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Infant Size

Materials:
Chadwick's Red Heart Saxony, 1 ball, (⅔ oz. ball).
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 2. (2¾ mm. size).
1 yd. narrow ribbon.

Gauge: 8 sts make 1 inch; 12 rows make 1 inch.

Starting at top, cast on 40 sts and work in garter st (k each row) for 10 rows. Then work in pattern as follows: 1st row: K 2, (O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 5) 5 times, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., k 1. 2nd row: K 1, p 2, (O, p 2 tog., p 5) 5 times, p 1, k 1. 3rd to 8th rows incl: Repeat 1st and 2nd rows alternately. 9th row: K across. 10th row: P across. 11th row: (K 5, O, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o.) 5 times, k 5. 12th row: K 1, p 6, (O, p 2 tog., p 5) 4 times, O, p 2 tog., p 2, k 1. Repeat these last 2 rows alternately 3 more times. Then work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 1 inch. Next row: * K 2, O, k 2 tog. Repeat from * across. Work 3 rows of stockinette st. Following row: K across 1st 26 sts, turn, and k across 12 sts, turn. Hereafter work back and forth over these last 12 sts in garter st for 1 inch. Break off. Attach yarn to 14th st of right hand needle, pick up 24 sts around the edges of the 12 sts just worked, then k 14 (52 sts on needle). Work in garter st for ¾ inch. Next row: K 1, k 2 tog., k 21, k 2 tog. twice, k 21, k 2 tog., k 1 (48 sts). Following row: K across. Repeat the last 2 rows alternately until 36 sts remain but having 2 sts less between decreases on each decrease row. Bind off.

Sew up sole and back seams. Run ribbon through the eyelets at ankle and tie at center front. Make another same as this.