KNITTED CAP AND COMBINATION SCARF AND CAP FOR CONVALESCENT WEAR
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Use any Soft, Dark Wool
2 Bone Knitting Needles No. 4
Cast on 60 stitches. Knit plain (always slipping the first stitch) until the scarf measures 45 inches. Cast off.
A knitted cap for convalescent wear is made on medium bone needles of any soft dark wool. Cast on loosely 60 stitches, or equal to 18 inches. Knit plain 18 inches. Sew together, gather one end, and finish with a pompon.
For cap and scarf combined use ordinary Germantown wool and No. 4 bone needles. Cast on 70 stitches. Arrange on three needles, knitting plain all round. This should stretch to 22 inches. Work 1¼ yards all plain knitting. Cast off. Break off about 1 yard of wool, double it, use a tapestry needle or darner, and gather up each end, forming a ring.
To form cap, take one end and push inside, leaving about 11 inches to fall over the end. Then turn bottom of cap up again.