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MATERIALS: BEAR BRAND or FLEISHER'S FOUR SEASONS YARN or BOTANY JIFFY, 2, 2 oz. skeins.

KNITTING NEEDLES: 1 pair "Boye" Needles, Size 10½—or size you require to knit to gauge given below.

GAUGE: Seed St—7 sts = 2 inches; 6 rows = 1 inch
Stockinette St—7 sts = 2 inches; 19 rows = 4 inches

Cast on 71 sts for lower edge.
Row 1—mark this row for right side—K 1, * p 1, k 1; repeat from * to end. Repeat this row for seed st until 7½ ins. from beg., end on wrong side.

CROWN—First dec. row—right side—K 8, * p 2 tog., k 8; repeat from *, end last repeat k 1 instead of k 8; 64 sts.
Next row—P 1, * k 1, p 8; repeat from * to end.
2nd dec. row—K 7, * p 2 tog., k 7; repeat from *, end last repeat k 1; 57 sts.
Next row—P 1, * k 1, p 7; repeat from * to end.

Continue in this way, decreasing 7 sts in next row and in every 2nd row 4 more times, having 1 st less at beg. and between decs, in each successive dec. row; always end last repeat on dec. row with k 1; 22 sts.

Break yarn, leaving a 20 in. end for sewing. Thread end of yarn into tapes­try needle and run through sts on needle, slipping sts off. Block. Draw up sts at top tightly, run yarn through sts again and fasten. Sew side edges together.