Angora Rosebud Cap
(Six months size.)
Materials Required:
3 balls (½ oz.) Three Rabbit Angora wool, or 9 small balls.
1 amber crochet hook, No. 3.
Work rather loosely.
Ch. 3 and join in a ring. Make six single crochet stitches (6 s. c.) in the ring. Do not join as the work is done around and around both threads of stitch of previous round being taken up throughout the work.
Second round: 2 s. c. in each stitch.
Third round: * 2 s. c. in first stitch, 1 s. c. in each of the next two stitches and repeat from * all around.
Fourth round: * 2 s. c. in first stitch, 1 s. c. in each of the next 4 stitches and repeat from * all around.
Continue working, increasing just enough to keep the work perfectly flat, until the crown is four inches in diameter. For a larger size this diameter must be increased. There are 12 rounds in the model cap. At the end of last round, turn and work back for 10 stitches (about 2 inches) to form the neck rows. Turn, * skip one stitch, 1 s. c. in next and repeat from * 5 stitches on neck. Put one more s. c. in last stitch then work around crown to the other end of the neck rows, putting 1 s. c. in each stitch of previous round. Turn. Work back and forth to form front of cap without widening for 24 rows, in all, being careful to make first and last stitches of each row rather tighter than the rest so that the neck of cap is kept a good shape. There are 56 stitches on these rows on the model cap, which measure 12½ inches from end to end. The front should now be the desired depth, if not add more rows.
Final row of front: 19 s. c., 1 s. c. through the next two stitches taken together, 3 s. c., narrow as before, 4 s. c., narrow, 3 s. c., narrow, 19 s. c.
Chain 3, turn and work a row of ribbon holes across neck part, as follows: * skip 2 rows, 1 d. c. in the end of next row, ch. 1 and repeat from * all across, skipping one stitch on bottom of crown.
Border: ch. 3, * 1 s. c. in first stitch of front, chain 3, skip 3 and repeat from * all around front and neck, skipping fewer stitches at corners, to prevent capping.
Final round: * 1 s. c. in space, chain 3, one d. c. in same space and repeat from * all around.