Beany Cap | No. 9314

Materials:

Columbia Scotch Yarn, 4 ounce skeins. 1 skein Dark Oxford, 8852.

Needles:

Columbia Steel Sock Needles, size 10.

Gauge: (ribbing stretched)

5 sts = 1 inch. 10 rows = 1 inch.

Cast on 108 sts (27 sts on each of 4 needles) and work even in k 2, p 2 ribbing for 6 inches. K 2 rounds plain: * K to the last 4 sts on first needle, k 2 tog, k 2; on second needle, k 2, slip 1, k 1, pass the slip st over the k st, k to end; on third needle, k to the last 4 sts, k 2 tog, k 2; on last needle k 2, slip 1, k 1, pass the slip st over the k st, k to end. Repeat from * every round until 3 sts remain on each needle. Slip the 6 sts from the 2 first needles onto one needle, slip the remaining sts onto one needle and weave the sts together.

This pattern was originally published in Practical Handknits Adaptable for War Relief, Volume No. 93 and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.