Size 6 Months
Materials—Fleisher’s Wonderized Babyfair, 5 balls; or Fleisher’s Baby Zephyr, 3-fold, 5 balls; or Fleisher’s Wonderized De Luxe Sock and Sport and Sport Yarn, 6 skeins.
White Knitting Needles, 1 pair Size 2.
White Crochet Hook, Size 1.
Measurements—Chest 20 ins. Length from lower edge to back of neck 18 ins. With of back yoke 8 ins.—of sleeves 7 ins.
Gauge: 17 sts = 2 inches 11 rows = 1 inch
Back—Cast on 150 sts.
Pattern—First row (wrong side)—Purl.
2nd row—Knit.
3rd row—Purl.
4th row—K 6,* twist next 2 sts by inserting needle through first st of left hand needle as to p, k 2nd st drawing it through the first st, slip from needle, k into back of first st, slip off needle, k 6; repeat from * to end.
5th row—Purl.
6th row—Knit.
7th row—Purl.
8th row—K 2, * twist next 2 sts, k 6; repeat from *, end twist 2 sts, k 2. Repeat these 8 rows for pattern, decreasing 1 st each side when 2 ins. from beginning; repeat dec. every 2 ins. 5 times (138 sts). Work even until 13 ins. from beginning or desired length to underarm, end with p row.
Yoke—First row (right side) —* K 2 tog, k 1 *; repeat between *’s 14 times, k 2 tog 24 times in succession, repeat between *’s 15 times (84 sts). K 2 rows, p 1 row.
5th row—K 1, * yo, k 2 tog; repeat from *, end k 1. P 1 row, k 2 rows.
Armholes—K 1 row, p 1 row binding off 4 sts at beginning of each row for underarm. Beginning and ending with k 5, work 4th pattern row. Continue pattern decreasing 1 st each side every 2nd row 4 times (68 sts). Work even until 3 ½ ins. above underarm. Bind off 10 sts at beginning of next 4 rows (20 sts for each shoulder). Bind off 28 sts.
Left Front—Cast on 78 sts. Work pattern as for back. Keeping front edge even, dec. 1 st at side edge (beginning of rows worked from right side), every 2 ins. 6 times (72 sts). Work even until same length as back to yoke.
Yoke—First row—* K 2 tog, k 1 *; repeat between *’s 7 times, k 2 tog 12 times in succession, repeat between *’s 8 times (44 sts). Continue yoke as for back to underarm.
Armhole – Shape as for back. Work even until 3 ins. Above underarm, end at front edge. Bind off 12 sts at beginning of next row for neck. Dec. 1 st at neck edge every row 4 times, shaping shoulder as for back when 3 ½ ins. above underarm.
RIGHT FRONT—Work to correspond to left front, shaping at opposite side.
SLEEVES—Cast on 36 sts. K 5 rows, p 1 row. Work beading as in 5th row of yoke. P 1 row, k 2 rows. Inc. row - * K 1, inc. 1 st in next st; repeat from * 17 times (54 sts). Work pattern as for back increasing 1 st each side every 1 ½ ins. 3 times (60 sts). Work even until 6 ½ ins. from beginning, or desired length to underarm. Bind off 4 sts at beginning of next 2 rows; then 2 sts at beginning of the next 14 rows. Bind off 24 sts.
FINISHING – Sew seams. Sew in sleeves with seam st center underarm. Beginning at lower edge of every 7 rows to top of beading, * 1 s c in next row, 1 s c every 2nd row 3 times, 1 s c in next row, ch 1 for buttonhole, skip 2 rows; repeat from * twice, 2 s c to corner, 3 s c in corner st, 14 s c on neck to shoulder, 26 s c across back of neck; work other side to correspond omitting buttonholes; continue s c around lower edge keeping work flat. Join in first s c.
EDGING—* Ch 3, slip st in 3rd ch from hook, skip 1 s c slip st in next s c, repeat from * around, join. Fasten off. Steam. Run ribbon through beading.
Other great patterns from Fleisher Fashions, Volume 75:
Knitting Patterns
Poke Baby Bonnet
Fancy Baby Pants
Soaker Baby Pantie
Dress Up Socks
Ribbed Tops Socks
Baby Boots
Knee High Bootees
Twinkle-Toes Slippers
Pat-A-Cake Mittens
Thumbless Mittens
Peek-A-Boo Sacque
Forget-Me-Not Sacque
Sleepytime Wrapper
Cozy Comfort Baby Sweater
Little Angel Baby Set
Little Princess Baby Set
Mary Lou Baby Set
Pram Baby Set
Young Gadabout Baby Set
Baby Classic Sweater
Big Boy Toddler Outfit
Bud Toddler Outfit
Checkerboard Toddler Outfit
Chick-A-Dee Baby Outfit
Curlilocks Toddler Outfit
Dream Boat Toddler Outfit
Glamour Girl Toddler Outfit
Huck Finn Toddler Outfit
In The Park Toddler Outfit
Jack-Be-Nimble Toddler Outfit
Jack-Be-Quick Toddler Outfit
Junior Toddler Outfit
Little Miss Jump Up Toddler Outfit
Patsy Toddler Outfit
Peter Toddler Outfit
Playtimer Baby Outfit
Snow Baby Toddler Outfit
Snow Flake Toddler Outfit
Snow Man Toddler Outfit
Sis Toddler Outfit
Water Baby Toddler Outfit
Wendy Toddler Outfit
Cuddle-Up Afghan
Bedtime Story Afghan
First Outing Afghan
Crochet Patterns
Snuggle Baby Cap
Pom-Pon Baby Mittens
Baby Bunting
Crochet Charmers Baby Set
Junior Miss Toddler Outfit
Baby Cozy Afghan