Greek Cap
Patterns Nos. 3 and 9.
Coarse Netting Silk, and Gold Twist.
Ground black, 3 shades of ponceau, 3 of green, 4 of orange; make a chain of 7 stitches with black.
1st round—2 stitches in 1.
2nd round—1 ponceau, lightest shade, 1 ponceau, 2 black in 1.
3rd round—2 ponceau in 1, 2 black.
4th round—2 ponceau in 1 ponceau, 2 black.
5th round—2 ponceau in 1, 2 ponceau, 2 black.
Repeat the 2 last rounds, working 1 ponceau more each round until there are 102 stitches; 3 rounds of black, 4 plain, 2 in the 5th stitch; 3 rounds of gold, thus—1 treble, 1 chain, miss 1, 1 black round plain, next round black, 4 plain and 2 in 1 in the 5th stitch, then work the pattern with black ground.
1st round—Darkest green and black.
2nd round—2nd shade of green and black.
3rd round—3rd shade of green and black.
4th round—Darkest ponceau and black.
5th round—2nd shade and black.
6th round—3rd shade and black.
7th round—Darkest blue and black.
8th round—2nd shade and black.
9th round—3rd shade and black.
10th round—Darkest orange and black.
11th round—2nd shade and black.
12th round—3rd shade and black.
13th round—4th shade and black.
14th round—Plain black.
15th round—Black, 4 plain and 2 in 1 in the 5th stitch.
This finishes the increase; it will now be 22 inches round; repeat the gold rounds and the pattern until within 2 inches of the finish; then work the 3 rounds of gold, 1 round of ponceau; then pattern No. 9 in the gold on ponceau ground.
If required larger, it must be increased before the 2nd pine pattern in the black rounds.