Reversible Knitted Baby Set Pattern

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" WOOL AND NYLON FINGERING YARN or
"DAWN" BABY YARN
4  ounces Baby Green
5  ounces White or colors of your choice
2 yds. ½ inch Satin Ribbon
1½ yds. 2 inch Ribbon
1 pair Knitting Needles No. 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW

GAUGE: 5 sts = 1 inch, 9 rows = 1 inch
This set is worked in two sections and is reversible.

SACQUE

With Baby Green starting at Left Front cast on 63 stitches (sts). 1st ROW: Purl (P) 16 for yoke, then * Knit (K) 1, P 1, repeat from * across row ending with K 1. 2nd ROW: K the P st and P the K st for seed st pattern over next 47 sts, then K 16 sts for yoke. 3rd ROW: Same as 1st row. 4th ROW: Work 47 sts in seed st pattern, turn leaving the 16 sts of yoke on left hand needle. 5th ROW: Slip (sl) 1st st, work in seed st pattern to end of row. 6th ROW: Work 47 sts in seed st, then K 13 sts of yoke, turn leaving remaining 3 sts on left hand needle. 7th ROW: Sl 1, P 12, then work in seed st to end of row. Repeat last 6 rows for pattern until seed st section measures 6 inches ending at lower edge. Bind off 41 sts, cast on 38 sts for Left Sleeve, K 8 for cuff, then work in pattern across row. Continue in pattern as established working 8 cuff sts in stock­inette st throughout sleeve omitting the 8 cuff sts every 3rd and 4th row until Sleeve measures 7 inches ending at cuff edge. Bind off 38 sts, cast on 41 sts for Back. Work in pattern until Back measures 10½ inches ending at lower edge. Bind off 41 sts, cast on 38 sts for Right Sleeve and complete Sacque to correspond.

HOOD: With right side of work facing, pick up 72 sts across neck edge.

BEADING: P 1, * yarn over (yo), P 2 together (tog), repeat from * across row ending with yo, P 1. NEXT ROW: * K 1, P 1, repeat from * across row ending with K 1 (73 sts). Work in seed st pattern until Hood measures 4 inches from Beading, bind off 23 sts, work across next 26 sts, bind off remaining 23 sts, cut yarn. Work in seed st pattern over the 27 center sts for 4½ inches, bind off. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew center section of Hood to sides.

LINING: With White cast on 63 sts. Starting with a P row work 10 rows even in stockinette st (P 1 row, K 1 row) for border. Work in same manner as Sacque but work the entire lining in stockinette st, then work 10 rows even to correspond to beginning of lining for other border. Work Hood in same manner as Sacque but do not bind off the 27 center sts, place these sts on holder. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew center section of Hood to sides. With right side of Hood toward you pick up 20 sts on each side and slip the 27 center sts from holder on needle, then work 10 rows in stockinette st, bind off.

FINISHING: Place lining inside Sacque. With wrong side facing, turn the 1st and last 10 rows to outside of each front for border and stitch in place. Finish with large ribbon tie at neck. Lace narrow ribbon through both thicknesses of beading at neck.

BOOTIES

With Baby Green cast on 30 sts and work 15 rows in seed st pattern. Beading. 16th ROW: P 1, * yo, P 2 tog, repeat from * across row ending with yo, P 1. 17th ROW: Starting with a P st work 31 sts in seed st. 18th ROW: Continuing in seed st work across 11 sts, place these sts on a holder, work across next 9 sts for instep, place remaining sts on another holder. Work across the 9 instep sts for 19 rows, cut yarn. Sl sts on needle from 1st holder, attach yarn and pick up 10 sts on side of instep, work across the instep sts, pick up 10 sts on other side of instep, sl sts from 2nd holder on needle (51 sts). Work 9 rows even in seed st pattern.

SOLE: 1st ROW: Sl 1, K 1, pass sl st over K st, (p.s.s.o.) K 20, K 2 tog, K 3, sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., K 20, K 2 tog. 2nd ROW: Decreasing 1 st at beginning and end of row P across row. 3rd ROW: Sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., K 17, K 2 tog, K 3, sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., K 17, K 2 tog. 4th ROW: Same as 2nd row. 5th ROW: Sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., K 14, K 2 tog, K 1, K 2 tog, sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., K 14, K 2 tog (34 sts) cut yarn leaving a 20 inch length for weaving. Thread yarn into blunt needle and weave sole tog as follows: with 17 sts on each needle, * pass blunt needle through 1st st of front needle as if knitting and sl st off needle, pass into 2nd st as if purling and leave st on needle, pass through 1st st of back needle and sl st off needle, pass through 2nd st as if knitting and leave st on needle, repeat from * until all sts are worked off. Sew seam together.

LINING: With White cast on 30 sts. Starting with a P row work 6 rows in stockinette st for trim, then work lining same as bootie but working the entire lining in stockinette st.

FINISHING: Insert lining in booties and finish in same manner as Sacque. Lace ribbon through both thicknesses of beading.

MITTENS

With Baby Green cast on 33 sts and work 7 rows in seed st pattern. 8th ROW: Beading. K 1, * yo, P 2 tog, repeat from * across row ending last repeat with P 1, K 1 (34 sts). Continuing in seed st pattern work even until Mitten measures 3 inches from beginning, then decrease for top of Mitten as follows: place a marker in center of row, then sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., work to within 2 sts from center, K 2 tog, sl 1, K 1, p.s.s.o., complete row decreasing 1 st at end of row. Work 3 rows even. Repeat last 4 rows twice, then repeat decreasing row once. Cut yarn leaving an end. Thread yarn into blunt needle and draw sts together. Sew side seam.

LINING: With White cast on 33 sts. Starting with a P row, work 6 rows in stockinette st for trim, then work lining same as Mitten but work lining in stockinette st.

FINISHING: Insert lining in Mitten and finish in same manner as Sacque. Lace ribbon through both thicknesses of beading.