Hip Exclamation Point Red White Blue Hip Exclamation Point
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED or DAWN “SAYELLE”1 2—4 oz. skeins White 1—4 oz. skein Lt. Navy and Scarlet or Flame 1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW Plastic Crochet Hook Size H ½ yd. stiffening and lining, bleach bottle for stiffening for peaks 1—link chain or necklace for trims for caps GAUGE: 4 sts = 1 inch
Her Cap
With White cast on 30 sts. (Work in stockinette st: K 1 row, P 1 row throughout). Work in stripe pattern as follows: 4 rows White, 8 rows Scarlet, 4 rows White, 8 rows Lt. Navy. Repeat 24 rows of pattern 5 times, (120 rows), bind off. Steam section. TOP: With White and right side facing, pick up 1 st in every other row, (60 sts). NEXT 3 ROWS: P 1 row, K 1 row, P 1 row. NEXT ROW: K 2 tog across row, NEXT ROW: P across. Repeat last 2 rows once, cut yarn leaving a length, thread into blunt needle and draw sts tog, fasten securely.
PEAK: With right side facing and White, pick up 1 st in each row skipping every 4th row (90 sts). Work in stockinette st for 4 rows. (1st 22 sts for band, center 46 sts for peak, remaining 22 sts for other side of band). SHAPE PEAK AS FOLLOWS: Work across 68 sts, turn, then work back and forth across center 46 peak sts 8 times always working 4 sts less in each row. This will leave 14 sts unworked and will be right side of peak and will have 4 short rows each side of 14 center sts. Complete peak shaping by working back and forth always working 4 more sts in each row until all 90 sts are worked. Work 4 more rows even across 90 sts, bind off.
FINISHING: Cut bleach bottle for peak following peak outline. Block peak section, place plastic in position and sew peak and band in place. Sew back seam. With White work 2 chs (1—24 inches; 1—21 inches) long, work a sl st in each st on wrong side of ch. Sew one ch in position all around edge of cap and peak. Sew 2nd ch along inside edge of peak and band.
His Cap
With White cast on 20 sts and work in stripe pattern same as Her Cap repeating stripes 6 times, (144 rows) bind off.
PEAK: With White pick up 108 sts and work same as hers for 4 rows, then work across 81 sts, turn. Work back and forth working 4 sts less in each row to shape peak until 19 sts are unworked, then work back and forth always working 4 more sts in each row until all sts are worked. Work 4 more rows, bind off.
TOP: Pick up 1 st in every other row same as hers (72 sts). Work 4 rows even in stockinette st, then dec every other row as follows: 1st ROW: K 7, K 2 tog, repeat from beg across. 2nd AND ALL EVEN ROWS: P across. 3rd ROW: K 6, K 2 tog across. 5th ROW: K 5, K 2 tog across. 7th ROW: K 4, K 2 tog across. 9th ROW: K 3, K 2 tog across. 11th ROW: K 2 tog across, cut yarn leaving a length. Draw sts tog and fasten. FINISHING: Same as hers but work chs slightly longer.
Tie
Work in stripe pattern throughout. With White cast on 1 st, inc 1 st at each end in every other row as follows: at beg of row P 1, K 1 in 1st st; at end of row, K 1, P 1 in last st, until there are 29 sts on needle. Work even for 4 rows. Then work 2 sts tog at beg and end of every 5th row 10 times. Work even until there are 22 White stripes from beg. Continue in stripe pattern inc 1 st at each end in each color stripe (21 sts). Dec 1 st at each end every other row until 1 st remains.
FINISHING: Steam and block. Cut a section of stiffening about 2 inches wide and 12 inches long. Cut a section of lining allowing for seams and long enough to reach under knot. Line other end. Fold tie over and weave sides tog having tie 4 inches wide at widest end.
Ascot
Work same as tie until there are 31 sts on needle. Then work 2 sts tog at beg and end of every 5th row. Work even until ascot measures 34 inches. Then inc 1 st each end in each color stripe until 19 sts are on needle. Dec 1 st each end every other row until 1 st remains.
FINISHING: Cut a section of stiffening for each end. Line ascot. Do not fold sides of ascot tog.