For a Baby's Hood
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[edit] For a Baby's Hood—very pretty.
From Exercises in Knitting by Cornelia Mee. Original text at Project Gutenberg.
[edit] Original Pattern
Done on 2 needles, No. 10, in German wool. Cast on 7 stitches, for the crown.
First row:—Knit 1 stitch, and bring the wool forward before each of the other 6 stitches.
Knit a plain row.
Third row:—Knit 2 stitches, make 1, knit 2, make 1. A plain row is knit between every increased one.
Next row:—Make 1 between every 3 stitches, then between every 4, and so on, only increasing in the same plan, that is, 6 times in every other row, till you have 16 stitches between every increased stitch. Then knit a plain row.
Next row:—Make 1, and knit 2 stitches together alternately throughout the row, cast off 12 stitches on each side of your pins, knit 2 plain rows.
Next row:—Make 1, and knit 2 stitches together alternately.
Knit 2 plain rows.
Next row:—Make 1, and knit 2 stitches together alternately. Knit 8 plain rows.
Next row:—Knit 12, make 1, knit 12, make 1, and repeat.
Knit a plain row, and continue commencing with 12 stitches every other row, making 1 between every 12 stitches, so that in every other row there is an additional stitch between every increasing. Continue the plain and increased row alternately, in the whole making 30 rows.
When the hood is made up, satin ribbon is first run between the holes, and then turned back, and stuffed with wool. It is turned over to the second of the 8 plain rows. Satin ribbon is run between the 3 rows of holes and the increased parts down the crown, which is sewed up. The curtain, or frill, is sewed to the back part, and is knit as follows:—Cast on 64 stitches, knit 18 plain rows, then take up the stitches at each side, and knit a plain row; bring the wool forward, and knit 2 together for the row, 1 plain row, cast off, then draw the ribbon through the holes, and sew on the frill. The crown is neatly lined with white Persian, and strings of sarcenet added. A rosette of ribbon is an improvement. Pink, white, or blue wool, is the best colour to knit this hood in.
[edit] Updated Version
US size 3 needles (worked on 2 needles), sport weight yarn.
Starting at crown:
Cast on 7 sts.
Row 1: * K1, yo, repeat from * to end, K1. (13 sts)
Even numbered rows (unless otherwise specified): Knit.
Row 3: * K2, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (13 sts)
Row 5: * K3, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (19 sts)
Row 7: * K4, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (25 sts)
Row 9: * K5, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (31 sts)
Row 11: * K6, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (37 sts)
Row 13: * K7, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (43 sts)
Row 15: * K8, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (49 sts)
Row 17: * K9, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (61 sts)
Row 17: * K10, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (67 sts)
Row 19: * K11, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (73 sts)
Row 21: * K12, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (79 sts)
Row 23: * K13, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (85 sts)
Row 25: * K14, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (91 sts)
Row 27: * K15, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (97 sts)
Row 29: * K16, M1, repeat from * to end, K1. (103 sts)
Row 31: * K2tog, yo, repeat from * to end, K1.
Rows 32-33: Bind off 12 sts, K to end. (79 sts)
Row 34: * K2tog, yo, repeat from * to end, K1.
Rows 35-36: Knit.
Row 37: * K2tog, yo, repeat from * to end, K1.
Rows 38-45: Knit.
Row 46: * K12, M1, repeat from * knit any remaining sts at end.
Row 47: Knit
Rows 48-75: Repeat rows 46 & 47.
Bind off. Sew crown seam.
For Collar: (In the photograph, the collar is worked in a darker color to show its shape.)
Cast on 64 sts.
Rows 1-17: Knit
Rows 18-19: Knit. Pick up and knit 9 sts along short row. Turn.
Row 20: * K2tog, yo, repeat from * , K2tog.
Row 21: Knit.
Bind off. Sew collar along bottom of hood. Run ribbons through holes and attach ribbons for tying.
[edit] Abbreviations
K - Knit
yo - yarn over
sts - stitches
M1 - Make one. The easiest way to do this is to cast on a single backward loop onto the right-hand needle. On the next row, knit it as usual.
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