this to the end of row
Triangular front part, done in mesh pattern:
R 20: 23 sl, (3 ch 1 sc) 27x, skip one ch of the previous row
R 21: 2 sl (work slip stitches in the first and second of the three chain stitches of the previous row), (3
ch 1 sc) 26x
R 22: 2 sl, (3 ch 1 sc) 25x
R 23: 2 sl, (3 ch 1 sc) 24x

Continue to decrease like this until only 3 bows are left. Break yarn and weave in. Ad two to three
rows of sc along the edges of the front part or one row of a shell pattern. This looks awesome in a
contrasting colour. Sew on crystal-stones or a decorative string if desired.

Cut two pieces on the fold of a coordinating fabric using the sewing pattern, 1 cm seam allowance is
already included. Make sure that your printer didn`t change the dimensions. As fabric I recommend
something elastic like Jersey. I always recycle old T-Shirts.
Now sew the ears together. Fold one piece in the middle, right sides together, serge together or sew
with a straight stitch, then clean up the seams with a zigzag.
Turn ears to the right side and bonnet to the left. Insert ears (base of ears first) in the bonnet. Pin
together, make shure that the seam is placed in the corner of the bonnet that is formed by neck- and
front-part. Zigzag around. Turn the bonnet to the right and you are done.
Additionally a string to fasten the bonnet around the head can be added but this is not necessary.
The bridle of the horse lays completely on the wide neck-part and holds the bonnet in place.

Scheme:

Neck part

Ear part

Red arrows indicate

where to crochet Triangular
along with sl in row 12 front part
 Charts part one

Key
° chain stitch
● slip stitch
x single crochet
^ 3 chain stitches
Ŧ double crochet
2 2 slip stitches in the first and second of the three chain stitches of previous row

R12  ^ ŦŦ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ŦŦ :
ŦŦŦ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ Ŧ^ :  R11
R10  ^ ŦŦ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ŦŦ :
ŦŦŦ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ Ŧ^ :  R9
R8  ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ^ Ŧ Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ
° ŦŦŦ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ °
● ● ● ● ● Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ : ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

ŦŦŦŦŦŦŦ ŦŦŦŦŦŦ ŦŦŦŦŦŦ ŦŦ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ

° Ŧ ° ŦŦŦŦŦŦŦ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ŦŦŦŦŦŦ ŦŦŦŦŦŦ Ŧ^ :  R7
R6  ^ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ °
° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ :
Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ °
° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° ^ :  R5
R4  ^ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ
° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ
° Ŧ :
Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° ^ :  R3
R2  ^ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ :
ŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦ^ :  R1
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End of Row 12
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 Charts Part two

R44  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R43
R42  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R41
R40  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R39
R38  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R37
R36  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x
x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R35
R34  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R33
R32  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R31
R30  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R29
R28  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R27
R26  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R25
R24  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R23
R22  2 ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x

x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ 2  R21
R20  ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x
● ● ● ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x ^ x
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R16  ^ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ
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R14  ^ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° ŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° ŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦŦ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ ° Ŧ
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● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● These are
Connection to neck part Connection to ear part the stitches of
R 12 don`t do
them twice!
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 Sewing pattern

fold

17,5 cm 1 cm seam
allowance is
already
included!

9 cm
Some people had problems with row 12 and 13. I hope these photos will help.
The arrows indicate the crocheting direction.

I switched to green yarn to show the beginning of row 13

This is how the opening for the ear is formed