MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Baby Wool, 4 balls (¾ oz. balls) for Infant Size 2; 5 balls for Infant Size 3 … Scraps of wool of contrasting colors for embroidery … Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) … 4 buttons. |
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GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch. |
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| Sizes | 2 |
3 |
BACK … Starting at lower edge of waistband, cast on |
72 sts |
80 sts |
| 1st and 2nd rows: * K 2, p 2. Repeat from * across. 3rd row: K 3, * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across ending with p 1. 4th row: K 1, * p 2, k 2. Repeat from * across ending with p 2, k 1. Repeat 1st to 4th rows incl until piece measures 1½ inches. Now work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) until piece measures in all | 6½" |
7" |
| To Shape Raglan Armholes: Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain | 36 sts |
40 sts |
Bind off for back of neck. |
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| LEFT FRONT … Starting at lower edge, cast on 44 sts. Work same as Back waistband until piece measures 1½ inches. Next row: K across to last 10 sts, work 10 sts in waistband pattern (front border). Following row: Work 10 sts in waistband pattern (front border), p remaining sts. Repeat last 2 rows until piece measures in all | 6½" |
7" |
Shape armhole and front edge simultaneously as follows: Dec 1 st inside front border and 1 st at side edge on every other row until 14 sts remain. Keeping front edge straight, continue armhole decreases as before until 10 sts of front border remain. Work straight in pattern over these 10 sts for 1½ inches. Bind off. |
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RIGHT FRONT … Work to correspond with Left Front, making a buttonhole 3 sts in from front edge when piece measures |
½" |
1" |
and, measuring from 1st row of last buttonhole, every 2 inches thereafter until 4 buttonholes in all are made—to make a buttonhole, on one row bind off 2 sts and on next row cast on 2 sts to replace those bound off. |
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| SLEEVES … Starting at lower edge, cast on | 44 sts |
48 sts |
| Work same as Back waistband until piece measures 1 inch Next row: K across, increasing 10 sts evenly on row. Work straight in stockinette st until piece measures in all | 7" |
7½" |
To Shape Top: Dec 1 st at end of each row until 28 sts remain. Dec 1 st at both ends of each row until 8 sts remain. Bind off. |
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Press pieces through damp cloth. Sew sleeves in place between back and fronts. Sew side and sleeve seams. Sew ends of front border together and sew in place across back of neck. Sew on buttons. Embroider flowers as illustrated, or to suit individual taste. |
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