Marine Helmetliner by Bonnie Long and Rachel Kristy

Marine Helmetliner

Knitting
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
4.5 stitches = 1 inch
US 8 - 5.0 mm
US 6 - 4.0 mm
200 yards (183 m)
English

Note The US military is no longer accepting donated helmet liners.

This pattern was intended to be used for helmet liners to be donated to the U.S. Armed Forces, particularly the Marines, and only soft 100% wool in a set color range is accepted (tan, brown, black, charcoal, or a combination of any of these; Marines prefer desert tan). Gauge is considered essential for a good fit inside the helmet.

Designed by Bonnie Long; Revised by Rachel Kristy per Museum site.

This pattern was being used by the Denver Public Library in their Knitting four our troops drive for caps and helmet liners.