“ SHAPE NECK AND SHOULDER: At neck edge, bind off 7 (10) sts once; then at same edge, dec 1 st every other row 4 times; 15 (16) sts. Work even until armhole measures same as back. Then at arm edge, bind off 8 (8) sts once; 7 (8) sts once.
RIGHT FRONT: Work to correspond to left front, reversing shaping.
FINISHING: Block each section. Sew shoulder seams. Sew side seams, leaving 15 inches open at lower edge for slits. Attach yarn at lower right front corner, and sl st along front edges, around neck, across lower edge and slit edges (be careful not to draw in) , ch 1, do not turn. ”

“ Dividing sts evenly on d p n, place 19 sts from 1 sleeve holder on needle; then sts from back; sts of other sleeve and sts from front. Work in ribbing for 4 inches. NEXT ROW: Bind off 10 sts at center front for beginning of face opening. NEXT 15 ROWS: Working back and forth on remaining sts bind off 2 sts at beg of each row. Work even for 21⁄2 inches. NEXT 6 ROWS: Keeping ribbing uniform inc 1 st at beg of each row. Remainder of helmet will be worked in rounds, do not turn. Work even in ribbing for 4 inches. NEXT ROUND: K2 tog, P2 tog, repeat from beg all around. ”

“ Asterisk ... *. This indicates that the directions immediately following are to be repeated the given number of times in addition to the ones already given. Thus “repeat from *3 times” means 4 patterns in all. ”