4 Ounces of Wool
4 Celluloid Needles No. 8, pointed at each end
Cast 30 stitches on one needle. Knit plain and increase once at the
beginning of each row until 50 stitches are on the needle. Knit 5 more
inches in plain knitting. Leave this piece and knit a second piece
exactly like it.
Now place the 2 pieces together, dividing the stitches on to 3 needles.
Take a 4th needle and work in rounds, in ribbing of knit 2, purl 2, for
6 inches. Cast off 24 stitches _over the centre of one of the cape
pieces_ to make the opening for the face. Now work backward and forward
in the rib for 2 inches. Cast on 24 stitches again, over the opening and
join up the round. Work 4 more inches in the rib and finish the cap in
plain knitting as follows:
1st round: knit each 19th and 20th stitches together. 2nd round: knit
plain with no shaping. 3rd round: knit 18th and 19th stitches together
and then repeat the 2nd round. 5th round: knit each 17th and 18th
stitches together. 6th round: knit each 16th and 17th stitches together.
Continue in this manner, decreasing each round until only 25 stitches
remain. Run a thread through these and fasten off securely.