Eton Cap by Laura Wilson-Martos

Eton Cap

Knitting
February 2013
Fingering (14 wpi) ?
28 stitches and 36 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette
US 3 - 3.25 mm
200 - 230 yards (183 - 210 m)
English
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This beautiful cap is inspired by the Eton Bob; a popular hair style among women of the 1920s, which, paired with close-fitting hats and caps, made for a definitive stylish woman of the era known as the “Flapper.” Flappers were renown for many things including outspokenness, unconventional views and independent thinking, and were instrumental in paving the way for the successful, independent women of today.

The Eton Cap is a close-fitted knit cap, in 2 versions: Beaded and Non-beaded. This simple yet engaging pattern is knit in the round using less than half a skein of heavy fingering weight yarn. The MCN blend gives a polished look to the cap, while remaining supple, soft and warm, and the beads in the second version add flair.