JACK TAR, for a Man.
In imitation of Plush.
In some of our shops this shape is wrongly sold as the Tam O’Shanter; that shape is much larger, and the under part much deeper than the Jack Tar.
This Cap has a very soft appearance, and is light and warm. For a fancy dress use light pink, blue, or cream; for general winter wear, maroon or dark grey. You will require 5 oz. of Peacock Fingering and a No. 12 hook: about the same quantity of Peacock Lady Betty, and more if Fleecy is used. If the work is combed after it is finished, the Fleecy should be used, as it wastes the wool.
Make a chain of 40 stitches.
1st row—Double crochet.
2nd row—Put the hook in the 1st stitch, wind the wool over the hook and round the 1st finger of the left hand twice, draw the loops on the needle through the double crochet loop, and finish as usual. Work the whole row in this manner.
3rd row—Turn and work in single crochet.
These two rows are worked throughout; repeat them twice more. They will be called one row in the remainder of the directions.