Child’s Knitted Coat
Reading edition
With Round Collar
Size 6 to 8 years
For details see First Stitches, pages 12–16
MATERIALS
SUNLIGHT German Knitting Worsted, 3 skeins white
SUNLIGHT Four-fold Germantown, 2 skeins pink
1 pair Bone Knitting Needles, No. 3
5 Steel Knitting Needles, No. 10
1 Steel Crochet Hook, No. 7
3 Pearl Buttons, 1 inch
INSTRUCTIONS
This jacket is knitted in a pretty stitch with white yarn. The collar and the cuffs are made in pink.
Begin at bottom of right side front and cast on 78 stitches. Knit plain forward and back. 2 rows make 1 rib. Knit 7 ribs for border.
Start the design: 1st row (on right side): Knit plain to within 18 stitches, turn.
2nd row: Slip 1st stitch, * knit plain 7 stitches, purl 3 stitches and repeat from *; at end of row knit plain 9 stitches, turn.
3rd row: Slip 1st stitch, knit 6 (these 7 stitches on front edge are for border and should always be knitted plain on both sides), purl 2, * knit 3, purl 7 and repeat from * to within 8 stitches, knitting last stitch, turn.
4th row: Same as 2nd row.
5th row: Knit plain to end of row.
6th row: Slip 1st stitch, * purl 3, knit 7 and repeat from *.
7th row: Slip 1st stitch, knit 6, * purl 7, knit 3 and repeat from * to end of row, purling last stitch.
8th row: Same as 6th row.
These 8 rows make 1 design.
9th row: Plain, same as 1st row of the design.
The shortening of the first 4 rows of the design will make the garment even at bottom.
Start decreasing in the side of front part: Decrease 1 stitch every 5th row, 21 times.
Make 1 design to armhole. Length, 14½ designs in front. Bind off 10 stitches for armhole (47 stitches across). Make 4 designs to neck. Bind off 12 stitches at neck; then bind off at neck 4 stitches each time for the next 5 turnings. Make 2 rows and bind off the remaining 15 stitches for shoulder.
Make the other front part to correspond.
Back: Cast on 89 stitches. Make 7 ribs for border. Shorten the length in each side of back same as on front part.
1st row: Knit plain to within 15 stitches, turn.
2nd row: Slip 1st stitch, * knit 7, purl 3 and repeat from * to within 15 stitches, purling last stitch, turn.
3rd row: Slip 1st stitch, * purl 7, knit 3 and repeat from * to within 10 stitches, ending with purl 3, turn.
4th row: Slip 1st stitch, knit 2, * purl 3, knit 7 and repeat from * to within 10 stitches, ending with knit 3, turn.
5th row: Knit plain to end of row, turn.
6th row: Slip 1st stitch, * knit 7, purl 3 and repeat from * to end of row, purling last stitch, turn.
7th row: Slip 1st stitch, * purl 7, knit 3 and repeat from *, ending row with knit 1, turn.
8th row: Same as 6th row.
9th row: Plain, same as 1st row of the design.
106Start decreasing on back: Decrease 1 stitch on each side of back every 7th row, 15 times.
Repeat the designs for the length of 14½ designs from center of back to armhole.
Bind off 6 stitches on each side of back for armhole (47 stitches across). Make 4 designs to shoulder. Bind off on shoulder 5 stitches each time for the next 3 turnings (same on other shoulder). Bind off the remaining 17 stitches for neck.
Sleeve: Start on the cuff and cast on with steel needles 40 stitches. Knit plain forward and back. Make 18 ribs for cuff. Change to bone needles and start the design:
1st row (on right side): Knit plain and increase 3 stitches on the row (43).
Start next row with slip 1st stitch, knit 4; then purl 3, knit 7 and repeat the design as before.
Make 2½ designs.
Start increasing on sleeve: Increase 1 stitch on each side of sleeve every 4th row, 14 times.
Make 1 design (10 designs from cuff and 71 stitches across).
Bind off 6 stitches on each side of sleeve, then bind off 2 stitches at start of every row, 10 times on each side of sleeve. Bind off the remaining 19 stitches.
Collar. Cast on with steel needles 218 stitches, dividing the number of stitches on 3 or 4 needles. Knit plain forward and back. Make 4 ribs.
Start decreasing on next row: Knit 14 stitches, * decrease 1 stitch, knit 10 stitches and repeat from * to end of row (17 decreased).
Repeat this decreasing of 17 stitches every 10th row (5th rib) 6 more times (start with 1 stitch less before decreasing at every row you decrease). Make 2 ribs. Next row: Knit 8 stitches, decrease 1 stitch and repeat this to end of row. Make 1 rib and bind off the remaining 90 stitches.
Sew garment together. Put seam of sleeve to front part, 1 inch from seam in the side. Hold the sleeve a little full around shoulder seam. Turn up cuff. Sew collar on, leaving 11 stitches from front edge on each side. Finish off front edges with 1 row in the single crochet, making 1 stitch for each rib.
Buttonhole 3 loops for the buttons on edge of right side front. Make 1st loop 2½ inches from neck, then put the other loops 4½ inches apart.
Sew buttons on about 4½ inches from edge, having small buttons on wrong side. Put hook and eye on at neck where ends of collar meet and fasten the corner of front part at neck with snaps.
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