Materials:
- Size K and H hooks
- 6 oz. soft worsted weight 100% wool yarn
- Acceptable colors are tan, brown, black, charcoal, or combinations of these colors
Size: Adult Large
Crochet Notes: Made in rounds – that is, do not join and do not turn.
Other Notes: Use 100% soft wool yarn, our Armed Forces are not allowed to wear synthetic fibers outside the wire. Wool is inherently nonflammable and won’t melt against the skin in the event of an accident and is warm even when wet. Wool and Company has several suitable yarns – call or ask for details.
Abbreviations: Rnd round | Sc, scs single crochet | single crochets | St, sts stitch, stitches
- Rnd 1: Form a ring around your finger, work 6 sc in ring
- Rnd 2: 2 scs in next 6 sts (12 sts)
- Rnd 3: (sc in next st, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (18 sts)
- Rnd 4: (sc in next 2 sts, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (24 sts)
- Rnd 5: (sc in next 3 sts, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (30 sts)
- Rnd 6: (sc in next 4 sts, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (36 sts)
- Rnd 7: (sc in next 5 sts, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (42 sts
- Rnd 8: (sc in next 6 sts, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (48 sts)
- Rnd 9: (sc in next 7 sts, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (54 sts)
- Rnd 10: (sc in next 8 sts, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (60 sts)
- Rnd 11: (sc in next 9 sts, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (66 sts)
- Rnd 12: (sc in next 10 sts, 2 scs in next st) 6 times (72 sts)
- Work over 72 sts until piece measures 7 inches.
- Chain 22 ,skip 20 sts, continue working around until piece measures 10 more inches.
- Fasten off and weave in ends. Attach yarn anywhere in face hole and sc around with H hook. Fasten off and weave in all ends.
Pattern designed Aunt B © 2005. All rights reserved. Copies may be made only for the purpose of donating helmet liners to our service personnel.
Mail Your Completed Helmet Liner To:
Wool and Company
Attn: Helmet Liners
23 South Third Street
Geneva, IL 60134
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I didn’t realize that there was no gauge on this pattern. If anyone wants to let me know what the gauge should be, I’ll make sure to update it.
This is the same and only helmet liner crochet pattern that I have found anywhere. There is no gauge on any of those I have found and considering the fact that fit is critical for our armed services members, this is a big problem. Why bother. Military guidelines require that these helmet liners fit and that gauge is critical to the point if it is off within 1/2 of a stitch per inch for the knitted version, it renders the helmet liner useless.
Whatis the required gauge for the crochet version?