DOLL’S KNITTED HOOD
“LOVELY s’awl,” laughed the pleased dolly, when Mary Frances tried the
little shawl on Mary Marie. “Nice warm st’etchy shawl,” as she wrapped
it close over her shoulders. She meant stretchy, you know.
[Illustration: “Nice warm st’ctchy shawl.”]
Mary Frances carried her into the sewing room, “to thank her kind
friends who taught her mamma to make it,” which pleased them all very
much.
[Illustration: To thank them.]
When Mary Frances started to take the shawl off, Mary Marie cried, “’Oo
tan’t hab my s’awl; I’ll be told,” so Mary Frances sat her on the table
with the shawl around her, and gave her her doll to play with.
“Mary M’rie needs a nice ’ittle bonnet, to wear wif ’iss s’awl,” said
Mary Marie, looking up after a minute. “Mary M’rie’s ears are told.”
“I will go get your little cap,” said Mary Frances, starting to go find
it.
“No, no, Mamma,” cried the doll-baby. “Don’t want tap. I want bonnet.
Teep ears warm,” and she began to rub her little ears.
Mary Frances laughed. “You can pull your cap down on your ears,
dearie,” she said.
“No,” said Fairly Flew, “what Mary Marie wants is a real little bonnet,
just as she says—one that will tie under her chin and cover her ears.
Yarn Baby has just been waiting to give you the rules for making—
DOLL’S KNITTED HOOD
(See picture opposite page 230—color plate)
Materials: Two-fold pink and two-fold white Saxony wool.
One pair knitting needles, No. 2.
Directions:
1. Cast on 55 stitches with pink wool.
2. Knit plain for 4½ inches.
3. Break off pink wool and tie on the white wool, and
knit 4½ inches. Bind off the work.
[Illustration: Fold on A-B]
[Illustration: Sew A-C and B-D]
_To Form the Hood_
1. Fold the strip together across the two colors along
the line _a_ and _b_.
2. Sew (overhand) with Saxony wool along edges _a_ _c_
and _b_ _d_.
3. Turn inside out to put seams on the inside.
4. Now fold on the line where the two colors are
joined, and overhand the colors together on the open
edge.
5. Thread a long-eyed needle with three-quarter yard
narrow pink ribbon and sew with small basting stitches
along the edge just overhanded—to use to tie cap.
[Illustration: To tie cap.]
6. Fasten ribbon rosettes on each corner for trimming.
Fairly Flew’s magic needles lay on the table, but Mary Frances did not
like to use them without the fairy’s special permission. So she took
Knit and Knack up in her hand, and they did their very best to help
her, sliding into the stitches almost by themselves.
In fact, they did so well that it did not take Mary Frances long to
finish the little cap.
[Illustration: Cap finished.]
“Isn’t that boo’ful!” exclaimed Mary Marie, clapping her hands as Mary
Frances held it up to view. “Pit it on, Mamma. Please pit it on Mary
M’rie!”
“Wait until I put on the strings, dear,” said Mary Frances. “I have
just the right kind of ribbon in my little doll’s trunk.” And she went
to find it.
[Illustration: Right kind of ribbon.]
Very soon Mary Marie had on the beautiful soft warm hood.
“Oh, doesn’t she look sweet in that?” exclaimed Mary Frances, kissing
her.
“Ears nice and warm, Mamma. Mary M’rie s’eepy now.” And Mary Frances
carried her off to bed.
“T’ank ’oo all, berry much,” said Mary Marie, throwing kisses, as Mary
Frances stopped in the doorway for a minute.
[Illustration: “Tank ’oo all.”]