Little Men Outfit Pattern #520

SIZE 6-7 YEARS

Materials: Clark's O.N.T. Knitting and Crochet Cotton, 8 balls. Milward's Casein knitting pins, 1 pair No. 4 (3½ mm. size). Milward's steel crochet hook No. 5. ¼ yd. lining for pockets. 4 black buttons. 9-inch Talon slide fastener. Leather belt.

Gauge. 7 sts equal 1 inch. 14 rows equal 1 inch.

Thread is used double throughout for both vest and  shorts.

Vest

Back. Cast on 84 sts. 1st row: * K 1, pass thread in front of work as if to p and slip next st, repeat from * ending row with a slip st. 2nd row: * P 1, pass thread back of work as if to k and slip next st. Repeat from * ending row with a slip st. Repeat rows 1 and 2 alternately until work measures 1 inch. ** Cast on 1 st at beginning and 1 st at end of next row, working in pattern. Work 1 inch without in­creasing. Repeat from ** 4 more times, then cast on 1 st at beginning and 1 st at end of next row, and work 2 more rows in pattern without increasing. Work should now measure about 6½ inches and there should be 96 sts in last row. Now start shap­ing armholes. Bind off 6 sts at beginning of next 2 rows, working in pattern. Decrease 1 st at be­ginning of each of next 40 rows (to decrease, work off the first 2 sts as 1). Then work straight until piece measures 13½ inches from beginning. Then, to shape shoulders, bind off 4 sts at beginning of each of next 6 rows. 20 sts will remain for back of neck. Bind off.

Right Front. Cast on 44 sts and work in pattern for 1 inch. * On next row, cast on 1 st at edge which will be right side edge, work 1 inch straight, repeat from * 4 more times, being careful to have all in­creases at side edge (49 sts). Work straight until piece measures 6½ inches. To shape armhole, bind off 5 sts at side edge and work remaining sts in pat­tern. Then decrease 1 st every 2nd row 10 times, placing all decreases at side edge. Then, keeping armhole edge straight, shape other edge (neck edge) as follows: * Decrease 1 st next row, work 6 rows straight, repeat from * 8 more times, decrease 1 st next row, then decrease 1 st every 4th row 5 times. For the next 8 rows both the shoulder and the neck are shaped at the same time, binding off 4 sts every other row at shoulder edge and continuing to decrease 1 st every 4th row at neck edge. Bind off remaining sts.

Left Front. Same as right front, excepting that the side and armhole shaping are done on opposite edge and the neck shaping on the other edge, because there is a right and wrong side to work.

Pockets. Cast on 20 sts and work in pattern for 1¾ inches. Then decrease 1 st at beginning only of each row until 8 sts are left. Bind off. Make another pocket the same as this. Finish edge where sts were cast on with a row of s c. Sew front pieces to back at shoulders and underarms, and sew on pockets as illustrated. Finish all edges with a row of s c. Sew in slide fastener.

Shorts

Back. Left Side. Cast on 68 sts and work straight for 3 inches. Increase 1 st every 5th row, placing increases on side which is to be center edge, until 6 increases in all have been made. Then at same edge decrease 1 st every 4th row until 22 sts in all have been decreased, all the time working the other edge (side edge) straight. Then work both edges straight until piece measures 15½ inches from beginning. Right Side. Make another piece the same, but do the center shaping on opposite edge. After 12 inches have been worked, make a pocket opening by binding off the 24 sts previous to 12 sts from center edge, and casting on again 24 sts on next row. Finish as for other side.

Front. Left Side. Cast on 64 sts and work straight until piece measures 5 inches. Work 2 more rows straight, on next row increase 1 st on side which is to be center edge, work 2 more rows straight, increase 1 st at same edge on next row. Then decrease 1 st at same edge on each of next 4 rows, then decrease 1 st at same edge every 2nd row for 16 times. Then work straight until piece measures 15½ inches. Right Side. Same as left side, shaping opposite edge. Fly Pieces. Cast on 12 sts and work straight for 8½ inches. Bind off. Make another piece just like this, excepting that a buttonhole is made on 4th row, and 3 more buttonholes, each 2 inches apart (to make a buttonhole bind off 3 sts at middle of row, then cast on 3 sts on next row). Sew the first piece as a facing along the upper 8½ inches of center edge of left front, stitching it down securely on all sides. Sew buttonhole piece over first piece along 3 sides, leaving center edge open, excepting for tacking down between buttonholes. Third Piece. Cast on 8 sts and work straight for 8½ inches. Sew one longer edge to upper 8½ inches of center edge of right front, not as a facing, but as an extension of the right front (being careful to have right sides of extension piece and right front match). This ex­tension piece is to fit under buttonhole piece, and should be sewed to it at the lower edge. Sew 4 buttons on extension piece to correspond with buttonholes.

Sew center back seam and sew seams at crotch. Sew side seams to within 6 inches from top. Leave open 4 inches for side pockets and sew remainder of side seams. Turn under 1¼-inch hems at legs.

Back Pocket. Cast on 24 sts and work straight for 5 inches. Fold midway and sew together the 2 side edges. Sew pocket into opening on right back of shorts.

Side Pockets. Cut 2 lining pieces 9 x 12 inches each. Fold each in half making 9 x 6 inches dimensions. Sew together the shorter sides, then turn inside out and place the open sides along the side seams starting at top and having the pocket lining extend about 9 inches down. Then cast on 14 sts and work in pat­tern for 6 inches. Make another piece the same as this. These pieces will be used for facing the pockets. Before stitching down pocket lining, sew in facing. Then sew in pocket, being careful not to close the opening.

Crochet 7 1¾-inch strips and sew in place to hold belt. Finish all raw edges with a row of s c.