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The jeep cap was originally knitted close to the head, with a six-stitch "starfish pattern" on top (supposedly to support the webbing suspension inside the helmets), with a cuff coming out like a V from the top center of the brim and around the rest of the cap, which soldiers could pull down over their ears for even more warmth.
The pull-down knit cap that goes from the crown over the ears and around the neck, with a hole for the face, was known in the army of the British Empire as an Uhlan cap or Templar cap. [6] During the Crimean War , handmade pull-down caps were sent to the British troops to help protect them from the bitterly cold weather before or after the ...
Jeep cap; Kerchief or durag, as stereotypically worn by pirates and often featuring actual skull print; Kippah or yarmulke, worn by Jewish men; Kufi, worn primarily by men of West African heritage; Scrub cap, worn by healthcare professionals while performing procedures; Scrum cap, worn by rugby players; Sindhi cap worn by Sindhi people of ...
Popular with children, [31] [40] and also worn by some Sephardi Jews, as well as liberal-leaning and Reform Jews. [41] Yemenite: Typically stiff, black velvet with a 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) embroidered strip around the edge having a multi-colored geometric, floral, or paisley pattern.
A knitting needle cap, also known as a point protector, [1] is a cover placed on the tip of a knitting needle that is being used for a knitting project that is resting. The cap prevents stitches from coming off the ends of needles. Before it became common for straight needles to have a cap at one end, pairs of "needle guards" made of wood or ...
A variation was marketed to young girls as the Polly Crockett hat. It was similar in style to the boys' cap, including the long tail, but was made of all-white fur (faux or possibly rabbit). At the peak of the fad, coonskin caps sold at a rate of 5,000 caps a day. [5] By the end of the 1950s, Crockett's popularity waned and the fad slowly died out.
A cap comforter is a form of woollen military headgear originating in the British Army. It is a cylinder of knitted wool, similar to a short scarf , that is typically fitted over the head and fashioned into a hat.
A man wearing a crochet taqiyah and kurta in India. The Taqiyah (Arabic: طاقية, ALA-LC: ṭāqīyah [note 1]), also known as tagiyah or araqchin (Persian: عرقچین; Turkish: takke), is a short, rounded skullcap worn by Muslim men. [1]