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translated by Franklin Habit from My
Knitting Book (Second Series)
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model: Liz Moran photos: Franklin Habit |
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS |
Length from front edge of roll to tip of
peak: 8 inches |
MATERIALS Notions |
GAUGE |
20 sts/28 rows = 4" in texture pattern |
PATTERN NOTES |
The cap is worked in one piece from the outer “roll” or brim to the “frill” at the back. p3tog: Purl next 3 sts together. 2 sts decreased. p4tog: Purl next 4 sts together. 3 sts decreased. Texture Pattern (Worked over an even number of sts): It is a good idea to swatch the texture pattern before beginning, to ensure that you are familiar with it. Directions for making a tassel can be found here. |
DIRECTIONS |
FRONT ROLL Using CC1, CO 102 sts. K 1 row (a WS row). Work Rows 1-3 of Texture Pattern. Continue in Texture Pattern as follows, beginning with Row
4. When changing colors, always leave
a tail approx. 6 inches long of both
the color you have just finished working
with, and the new color. Using MC, p 1 row. This row marks the point where the front
roll will fold back. CROWN Crown is shaped using short rows, as follows: Note: The following pair of short rows is worked at a different
interval than the rows that preceded it. Shape back of crown as follows. Note that decreases used will
create holes in fabric; this effect is intentional. Row 5 [RS]: K1, [k2tog] 3 times, k3tog. Turn work. Using CC3, continue as follows: Row 1 [WS]: K1, p6, p4tog. Turn work. Row 2 [RS]: K1, [k2tog] 3 times, k4tog, k1, [k2tog] 2 times. Turn work. Row 3 [WS]: K3, [k1, m1] 3 times, k2. Turn work. Row 4 [RS]: K11. Turn work. Row 5 [WS]: K1, p9, p4tog, p3. Turn work. Row 6 [RS]: K1, [k2tog] 6 times, k4tog, k1, [k2tog] twice. Turn work. Row 7 [WS]: K3, [k1, m1] 6 times, k2. Turn work. Row 8 [RS]: K17. Turn work. Row 9 [WS]: Using MC, k1, p15, p4tog, p3. Turn work. 48 sts: 20 sts at center, 14 sts at each side. Row 10 [RS]: [K2tog, k1] 6 times, [k2tog] twice, k2. Turn work. Row 11 [WS]: [K1, m1] 14 times, k2. Turn work. Row 12 [RS]: K30. Turn work. Row 13 [WS]: K1, p32. Turn work. Row 14 [RS]: *[K2tog] 3 times, k1; repeat from * 4 times more. Turn work. Row 15 [WS]: [K1, m1] 19 times, k4. Turn work. Row 16 [RS]: K42. 58 sts: 42 sts at center, 8 sts at each side. Row 17 [WS]: Using CC1, k1, p48, k1. Short row shaping is complete. Continuing with CC1, work Rows 1-3 of Texture Pattern. TIES (Make 2) Take one CC1 bundle and two CC5 bundles and tie them together
with an overhand knot approx. 1 inch from the end. Fasten the
knot end to a blocking mat or the arm of an upholstered chair
with a T-pin or safety pin, and braid the three bundles together.
When approx. 3 inches of yarn remain, fasten with another firm
overhand knot. Using MC, create two three-inch long tassels. Attach one tassel to each tie. Historic note: As an alternative to the braided cords, Miss Lambert recommends using lengths of matching ribbon without tassels. She says these are “prettier,” and they also happen to be less of a pain in the neck to make.
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FINISHING When dry, fold back front roll along the MC stripe and use a length of CC1 to sew CO edge to foremost edge of crown. Using MC, firmly sew non-tasseled end of each tie to right and left inside of cap, where front roll and back shaping come together at a point. This cap is worn very high, exposing most of the top of the head. It should be tipped backwards slightly so that the sides of the front roll cover the ears. Tie the cords just under the right or left ear, whichever is preferred. When rough travel is expected, for example by coach or on Mr. Cunard’s new ocean-going paddle wheeler, a few judiciously-placed hair pins may be employed. |
ABOUT THE DESIGNER |
Franklin Habit is the Chicago-based proprietor
of the popular knitting blog The
Panopticon and
author of It
Itches: A Stash of Knitting Cartoons (Interweave
Press), which has recently spawned both
the Work in Progress
Notebook and a 2011
calendar. He doesn't loll about living history museums all days, since men in living history museums don't get to knit. |
Pattern & images © 2010. Franklin Habit. |