Basque Shirt and Socks Pattern #5201

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This free pattern originally published in:

Spool Cotton #194, Cottons for Babies

Basque Shirt Toddler Sizes 2 and 3
Socks Sizes 5, 6 and 7

MATERIALS:
J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN, 2 balls of light color and 1 ball of dark color for each size.
This amount of material is sufficient for Basque Shirt and Socks.
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (for Shirt).
Clark's O.N.T. Bone Sock Needles No. 1 (for Socks).

GAUGE: 9 sts make 1 inch, 12 rows make 1 inch.

MEASUREMENTS FOR BLOCKING BASQUE SHIRT:

Sizes	2	3
Chest	20"	21½"
Across Back or Front at Underarm	10"	10¾"
Shoulder to Lower Edge	11½"	12½"
Underarm Seam	8"	8½"
Sleeve Seam	1"	1¾"
BASQUE SHIRT
Sizes	2	3
BACK … With pair of needles and light color, cast on	84 sts	90 sts
Work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 1 inch, ending with a k row. Next row: With wrong side facing, k 1 row. This completes hem. Following row: K across, increasing evenly across to	90 sts	97 sts
P 1 row, then k 1 row and p 1 row alternately 2 more times. Continue to work in stockinette st, working striped pattern as follows: * 2 rows of dark color (1st dark stripe), 2 rows of light color (narrow light stripe), 2 rows of dark color (2nd dark stripe), 6 rows of light color (wide light stripe). Repeat from * until piece measures, from end of hem (ending with complete 2nd dark stripe for size 2, or with complete 1st dark stripe for size 3), about	8"	8½"
To Shape Armholes: Bind off at the beginning of the next 2 rows	5 sts	7 sts
Work straight on the remaining	80 sts	83 sts
until piece measures, from armhole shaping (ending with 1 row of narrow light stripe), about	3¾"	4"
Bind off tightly for shoulder the 1st	24 sts	25 sts
insert a marker in work, bind off loosely for back of neck the next	32 sts	33 sts
insert another marker, bind off remaining sts tightly for other shoulder.
BACK NECKBAND … With right side facing, using dark color pick up 48 sts across back of neck (between markers). Work tightly in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 10 rows. Bind off loosely in ribbing.
FRONT … Work same as for Back until piece measures, from armhole shaping (ending with complete narrow light stripe), about	2"	2¼"
Next row: Work across	24 sts	25 sts
bind off loosely for front of neck the next	32 sts	33 sts
and finish row. Turn and work over the last set of sts only for right shoulder until piece measures 2 inches from front of neck (ending with 1 row of narrow light stripe). Bind off. Attach thread to sts of left shoulder and work to correspond.
FRONT NECKBAND ... With right side facing, using dark color pick up 100 sts around neckline. Work same as Back Neckband. Bind off loosely.
SLEEVES … Cast on with light color	61 sts	64 sts
Work in stockinette st for ½ inch, ending with a k row. Next row: With wrong side facing, k 1 row. This completes hem. Following row: K across, increasing evenly across row to	66 sts	70 sts
P 1 row, then k 1 row and p 1 row alternately 2 more times. Work in stripe pattern as on Back until piece measures, from end of hem (ending with complete 2nd dark stripe for size 2, or with complete 1st dark stripe for size 3), about	2"	2¾"
To shape top, bind off at the beginning of the next 2 rows	5 sts	7 sts
Dec 1 st at end of each row until 30 sts remain. Bind off.
Sew shoulder seams. Sew in sleeves, matching stripes. Sew side and sleeve seams with one continuous seam. Turn up hems on wrong side and whip into place. Fold neckband and whip down loosely on the inside, covering ridge where sts were picked up. Press with hot iron through damp cloth.

Socks
Sizes	5	6	7
Starting at the cuff with dark color and double-pointed needles, cast on	48 sts	52 sts	56 sts
Divide sts on 3 needles and join, being careful not to twist sts. Work around tightly in ribbing of k 1, p 1, for 1½ inches. K 1 rnd, decreasing evenly around to	44 sts	48 sts	52 sts
Work in stockinette st (k each rnd), working striped pattern as follows: 6 rnds Light, 2 rnds Dark, 2 rnds Light, 2 rnds Dark. Repeat these 12 rnds for pattern once more, then work 2 more rnds of Light. Break off dark color. With 4th needle, knit from 1st needle	11 sts	12 sts	13 sts
Slip from 3rd needle onto other end of 4th needle the last	11 sts	12 sts	13 sts
of previous rnd (4th needle is now 1st needle).
Divide between 2nd and 3rd needles for instep the remaining	22 sts	24 sts	26 sts
and k across those sts.
Next rnd: Drop light color, then with a different color thread (for heel marker) k across 1st needle. Drop different color thread, go back and pick up light color and, starting with 1st needle, k around in light color for 3 more rnds. Now work in stripe pattern as before (always change color at center of 1st, or sole needle) until piece measures from heel marker, ending with a complete stripe of either color,	2¾"	3½"	4¼"
Break off dark color.
With light color, shape toe as follows: 1st rnd: K around. 2nd rnd: On 1st needle, k 1, sl 1 as if to k, k 1, p.s.s.o., k across to last 3 sts, then k 2 tog, k 1. On 2nd needle, k 1, sl 1 as if to k, k 1, p.s.s.o., k across remaining sts. On 3rd needle, k across to last 3 sts, then k 2 tog, k 1. Repeat these 2 rnds alternately until 20 sts remain. Weave sts together; or bind off, fold and sew.
HEEL … Pull out heel marker, pick up sole sts on 1st needle. There are on 1st needle	22 sts	24 sts	26 sts
Divide remaining	21 sts	23 sts	25 sts
between 2nd and 3rd needles.
Attach light color at beginning of 1st needle and k 1 rnd, picking up 2 sts between 1st and 2nd needles (one on each needle) and 2 sts between 3rd and 1st needles in same way. There are on needles	47 sts	51 sts	55 sts
Work 3 rnds straight, then shape as follows: 1st rnd: On 1st needle, k 2 tog, k across to last 2 sts, then k 2 tog. On 2nd needle, k 2 tog, k remaining sts. On 3rd needle, k across to last 2 sts, then k 2 tog. 2nd rnd: K around. Repeat these 2 rnds alternately until 23 sts remain.
Weave sts together; or bind off, fold and sew. If desired, fold ribbing in half and whip down loosely on the inside, thus making a hem. Elastic may be drawn through hem and adjusted to proper size.

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