Helmet Pattern

MATERIAL-8 skeins of Woolco Knitting Worsted. 5 steel needles No. 12.

Cast on 56. Knit for about 5 inches. This forms half of the cape. Repeat this for the other half. Divide the stitches on 4 needles and join as in making a stocking. Knit 2, purl 2, for 4 inches. This forms the neck.

For the open face, leave 28 stitches in the middle of the front cape. The remainder of the stitches (84) knit, same as in the cape, for 90 rows (45 ridges).

Bind off 28 stitches on each side of the 84; knit the 28 left on the needles for 56 rows; bind off, and sew them to the sides.

Take up all the stitches around the face of the hood and add those left on the 4th needle; knit 2, purl 2, for 20 rows. Bind off.

This pattern was originally published in Woolco Knitting & Crocheting Manual 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.