A very pretty cap can be made from a small bit of lace-paper doily.

Cut a piece from the edge of the doily the same size and shape as the cap pattern. Be sure to cut the two slashes shown in the pattern. They are needed to make the cap fit snugly to the head. Put a small drop of glue on the part marked A. Lap edge marked B over and press onto the glue dot at A. Hold this seam together with your fingers for a moment or two to give the glue a chance to start sticking. The square flap that now sticks out is to be glued down to cover this back seam. Put three dots of glue along the inside bottom edge and bend the flap down. Press it smoothly onto the back of the cap. Hold it in place for a moment.

If you’d like, you can make this Cotton Baby’s hat part of a permanent wardrobe. (After all, you’ll be making more than one Cotton Baby, won’t you?) Put a few drops of glue along the inside of the bottom of the cap. Put the cap on and press it to the head. Hold it in place a moment so the glue will grip.

Caps of woven material that is fine and soft can be made by this same method. Handkerchief linen, lawn, or batiste turns out prettily. Cut it with a very sharp scissors. The edges do not need hemming.

Another pretty cap can be made from a piece of cotton lace edging. The lace should be one inch wide and long enough to fit over the doll’s head from jaw to jaw. Carefully cut off the top edge of the lace (not the fancy edge, for that makes the front of the cap). Cutting the bound edge makes fitting to the head easier.

Put a thin line of glue along the three cut edges of the lace, smoothing it with the flat side of a toothpick. Lay the lace on the doll’s head with the fancy edge framing the face. Press the glued edges to the head with the fingers. If the lace does not quite meet at the back, cover the gap by pasting on a small oval cut from another piece of lace.