Knitted Bed Jacket Pattern #4802

Small, Medium and Large Sizes

Materials Required—AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY"DAWN" INFANT'S WOOL, ARTICLE W5
1 oz. Balls.
Small Size—8 Balls of any Pastel Shade and 1 Ball White.
Medium Size—9 Balls of any Pastel Shade and 1 Ball White.
Large Size—10 Balls of any Pastel Shade and 2 Balls White.
1 Pair Bone Knitting Needles No. 2.
1 Pair Bone Knitting Needles No. 6.
Bone Crochet Hook No. 2.
1½ yds. Ribbon.

Gauge. Yoke—7 sts = 1 inch.

Directions are given for Small size. Medium and Large sizes are given in brackets.

Back of Yoke. With Color on No. 2 needles cast on 94 sts (100-106) and k 1 row, p 1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row. Pick up White and k 4 rows. Repeat these 10 rows for yoke pattern. Work even until there are 5 Colored (5-6) and 5 White (5-6) stripes.
Next Row. Work across 30 sts, (32-34) bind off next 34 sts (36-38) for back of neck and continue pattern on last 30 sts (32-34) for shoulder. Work 1 stripe in Color, 1 in White and 1 in Color. With Color cast on 18 sts (22-26) at neck edge. Attach White and continue in pattern until there are as many stripes in front as in back, bind off and work other side to correspond.
On right front with No. 2 needles and White yarn, on right side of work, pick up 60 sts (63-66) and k 3 rows, break yarn. Attach Color, change to No. 6 needles and start open work pattern.
1st Row. K 1, * yarn over twice, k 1, repeat from * across row.
2nd Row. K 1, * drop the 2 yarn overs from needle without knitting them, k 1, repeat from * across row.
3rd and 4th Rows. K across row. Repeat these 4 rows for pattern. Work 1 more pattern. At the end of the 4th row of last pattern, cast on 7 sts for underarm and continue pattern until work measures about 11 inches (12-13) from underarm completing a pattern. K 4 more rows and bind off loosely. Work left front to correspond.
Back. With No. 2 needles and White yarn, on right side of work, pick up 120 sts (126-132) and k 3 rows, break yarn. Attach Color and work 6 rows of pattern.
Next 2 rows cast on 7 sts at the beginning of each row and continue pattern until back measures the same as the fronts finishing with k 4 rows.
Sleeves. With White and No. 2 needles, cast on 40 sts (44-50) and k 4 rows. With Color, k 1 row, p 1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row. With White, k 4 rows, fasten White and continue sleeve with Color. With No. 2 needles k 1, * yarn over twice, k 1 and leave st on left needle, yarn over twice, k in back of same st and slip st off needle (this is an increase), yarn over twice, k 1, repeat from * across row. Do not increase in last st. Change to No. 6 needles and continue open work pattern (without anymore increases) until there are 20 patterns (21-23) or sleeve is desired length to underarm. Work 2 rows of next pattern.
Next 2 rows bind off 7 sts at the beginning of each row. Continue pattern, decreasing 1 st at the beginning of every 3rd and 4th row of pattern until 28 sts remain. Bind off remaining sts 2 at a time.
Sew underarm seams. Sew sleeve seams and sew sleeves in position. With Blue, work a row of s c up right side of yoke, around neck and down opposite side of front yoke, break yarn.
Attach yarn at neck, * draw up a ¼ inch loop on needle, yarn over and pull through ch, s c in single loop of st, draw up a ¼ inch loop on needle and pull through ch, s c in single loop of st (double knot st), skip 1 s c, s c in next s c, work a double knot st, s c in next s c, repeat from * around neck, turn.
2nd Row. * Draw up a ¼ inch loop on needle, yarn over and pull through ch, s c in single loop of st, repeat from * twice, s c in center of next double knot st, * work a double knot st, s c in center of next double knot st, repeat from * across row.
3rd Row. Same as last row, break yarn. Work 3 rows of double knot sts around each sleeve in same manner.
Finish with ribbon bows as illustrated.