Bright caps for kids

Flower & Garden Magazine, March-April, 1998 by Ann E. Smith

With the fair skies of spring beckoning,

sometimes it's hard to get children

to wear caps. But kids love bright

colors and fun clothes. With

these richly colored hats, you

shouldn't have any trouble keeping a

little one's head covered. We suspect

it might be harder getting a child to

take one off.

Directions are given for a small

child (age 1-3 years) with changes for

larger children (age 3-6 years and

6-10 years) following in parentheses.

CROCHETED CAP

Materials: Brown Sheep Cotton

Fleece, an 80% cotton and 20% wool

sport weight yarn packaged in 100-gram

skeins containing approximately

215 yards in each skein, in the

following colors: Malibu Blue (A),

Antique Lace (B), Oriental Jade (C),

Magnetic Magenta (D), Tahiti Blue

(E) and Candy Apple (F); and a size

D crochet hook.

Finished Circumference: 20 (21-1/4,

22-1/2) inches

Gauge: Rnds 1-3 equal two inches

in diameter.

TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME

TO CHECK GAUGE.

Special Abbreviation: cl (cluster)

-- work 3 dc in same st keeping last lp

of each dc on hook, yo and pull

through all 4 lps on hook.

RND 1 With A, ch 2; 5 sc in 2nd ch

from hook; join with sl st in beginning

sc. RND 2 Ch 3 (counts as dc), in

same st as join and keeping last lp of

each st on hook, work 2 dc, yo and

draw through all 3 lps on hook, ch 4; *cl

in next sc, ch 4; repeat from *

around; sl st in top of beginning cl.

Fasten off. RND 3 With the right side

facing, join B in any ch-4 sp, (draw up

a lp, ch 1), 5 sc in same sp; *sc in top

of cl, 5 sc in next ch-4 sp; repeat from

around, ending with sc in top of cl

-- 30 sts. Sl st in beginning sc. Fasten

off. Check gauge; circle should measure

2 inches across. RND 4 With the

right side facing, join C with sl st in

any sc, ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in each

of next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st; *dc in

each of next 4 sts, 2 dc in next st;

repeat from * around -- 36 sts. Sl st in

top of beginning ch-3. Fasten off.

RND 5 With the right side facing, join

B in any sc (draw up a lp, ch 1), sc in

same st as join, sc in each of next 7 sts,

2 sc in next st; (sc in each of next 8 sts,

2 sc in next st) three times -- 40 sts; sl

st in beginning sc. Fasten off. Check

gauge; circle should measure 3-1/2

inches across. RND 6 With the right

side facing, join D in any sc (draw up

a lp, ch 1), sc in same st as join and

each of next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st; (sc in

each of next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st) four

times -- 45 sts. RND 7 *Sl st in next

sc, sc in next sc, hdc in next sc, dc in

next sc, tr in each of next 4 sc, ch 5, sl

st in next sc; repeat from * around.

RND 8 *Sc in each of next 6 sts, (sc,

ch 2, sc) in next tr, sc in next tr, sc in

each of next 5 ch, sk 1 sl st; repeat

from * around -- 14 sc between each

ch-2 point. Join. Fasten off. RND 9

With right side facing, join B with sl st

in any ch-2 sp, sc in same sp; sc in

each sc and ch-2 sp around -- 75 sts.

Join. Fasten off. RND 10 With right

side facing, join E in 4th sc to right of

an sc at top of any point (draw up a

lp, ch 1), sc in same st; *ch 8, sk 7 sc, sc

in next sc, ch 8, sk 6 sc **, sc in next sc;

repeat from * around, ending last

repeat at **; sl st in beginning sc -- 10

lps. RND 11 Work 8(9,10) sc in each

lp around -- 80(90,100) sts. RNDS

12-13 Ch 1, sc in each sc around. Join.

RND 14 Change to B and sc in each

sc around. Fasten off. RND 15 With

the right side facing, join F in any sc

(draw up a lp, ch 1), sc in same st, *ch

3, A 3 sts, sc in next st **, ch 5, sc in

next sc; repeat from * ending last

repeat at **, ch 5, sl st in beginning sc

-- 16(17,18) ch-5 lps. RND 16 Sk ch-3

sp, sc in next sc; *7 dc in ch-5 lp **, sk

ch-3 sp, sc in next sc; repeat from *

around, ending last repeat at **; sl st

in join. Fasten off. RND 17 With right

side facing, join B in 3rd dc to right of

any sc (draw up a lp, ch 1), sc in same

st; *ch 3, sk 5 sts **, sc in next 3 sts;

repeat from * around, ending last

repeat at **, sc in last 2 sts, changing

to E in last st. RND 18 Sc in each sc

and ch around -- 96(102,108) sts.

Join. RND 19 *Sk 2 sts, in next st

work 5 dc, sk 2 sts, sl st in next st;

repeat from * around. Fasten off.

KNIT CAP

Materials: Brown Sheep Cotton

Fleece, an 80% cotton and 20% wool

sport weight yarn packaged in

100-gram skeins containing approximately

215 yards in each skein in the

following colors: Prosperous Plum

(A), Candy Apple (B), Malibu Blue

(C), Antique Lace (D), Oriental Jade

(E), Magnetic Magenta (F), and

Tahiti Blue (G); a tapestry needle;

number 6 knitting needles; and one

size D crochet hook.

Finished Circumference: 20 inches

Finished Crown: 14 (15-1/2,16-3/4)

inches.

Gauge: In stockinette stitch, 5 sts

equal 1 inch.

TO SAVE TIME, TAKE TIME

TO CHECK GAUGE.

Special Abbreviation: MB (make

bobble -- K in front, back and front

of next st, turn and K3, turn and P3,

turn and K3, turn and sl one st, K2

tog, psso.

Beginning at lower edge with A,

cast on 100 sts. ROWS 1-2 P. ROW 3

K1, K in front and back of next st (inc

made), K4, sl one st, K1, psso, K2 tog,

K4, *inc in each of next 2 sts, K4, sl 1,

K1, psso, K2 tog, K4; repeat from * to

last 2 sts, inc in next st, K1. ROW 4 P.

ROWS 5-6 Change to B and repeat

Rows 3-4. ROW 7 K2; *K2 tog, K4,

MB with C; with B K5; repeat from *