Varney Driving Cap by Karen Marlatt

Varney Driving Cap

Knitting
November 2014
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 28 rows = 4 inches
in Pattern stitch as stated in pattern
US 6 - 4.0 mm
220 yards (201 m)
Circumference: 20" (23")
English
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This flat topped, rounded cap features a brim at the front. Fashioned after the driving cap of the early 1900’s this version will have you running about town in style and warmth. Pattern is writing for 20” and 23” circumference and features a hem with elastic inserted for a more comfortable fit.

Yarn: KnitPicks Wool of the Andes Worsted, 100% Peruvian Highland Wool, 110 yards/50 grams. 2 skeins, shown in Pumice Heather
S/M(L/XL): 20” (23”) circumference
Needle: 6US (4 mm)
Gauge: in pattern; 22 sts, 28 rows = 4”
Notions: tapestry needle, stitch markers, 1/2 elastic 21”(24”), plastic for brim (Quilter’s Template plastic was used for sample)