Chapter 12: STOCKING CAP (Figs. 55, 56 and 57)

=Quantity of Yarn Required.=

2 to 3 ounces. Select two colors.

=Rake.=

Round rakes.

Fig. 2—makes a very closely knitted cap, 2 to 4 years.

Fig. 3—Size 1—makes a very good cap, 2 to 4 years.

Size 2—makes cap for 5 years and over.

For the larger sizes the yarn is not held as tightly as for the smaller sizes.

=Stitches.=

See Chapter 3 on winding round rakes.

DIRECTIONS.

1. Cast stitches on rake as described in Chapter 3, using the color of yarn chosen for the crown of the cap.

2. Knit 7 inches.

3. Change to the other color of yarn and knit 11 inches for the rolled band.

4. Change to the first color of yarn again and knit 8 inches.

5. Cast knitting from the rake as described in section 5 of Chapter 4.

6. Gather each end and fold so that section A, Fig. 55, comes inside of section C.

7. Fasten gathered ends together.

8. Roll band once to make the cap with tassel, Fig. 56, and twice to make the style shown in Fig. 57.

=Pompom.=

_To make a pompom for the cap_ cut the circle and shuttle, shown in Fig. 58, out of cardboard.

1. Fill the shuttle with yarn the color of the band, and wind the cardboard circle until it is well covered.

2. With a darning needle, run a length of yarn along the inside circle and under the yarn. Tie as tightly as possible.

3. Cut the yarn very carefully along the outer edge of the circle.

4. Wrap the bunch of yarn in the center once or twice and fasten before drawing it through the hole in the circle.

5. Trim down to the desired size.

The stocking cap, Fig. 56, can be made to hang longer on the side of the head by adding a few more rows of knitting to sections A and C, Fig. 55.

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[Transcriber’s note—the following changes have been made to this text:

Page 41: yelllow to yellow—“Light yellow-green.”]

End of Project Gutenberg's Rake Knitting Patterns, by Bertha Thompson