Starting at side of front. With No. 5 needles, cast on 20 sts, P 1 row, K 1 row for 3 rows, inc 1 st at beg of next row (place marker, this is back edge). Work 3 rows even. Inc 1 st at beg of next row, continue to inc 1 st at beg of every 4th row, until you have 29 sts. Work even until piece measures 8 inches from beg. Now dec 1 st at back edge every 4th row, until you have 20 sts. Work 3 rows even, bind off.
Back—Cast on 32 sts. P 1 row, K 1 row, for 1 inch. *On next row, inc 1 st at beg and end, work 1 inch even, repeat from *until piece measures 4 inches, 40 sts. *Now work 3 rows even, dec 1 st at beg and end of next K row, repeat from *2 more times (34 sts). K 2 tog at beg and end of every row, until 26 sts remain. Fold front piece of cap in half crosswise, place marker. Count 9 sts on each side of marker. With red yarn make a running st inserting needle over one thread and under 2 threads across row, do not pull too tightly. Skip 9 sts from other side of marker, work another row in same manner. Work 2 more rows, 18 rows from each side of rows just finished. With green work one more row in same manner 1 st above. Count 8 rows from straight end of piece, work yarn lengthwise with red as follows: *Insert needle over one thread and down one thread bringing needle from wrong to right side 2 threads below. Repeat from *to end of piece. Count 14 rows (about 2½ inches from end of piece), with red make another row in same manner. With yellow make another row in same manner one thread above.
Sew ½ inch hem on straight end of front piece; sew other end to back piece (place marker at center of each piece first). Work 2 rows of s c around bottom of cap. Attach small bows made of grosgrain ribbon leaving ends to tie. Attach feather as shown on illustration.
PURSE
Purse—Cast on 26 sts, P 1 row, K 1 row for 4 inches or enough rows to make a perfect square. Work another piece in same manner. Embroider stripes same as in coat about ¾ inch from sides. Sew 2 sides tog s c around other 2 sides. Strap—Ch 4, work 1 s c in 2nd ch from hook, 1 s c in each of the next 2 sts. *Ch 1, turn, work 1 s c in each of the 3 sts, repeat from *until piece measures 8 inches. Sew ends to top of squares. Insert 2 four inch zippers (or 1 zipper if preferred). Attach tassels on zipper ends, made with a few strands of yarn.
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN KNITTING AND CROCHET INSTRUCTIONS
| The following abbreviations are used throughout the book. | |
| K | Knit |
| P | Purl |
| ch | Chain |
| h d c | Half double crochet |
| cr | Crochet |
| sl st | Slip stitch |
| rnd | Round |
| beg | Beginning |
| tr cr | Triple crochet |
| s c | Single crochet |
| d c | Double crochet |
| tog | Together |
| st | Stitch |
| sts | Stitches |
| y o | Yarn over |
| p | Picot |
| P.s.s.o | Pass slip stitch over |
*(asterisk). When this symbol appears, continue working until instructions refer you back to this symbol.
Even means that a row must be worked without increasing or decreasing.