Linda Coat and Bonnet Pattern #804

A welcome addition to any young lady's wardrobe. Notice particularly the treatment of the hat—decidedly new and very young ladyish with hand embroidered grosgrain ribbon on the brim and the pockets. Just the thing for those cool evenings in Summer or Fall.

Size 2-4 years

Needles—Bone American Standard No. 5. 1 Bone Crochet Hook, size 5.
Material—Knitting Worsted, 4 Fold.
Coat—10 ounces. Bonnet—3 ounces.
5 yards of Hat Cord.
Wooden Buttons.

Gauge—6 sts to 1 inch K. 5 sts to 1 inch Cr.

COAT

   Back—Cast on 108 sts (116 sts, size 4), work in garter st (K each row), for 1 inch. P 1 row, K 1 row, for 2 inches, 3 inches from bottom. On next K row, dec 4 sts as follows: K 2 tog, K 33, K 2 tog, K 34, K 2 tog, K 33, K 2 tog (104 sts). Work 1 inch even. K 2 tog, K 32, K 2 tog, K 32, K 2 tog, K 32, K 2 tog (100 sts). Work 1 inch even. Make another dec in same manner, having decreases come directly above those of previous rows, every inch until you have 9 inches, 80 sts. Work 2 inches even or desired length to underarm. Bind off 3 sts at beg of the next 2 rows for under arm, then K 2 tog at beg of the next 4 rows (70 sts). Work 4 rows even. On next K row, * K 3, K 2 tog, repeat from * across row but do not K last 2 sts tog. Yoke is worked in garter st for 3 inches (3½ inches, size 4). Bind off 4 sts at beg of the next 8 rows, bind off remaining sts for back of neck.
   Left Front—Cast on 58 sts (60 sts, size 4), work in garter st for 1 inch. K 5 sts for border, P across. K 1 row, P 1 row for 2 inches always K 5 sts on purled rows at front for border. On next K row, dec 2 sts as follows: K 2 tog, K 24, K 2 tog, K 30 (56 sts). Work 1 inch even. K 2 tog, K 23, K 2 tog, K 29 (54 sts). Work 1 inch even. Make another dec in same manner, having decreases come directly above those of previous row, every inch, until you have 9 inches, 44 sts. Work 2 inches even or desired length to underarm. Bind off 3 sts at beg of the next row that begins at underarm, then K 2 sts tog at beg of every row at underarm, 3 times (38 sts). Work 3 rows even. On next K row, * K 2 tog, K 2 repeat from * across row, K last 5 sts. Work yoke in garter st for 2 inches (2½ inches, size 4). Bind off 7 sts at neck edge, then K 2 sts tog at beg of every row at neck edge, until you have 20 sts. Bind off 4 sts on next 4 rows that begin at armhole and dec 1 st on every row that begins at neck edge.
   Right Front—Work to correspond until piece measures 8 inches, measuring on border at front. Work buttonholes as follows: K 3 sts on border side, bind off 2 sts for buttonhole, K across. On next row, cast on 2 sts over those bound off on previous row. Continue same as left side and continue buttonholes 1½ inches apart.
   Sleeves—Cast on 32 sts, (36 sts, size 4), work in garter st for 2 inches (2½ inches, size 4). On next row, * K 2, inc 1 st repeat from * across row (42 sts). * K 1 row, P 1 row for 1 inch, inc 1 st at each end, repeat from * until sleeve measures 6 inches from bottom (50 sts). Work 2 inches even, or desired length to underarm. Bind off 3 sts at beg of the next 2 rows, then 2 sts (5 sts off on each side). K 2 sts tog at beg and end of every 4th row, until you have 28 sts, bind off.
   Pockets—Cast on 14 sts, P back. Inc in first and last st on K rows, until you have 18 sts. K 1 row, P 1 row, until piece measures 2¼ inches. * K 1, K 2 tog, repeat from * across row. K in garter st for ¾ inch, bind off loosely. Sew fronts and back tog, sew sleeves tog and insert into armholes with seams meeting at underarm. Sew on buttons.
   Collar—Holding wrong side toward you, skip 3 sts, pick up 47 sts to within last 3 sts. K first 3 sts, P to within last 3 sts, K 3 sts. On next row, inc in every 4th st across row. Work ½ inch even. Inc in every 5th st across. Work ½ inch even. Inc in every 6th st. Work 5 rows in garter st, bind off on wrong side. Sew pockets and embroider as shown on illustration.

BONNET

   Crown—Ch 3, join, work 7 s c in ring, work 2 s c in each st until there are 24 sts around. Now inc 1 st in every 5th st, until there are 50 sts around, then every 15th st until there are 100 sts. Work even until crown measures 5 inches from center to edge. Dec 3 sts to each rnd but do not have decreases over those on previous rows, until crown measures 5½ inches from center to edge or desired headsize. Ch 1, turn, work 1 row of s c around bonnet to within 20 sts at beg of row. * Ch 1, turn, work 1 row of s c in each st across row to within ch 1, at beg of row, repeat from * 6 more times. On next row, sew cord at beg of row, * s c over cord increasing every 4th st. Adjust cord at end of each row, ch 1, turn, repeat from * for 1 more row. On next 2 rows inc in every 12th st. On next 2 rows inc in every 20th st. On last 2 rows, work even. Cut cord and sew. Work 1 row of s c over ends of brim and back of cap. Block lightly. Embroider flowers on grosgrain ribbon and sew on sides and front of brim. Sew grosgrain ribbon in same manner on back of brim. Turn back 5 rows without cord and attach bows on each side as shown on illustration.