Knitted Double Breasted Baby Sweater No. 760

1½–2-year size

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Model No. 761—Cap Model No. 760—Coat Model No. 762—Bootees

MATERIALS

Made in Two Fold Utopia Saxony Yarn. 2 skeins of Blue. 2½ skeins of White.

Pattern St.—Cast on an even number of sts. Knit 1 row plain.

Next Row—* Knit 1, k. next st., taking thread of previous row, * repeat to end of row.

Third Row—Same as second row, taking care that you do not take double thread or rows together of previous row. The uneven numbered st. should always be the plain purl st., the even numbered st. should always be the double row st. This is when an even number of sts. are used. When uneven number sts. are used it is the opposite; therefore you will have to watch your pattern that the chain and purl sts. are over each other.

Sweater—Cast on 60 sts. for bottom of sweater, k. pattern st. as above described for 58 ribs or 11 inches.

Sleeves—Cast on 36 sts. on both sides, k. pattern across for 52 rows or 26 ribs. K. 56 sts., bind off 20 sts. for back of neck, k. on other side 10 rows or 5 ribs across shoulder. Cast on 20 sts. for front, on these 74 sts. k. pattern for 42 rows or 21 ribs to complete sleeve. Bind off 36 sts., on remaining sts. k. front as long as back, finish other side in same manner.

Border Across Bottom—Pick up sts. on right side of sweater, k. 1, 0, k. 2 together, * 0 k. 2 together, * repeat to end of row, having an uneven number of sts. on needle. K. 5 rows plain, k. 3 rows pattern sts., k. 3 rows plain, bind off on right side. Crochet side seams and sleeves together on wrong side, work slip st. down right and up left side of front.

Cuff—Pick up 52 sts. on sleeve, k. 1, 0, k. 2 together, * 0, k. 2 together. * Repeat to end of row, k. 1 row plain, k. 18 sts., k. 2 together 8 times, k. 18, k. 2 rows plain, 89next 4 rows k. 1, p. 1, next row k. 1, 0, k. 2 together, * 0, k. 2 together, * to end of row.

Next 5 rows plain k. 3 rows pattern st., k. 3 rows plain. Bind off, sew up cuff on right side as cuff turns back.

Collar—Pick up 20 sts. on each side of front, 6 sts. across shoulder, 20 across back, having 72 sts. on needle. Drop first and last sts. of these 72 sts. This space is used later for border around collar.

On the 60 sts. left on needle, using white wool, k. 1, 0 k. 2 together, * 0 k. 2 together, * k. plain for 18 ribs on both sides, break wool.

Border—On right side of collar pick up 19 sts. on both ends of collar, then k. 1, 0 k. 2 tog., * 0 k. 2 tog. to corner (for mitring corners), mark with different color wool around next k. 1, 0 k. 1, 0 k. 2 tog., * 0 k. 2 tog., * to next corner, ending with k. 2 tog., 0 k. 1, 0 k. 2 tog., * 0 k. 2 tog. to end of row, ending with k. 1, k. 4 rows plain.

Third and fifth rows being mitring or increasing rows. Sixth, seventh and eighth rows pattern st., keeping to mitring in seventh row. The even numbered rows you knit the thread over of previous row.

Put Picot edge (as described with cap) around cuffs, collar and down front. For collar start on up left side 4 inches down around collar and 4 inches down right, break wool. Around sweater start on left side where you start for collar to right side where you broke wool. Four buttons ½ inch in size, wooden moulds. Four ch., 16 d. c., join with slip st., 1 s. c. in each st., decrease until mould is covered.

Cord—Four threads in ch. sts. Trim as illustrated.

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