Material:
Approx 750 yards of light weight DK yarn
#3 (3 1/4 mm) DP needles or to obtain gauge of 6.5 sts/1"

Cast on 140 sts. and, knitting back and forth, work as follows:
1st row: K1, P1.
2nd row: P1, K1.
Repeat these two rows twice, making a total of 6 rows, Put sts on
3 needles. (Put 46 sts on the 1st two needles and 48 sts on the
3rd needle) and K1, P1 for 12". K plain, without ribbing, for 1".

Break yarn, leaving about 12", and draw thread through all sts.
Gather as tightly as possible, then sew firmly together to make a
pleated effect and firmly close opening.  Sew first in one
direction and then in the other direction before finishing off.
Sew together strip at border.



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This pattern was adapted from  Bernat's Handicrafter (Vol. XIII,
No. 3): WARTIME HANDKNITS. Copyright 1942, Emile Bernat & Sons
Co., Jamaica Plain, MA, USA