Knitting

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 5, 11 August 1933, Page 48

Knitting

Baby’s Petticoat

Materials: '20zs. fleecy 3 ply wool, Iyd, ribbon. Crochet silk. One pair No. 9 needles crochet hook. Measurements :-Length: 15 inches. . Width: 16.inehes. Abbreviations: K knit; P purl; m, make a stiten; tog, together ; ; st, stitch; ch, chain; dc, double crochet. Cast on 98 stitches. K 3 rows. (1) P2, * m 1, K38, K2 tog twice, K8, in 1, P2. from *, (2) And all even rows. K2, (P10, K2), 8 times. (3) P2, * K1, mi, K2, K2 tog twice, K2, mi, Ki, P2. Repeat from *. (5) P2, * K2, mi, Ki, K2 tog twice, Ki, mi, K2, P2, Repeat from. *, (7) P2, * K3; mi, K2 tog twice, m1, K8, P2. Repeat from *, ( 8) As 2nd... Work these 8 rows 8 times {or till skirt is desired length).

Next row.. . K2, (K2 tog, K2) 24 times (74 sts.). Place sts. on a spare needle. Work front exactly the same, and recontinue. Next row. Purl. (1) K2, (m1, K2 tog) 36 times. (2) Purl. (3) K2, (P2,,K2) 36 times. (4) P2, (K2, P2) 86 times. (5) K2, (P2, K2) 36 times. (6) P2, (K2, P2) 36 times. (7) * Cross sts. on the K bars by knitting the second st. on needle, without taking st. off; then knitting the first st. Take off both sts. P2. Repeat f from * crossing last 2 sts, as first sts. ‘

(8) As 6th. Repeat last 4 rows 5 times more. (29) Cast on 4 sts. K10, (P2, K2) 8 times, K40, (P2, K2) 8 times, K4, Cast on 4 sts. (30) KS, P2, (K2, P2) 8 times K38, P2, (K2, P2) 8 times, KS. (31) K8, cross 2 sts., (P2, cross 2) 3 times, K38, cross 2, (P2, Cross: 2) 3 times, K8. (32) As 30th. Repeat last 4 rows twice more (do not cast on more sts.) On the last row cast off for neck, K8, K in pattern 14 sts., K8, cast off 22, K8, K in pattern 14, sts., Ks, Work in the pattern on these 30 sts. for 32 rows. Work the 1st. pattern row again and cast.on 22 sts. at neck end. Break off wool.

Work other shoulder to correspond, and on the 34th ‘row, K across cast on sts., and right shoulder. Work in the pattern, keeping the centre 38 sts. in garter st. for 10 rows. Cast off 4 sts. at each end, and work the 4 pattern rows (5th to 8th rows) 6 times.: Work the 5th and 6th rows once. Next row. K2, (m1, K2 tog) 36 times. Next row. Purl. Graft sts.. to join skirt. (If preferred it may be cast off, and sewed neatly). Press skirt carefully on wrong side, under a damp cloth. Sew up side seams. © With-wool. crochet . round

neck, 1 de, * miss ist., 1lde in next st. Repeat from *, With silk work (1de, 3ch, tac) in first st., miss 1, and repeat in next st. Work this edge round neck, sleeves and hem. With double wool crochet a cord for waist, and finish with silk bobbles. Thread ribbon through neck.