Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet Part 14

While intended for a small child, this hood may be very easily enlarged to fit any head.

Chain 4 st.i.tches with white wool, join.

1. Chain 3 for a treble, 19 trebles in ring, join.

2. Draw up a loop, insert hook in 1st st.i.tch, * wool over, draw up a loop, wool over, hook in next st.i.tch, over, draw up a loop, wool over, draw through all the loops on hook, chain 1, insert hook in same st.i.tch, and repeat from * until there are 19 wedge-st.i.tches in the round.

3. Draw up loop, insert hook in 1st s.p.a.ce, draw up a loop, over, insert hook in next s.p.a.ce, draw up a loop, over, draw through all loops on the needle, chain 1, * insert hook in same s.p.a.ce, draw up a loop, over, insert hook in next s.p.a.ce, draw up a loop, over, draw through all st.i.tches on needle, chain 1, and repeat, widening by putting 2 st.i.tches in every 3d of previous round.

4. Widen in every 5th st.i.tch.

5. Plain, that is, without widening.

6. Widen every 3d st.i.tch.

7, 8, 9. Plain.

10. Plain to within 7 st.i.tches of the end; break wool and fasten in at other end again.

11, 12, 13, 14, 15. Same as 10th row, leaving the 7 st.i.tches for back of neck.

16. Fasten in, chain 3, and work a treble in every st.i.tch. It is very pretty to use a thread of ice-wool with the Germantown when making the border.

17, 18. A double in each st.i.tch around bottom or neck of hood.

19, 20, 21, 22, 23. A double in each st.i.tch across front, working in both veins of st.i.tch.

Turn back the border, finish with a bow of ribbon at back, a rosette on top, and ribbon ties.

To make the hood larger you have but to continue widening the crown until of proper size, which will make the front proportionally longer and leave the neck wider. Any fancy st.i.tch may be used in the same way, following the general directions given.

Child's Toque in Wedge-St.i.tch

[Ill.u.s.tration: Child's Toque in Wedge-St.i.tch]

This pretty cap, which will fit a girl of ten to fourteen years, and is easily enlarged to any desired size, requires five hanks of eiderdown-wool. If desired, two colors may be used, say white for cap and blue for the turnover or border. It is worked in wedge-st.i.tch, and Germantown wool may be used by making more st.i.tches. Use a bone hook of suitable size, that is, one which will carry the wool easily without catching in it. Make a chain of 4 st.i.tches and join.

1. Draw out the loop, insert hook in ring, draw up a loop, wool over, insert hook in ring, draw up another loop, wool over, draw through all the loops on needle, chain 1, and repeat until you have 11 wedge-st.i.tches in the ring; join.

2. Draw up loop, insert hook in 1st s.p.a.ce, draw up a loop, wool over, hook in next s.p.a.ce, draw up a loop, wool over, draw through all loops on needle, chain 1, * hook in same s.p.a.ce, draw up a loop, wool over, hook in next s.p.a.ce, draw up a loop, wool over, draw through all on hook, chain 1, and repeat from *, widening by making an extra st.i.tch in every other st.i.tch of last round.

3. Widen in every 3d st.i.tch.

4. Widen in every 6th st.i.tch.

Work six times around plain, that is, without widening; then if color is used for the turnover join it in and work once around, turn the work so that the border will be right side out when turned up, and work around five times more. Make a chain of 18 or 20 st.i.tches, according to length you wish the ta.s.sel, wind the wool over four fingers, or a card five inches wide, 20 times, slip off, tie tightly near one end to form the head of ta.s.sel, and cut open the other end.

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