Dutch Hood in Cro-Knitting
Materials Required:
3 skeins Bear Brand Rococo yarn, or 2 skeins Bear Brand Germantown, 4-fold.
1 pair amber knitting pins No. 5 (10 inches long)
1 amber crochet hook No. 5, same length.
(Note—These directions are based on 16 skeins to the box Germantown. If the “10 skeins to the box” wool is used, the number of skeins required will be proportionately less.)
Begin at the center of the crown by casting on 7 stitches.
First row: knit plain.
Second row: knit 1, but do not slip it from the needle, knit a second stitch on the back thread of same stitch, after which slip stitch from needle thus knitting 2 stitches in 1 stitch. Do this on each stitch—14 stitches on pin.
Third row: knit plain.
Fourth row: k. 2 in first stitch, k. 1 and repeat alternately throughout the row—21 stitches on pin.
Fifth row: knit plain.
Sixth row: k. 2 in first stitch, k. 2 and repeat throughout the row—28 stitches on pin.
Seventh row: knit plain.
Eighth row: increase in the usual way, but have 3 stitches between the increasings—35 stitches on the pin.
Increase in this way on every second row until there are 10 stitches between the increasings, when there will be 84 stitches on the pin. Knit back.
First row of front: knit and bind 5, then knit to other end. Repeat first row. 74 stitches will remain.
Third row: with crochet hook, wool over and pick up a loop in first stitch, wool over and through 2, slip stitch from knitting pin, thus making 1 double in the first stitch. * Wool over and take up a loop through the next 2 stitches together, wool over and through 2, wool over and make another double taking it through the back of the same 2 stitches, then slip these stitches from pin. Repeat from * all across row, ending with 1 double in last stitch.
Fourth row: with knitting pin, knit 1, * over, knit 2 together and repeat from *: knit last stitch.
Fifth row: knit 1, * knit 1, knit the back of next stitch and repeat from *, knit 1. Make three rows of plain garter stitch. On these rows, for the first stitch, insert the pin, as if to purl, slip stitch and throw wool around the point of pin, then knit as usual.
These last six rows constitute one pattern. Make 3 more patterns and fasten off wool carefully. Run the stitches on to a thread and sew up crown.
Pick up 50 stitches across the neck of the hood—19 across each front—12 across crown. Knit one row, as follows: k. 19, k. 2 together six times, k. 19.
Third row: k. 1, * over, k. 2 tog. and repeat from * ending with k. 1.
Fourth row: plain knitting, taking the over thread as one stitch.
Make 8 more rows of garter stitch, slipping first stitch as directed and bind off.
Pick up 6 stitches along first end of the neck rows, take the stitches from the thread on to the pin again and pick up 6 stitches along the other end of the neck rows.
First row: slip 1, k. 29, * k. 2 tog., k. 4 and repeat from * until 30 stitches remain, knit 30.
Make eleven rows of garter stitch, then repeat the first four rows of the Cro-Knitting pattern. Make 5 rows of k. 2., p. 2 ribbing and bind off.
Fold back the front for a turn over and trim hood with ribbons.