With White cast on 30 sts. (Work in stockinette st: K 1 row, P 1 row
throughout). Work in stripe pattern as follows: 4 rows White, 8 rows
Scarlet, 4 rows White, 8 rows Lt. Navy. Repeat 24 rows of pattern 5
times, (120 rows), bind off. Steam section. TOP: With White and right
side facing, pick up 1 st in every other row, (60 sts). NEXT 3 ROWS: P 1
row, K 1 row, P 1 row. NEXT ROW: K 2 tog across row, NEXT ROW: P across.
Repeat last 2 rows once, cut yarn leaving a length, thread into blunt
needle and draw sts tog, fasten securely.
PEAK: With right side facing and White, pick up 1 st in each row
skipping every 4th row (90 sts). Work in stockinette st for 4 rows. (1st
22 sts for band, center 46 sts for peak, remaining 22 sts for other side
of band). SHAPE PEAK AS FOLLOWS: Work across 68 sts, turn, then work
back and forth across center 46 peak sts 8 times always working 4 sts
less in each row. This will leave 14 sts unworked and will be right side
of peak and will have 4 short rows each side of 14 center sts. Complete
peak shaping by working back and forth always working 4 more sts in each
row until all 90 sts are worked. Work 4 more rows even across 90 sts,
bind off.
FINISHING: Cut bleach bottle for peak following peak outline. Block peak
section, place plastic in position and sew peak and band in place. Sew
back seam. With White work 2 chs (1—24 inches; 1—21 inches) long, work a
sl st in each st on wrong side of ch. Sew one ch in position all around
edge of cap and peak. Sew 2nd ch along inside edge of peak and band.