Cast on a hundred stitches with white wool, and knit and pearl alternately for four rows.
Shaded wool—Knit one row plain; next row bring forward, and take two together to the end.
White wool—Knit and pearl alternately four rows.
Shaded wool—Knit plain six rows.
White wool—Knit a row, decreasing it by taking the first two stitches together, and the last two. Pearl a row. Knit a row, decreasing it as before. Pearl a row.
Shaded wool—Knit a row, decreasing at the beginning and end. Next row, bring forward and take two together to the end.
White wool—Knit a row, decreasing at both ends. Pearl a row. Knit a row, decreasing as before. Pearl a row.
FOR THE PATTERN IN THE CENTRE OF THE CAP.
Shaded Wool—1st row—Slip one. Knit two plain stitches (a.) Wool forward. Knit one. Wool forward. Knit two together. Knit one. Knit two together. Repeat from (a.)
2nd row—Pearled.