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Sizes 1—2 and 3 Yrs.

MATERIALS:
1 Pr. Size 8 Standard Knitting Needles
1 Yr.—1½ 4-oz. Skein 4-ply Knitting Worsted
2 and 3 yr.—2 4-oz. Skeins

GAUGE: 5 sts to 1 in.

BACK: Cast on 47 sts (2 yr. 51 sts—3 yr. 55 sts). Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 8 rows. Work even in stockinette st until piece measures 5½ in. (2 yr. 6 in.—3 yr. 7 in.) or desired length to underarm. Bind off 4 sts at beginning of each of next 2 rows for underarm. Work even until piece measures 3 in. (2 yr. 3½ in.—3 yr. 4 in.) from bound off sts at underarm. Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 8 rows ending on wrong side.
Continuing ribbing, work over 9 sts (2 yr. 11 sts—3 yr. 13 sts); place on st-holder for right shoulder. Bind off 21 sts for back of neck. On remaining sts, work even for 4 rows for left shoulder ending at neck edge.

FRONT: Cast on 15 sts (2 yr. 16 sts—3 yr. 17 sts) for left front neck edge. Work in ribbing over the 24 sts (2 yr. 27 sts—3 yr. 30 sts) for 6 rows; then work as follows: Starting on right side at neck edge, P 1, K 1, over the first 6 sts for button band, K remaining sts. Work even in stockinette st keeping the first 6 sts worked in ribbing, until piece measures same as back from center of shoulder to underarm. Cast on 4 sts at underarm edge once. Work even until piece measures same as back from underarm to rib­bing. Work in ribbing for 8 rows. Bind off.

RIGHT FRONT: Place sts of right shoulder to needle. Work as given for left front working buttonholes at front edge on the 2nd and every 8th row (2 and 3 yr. every 10th row) as follows: P 1, K 1, Y O, K 2 tog., work across row. Work back working the Y O as a st.

SLEEVES: On right side of garment, pick up 42 sts (2 yr. 44 sts—3 yr. 46 sts) across armhole edge, being sure to space sts evenly. Work even until sleeve measures 6½ in. (2 yr. 7 in.—3 yr. 7½ in.) or desired length to cuff. K 1 row de­creasing to 28 sts (2 and 3 yr. 30 sts). Work in ribbing of K 1, P 1, for 8 rows. Bind off. Work 1 row of s c across front edges being sure to keep work flat. Sew sleeve and underarm seams.