A MAN’S HELMET WITH CAPE PIECES
Reading edition
4 Ounces of Wool
4 Celluloid Needles No. 8, pointed at each end
Cast 30 stitches on one needle. Knit plain and increase once at the beginning of each row until 50 stitches are on the needle. Knit 5 more inches in plain knitting. Leave this piece and knit a second piece exactly like it.
25Now place the 2 pieces together, dividing the stitches on to 3 needles. Take a 4th needle and work in rounds, in ribbing of knit 2, purl 2, for 6 inches. Cast off 24 stitches over the centre of one of the cape pieces to make the opening for the face. Now work backward and forward in the rib for 2 inches. Cast on 24 stitches again, over the opening and join up the round. Work 4 more inches in the rib and finish the cap in plain knitting as follows:
1st round: knit each 19th and 20th stitches together. 2nd round: knit plain with no shaping. 3rd round: knit 18th and 19th stitches together and then repeat the 2nd round. 5th round: knit each 17th and 18th stitches together. 6th round: knit each 16th and 17th stitches together. Continue in this manner, decreasing each round until only 25 stitches remain. Run a thread through these and fasten off securely.