Cap Pattern 3901

MATERIALS
BERNAT Nylo Germantown (2 oz. skeins) — 1
1 pair straight knitting needles No. 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL GIVE THE STITCH GAUGE GIVEN BELOW
1 steel crochet hook No. 00

GAUGE: 5 sts = 1 inch

PATTERN STITCH: Multiple of 6 sts.
Row 1: * P 2, K 2 tog, do not drop st from needle, K first st on left hand needle once more, drop both sts from needle (a right twist made), make another right twist on next 2 sts, repeat from * across row.
Row 2: * K 2, P 4, repeat from * across row.
Row 3: * P 2, K 1, make a right twist on next 2 sts, K 1, repeat from * across row.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Repeat these 4 rows for pattern stitch.

DIRECTIONS: Cast on 78 sts. Work even in pattern st for 4½ inches, ending, with a wrong side row. FIRST DEC ROW: * P 2, K 2, K 2 tog, repeat from * across row. P 1 row. SECOND DEC ROW: * K 2 tog, K 3, repeat from * across row. THIRD DEC ROW: P 2 tog across row. FOURTH DEC ROW: K 2 tog across row. FIFTH DEC ROW: P 1, P 2 tog across row — 7 sts. Break off, leaving a 12 inch end. Draw end through sts on needle and pull up tightly. Sew back seam.

FINISHING: With right side facing you, work 1 row s c around lower edge. Block.

This pattern was originally published in Fashion & Fun for the Almost Teens 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.