Infant’s Crocheted Jacket

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT Shetland Floss—4 skeins white

1 skein colored

1 10-inch Bone Crochet Hook, No. 3

3⅔ yards Satin Ribbon, ½ inch wide

INSTRUCTIONS

(Written for white and pink.)

Begin yoke on the back with white yarn. Make a chain of 46 stitches.

1st row: Pick up with the hook 1 loop in each stitch on the chain. Put yarn over hook and pull through 1 loop at a time.

2nd row: Same as 1st row, taking up in the loops on row below.

3rd row: Pick up 3 loops; leave the yarn, * take up 4th loop with pink yarn and make a double crochet in the loop below on 2nd row from top. The next 3 loops in white and repeat from * to end of row. Repeat these 3 rows, alternating the double crochet.

Continue this pattern for the whole yoke. Work 13 rows to neck. Have 14 stitches for each shoulder. Finish off the stitches at neck with a chain (taking up in the loops). Start on one shoulder and work 3 rows. Keep the side for armhole straight and increase at neck 1 stitch for every 2nd row 6 times, then work 4 rows and finish off the last row with a chain.

Make other side to correspond.

Begin next row on left side front of yoke. Start in 1st stitch on front edge, and make a chain of 3 stitches. Make 1 double crochet in next stitch on row below, then repeat with 1 chain and 1 double crochet in every other stitch on row below. Make 10 double crochet on front side. Add a chain of 16 stitches for armhole. Work 23 double crochet on back and then same as before for next armhole and front side. This row will make the beading for the ribbon.

Next row, on same side, start in the chain on front edge and make a chain of 2 stitches. Put yarn over hook and take up 1 loop between the chain and 1st double crochet on row below. Yarn over and take up another loop between 1st and 2nd double crochet on row below. Yarn over and pull through all on needle at once, and make 1 chain. This is the stitch for jacket.

Next, make 1 heavy stitch: Put yarn over hook and take the next double crochet below on your needle from right to left. Yarn over and pull through 1 loop, yarn over, take up another loop in same place and repeat this 3 times more, yarn over and pull through all on needle and make 1 chain. Make 7 stitches same as 1st one, then 1 heavy stitch. On the chain make 7 58stitches and 1 heavy. On back 7, 1 heavy, 7, 1 heavy, and 7. On next chain 1, heavy, and 7. On front 1 heavy, then 7, 1 heavy and 1 stitch, the last one. Repeat this row until you have 10 rows.

Work next row the same in pink yarn, increasing 1 stitch in the middle of each panel. Make 2 rows in white, 1 row in pink and 1 row in white.

Finish off the sides and bottom with shells of 6 double crochet with a picot in center of shell and 1 single crochet between.

The Picot: Make a chain of 3 stitches, take up in the 2 loops below chain on 3rd double crochet and pull through.

On yoke take up 2 short loops, leaving 1 stitch between on row below, yarn over and pull through. A chain of 2 stitches and repeat taking up in same and 2nd stitch on row below.

Sleeve: Start on the chain. Make 7 stitches on top of the 7 stitches below. 1 heavy stitch on top of the heavy one below. Then 7, 1 heavy, 7 and 1 heavy on top of the heavy one below and connect. Work 10 rows.

Then work 1 row in pink, 2 in white, 1 in pink and 1 in white. Make last row same as on bottom of jacket.

Draw ribbon through beading on front pieces and back. Tie a small bow on each end of ribbon.

On sleeve put ribbon through 4th row from edge and tie a small bow. In front on both sides, leave 1 end of the bow long enough to tie.

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