Man’s Helmet

For detail see First Stitches, Knitting, pages 12–16

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown—5 skeins

5 Steel Knitting Needles, No. 13

INSTRUCTIONS

Cast on needle 60 stitches. Knit plain forward and back for the length of 5 inches.

Leave the stitches on needle and make another piece like 1st one.

Divide the stitches (120) on 4 needles. Take 16 stitches from front of cape and 16 stitches from back of cape on one needle for one side and the same for the other side; that will leave 28 stitches on each needle for front and back of cape.

Work around; knit 2, purl 2, and repeat for the length of 3 inches for neck.

Leave 1 needle with 28 stitches on for front.

Knit plain forward and back; 2 rows make 1 rib. Knit 6 ribs.

Next row increase 2 stitches in back of helmet: Knit 12 stitches on needle in back, increase 1, knit 4, increase 1, knit 12. Repeat this increasing in back for every 4th rib, 3 times more.

Work 36 ribs from neck.

Decrease 1 stitch at each end of needle in back every 3rd rib 3 times. Make 3 ribs.

Leave the 2 needles on the sides and continue with plain knitting on needle in back for top of helmet. For each row knit the last stitch together with 1 stitch from needle on side and that will join the sides as you go along.

Leave the stitches of last row on needle.

Pick up the stitches on each side in front (1 stitch for each rib).

Start on needle in front with knit 2, purl 2, and repeat around for 22 rows. Bind off.

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