This pattern came from an old knitting and crochet magazine. When I received it, it was missing the cover and the first few pages so I have no idea exactly where it came from. It does have on one page "Copyright 1944 in U.S.A. and Canada, Bernhard Ulmann Co., Inc.". I did diligent searches for this company and apparently they no longer exist. I am absolutely sure this pattern is now in the public domain.

Okay, now we got that out of the way. I don't have a scanner, but this little helmet has a 6-panel construction with small point in the front, and covers the head down past the ears, and has a strap that buttons on one side. Even though it is for a small size, I have made it bigger as my son got older. His first one was when he was 2 years old and I made it out of neon green -- he loved it!

Here it is:

Peter Piper #1897

Size 2 to 3 Years

Materials:
Bear Brand Bucilla Standard Knitting Worsted, 1 skein (I used regular worsted weight)
Crochet Hook, Size 4

Gauge: 9 sts=2 inches

Ch3, join with a slip st into ring, 6 sc. in ring.

2nd round -- 2 s c in each st; 12 s c. Mark space before next st as beginning of round.

3rd round -- * 3 s c in next s c, skip space under loops sually worked into of next s c, work 1 s c around post of this s c (rope st); repeat from * 5 times; 24 s c (6 sections).

4th round -- * 2 s c in next st (inc.), 1 s c in next s c, 2 s c in next st, 1 rope st around post of next s c; repeat from * to end of round; 36 sts. Rope st should always be around the same st as on preceding round. Care should be taken to work first of the 2 increases in each section directly in the space next to the rope st.

5th round -- * Inc. 1 st in next st, 1 s c in each of the next 3 sts, inc. 1 st in next st, 1 rope st around post of next s c; repeat from * 5 times (7 s c in each section between rope sts); 48 sts.

6th and 7th rounds -- Work even, 1 s c in each s c, 1 rope st over each rope st.

8th round -- Same as 5th round, with 5 s c between increases; 60 sts. Work 3 rounds even.

12th round -- Same as 5th round, with 7 s c between increases; 72 sts. Work 3 rounds even.

16th round -- Same as 5th round, with 9 sts between increases; 84 sts. Work 11 rounds even.

28th round -- Work over the first 5 sections, end with the 4th rope st, 1 s c in next st, draw up a loop in each of the next 2 sts; over and through 3 loops (1 dec.), 7 s c, dec. 1 st, 1 s c, 1 rope st, mark this st as center back, 1 s c, dec 1 st, 7 s c, dec. 1 st, 1 slip st in next st.

Earlap --
First short row --Ch 1, 1 s c in same st as slip st, 1 rope st, 13 s c, 1 rope st, 1 s c. Break off.

2nd row -- With loop on hook working from right side, 1 s c in first s c of last short row, 1 rope st, 1 s c in each s c to next rope st, 1 rope st, 1 s c. Break off.

3rd row -- With loop on hook, working from right side, 1 s c in first s c of last row, 1 rope st, dec. 1 st, work to within 2 sts of next rope st, dec. 1 st, 1 rope st, 1 s c. Break off. Repeat last 2 rows 4 times. Work 1 row even.

Next row -- With loop on hook, 1 s c in first s c, 1 rope st, draw up a loop in each of the next 3 sts, over and through 4 loops, 1 rope st, 1 s c. Break off.
Skip 25 sts from end of first short row of earlap (front of helmet), with loop on hook, work 1 s c in next s c and work first short row as on first earlap. Finish 2nd earlap to correspond to the first.

PEAK -- With loop on hook, working from right side, 1 s c in first free s c on front of helmet, * 1 s c in each of next 3 s c, 2 s c in next st *, repeat between *'s once, 3 s c, 1 rope st; repeat between *'s twice, 4 s c (14 s c at each side of center rope st). Break off.

2nd Row-- Working from right side, skip first 2 s c of last row, work s c with rope st at center to within 2 sts of last short row. Break off. Repeat last row 4 times (4 s c each side of rope st); do not break off in last row. Continue s c around outside edge of helmet 1 s c in each of 2 sts on sides of peak, 1 s c in end st of each row on side of earlap, 1 s c in each st on lower end of earlaps and back; join with a slip st in first s c of last short row of peak. Fasten off.

Chin-strap -- Ch 21, 1 s c in 2nd st from hook and in each st to end, skip first 9 sts on other side of ch, 1 s c in each of the next 11 sts, join with a slip st in first st.

2nd row --Ch 1, 1 s c in joining st, 14 s c, 3 s c in next st, 14 s c. Fasten off leaving an end. Sew this end of strap to lower end of earlap. Overcast buttonloop. Steam. Sew button on opposite earlap.