[Illustration: The Cross-over Front gives a double protection over the
chest.]
The Front.
To divide the st for the fronts, k 34 st on to a spare needle, cast off
12 st for the back of the neck, and on the remaining 34 st work one
front as follows:
_1st Row._—Cast off 2 st, k to the end of the row.
_2nd Row._—Slip 1, p to the end of the row.
_3rd Row._—Cast off 2 st, k to the end of the row.
_4th Row._—Slip 1, p to the end of the row, then cast on 6 st to form
the front border.
On these 36 st work 30 rows, a plain and a purl row alternately,
working the 6 border st plain in every row, and slipping the 1st st
when turning from the armhole edge.
In the next row increase 1 st in the 7th st. Work 35 more rows, and
increase 1 st in the 7th st from the border edge in every 6th row.
Now in the next 4 plain rows increase 1 st in the 2nd st from the
armhole edge, and after working the next plain row cast on 12 st for
the front of the armhole.
Now work 60 rows, a plain and a purl row alternately, continuing the
increasings from the front edge, with 5 rows between, and working 4
plain st in every row to form the seam from the armhole edge. In the
31st and 51st rows, k the 6th and 7th st from the armhole edge together
to decrease a little to shape for the waist. Work 20 rows of ribbing;
cast off. Reverse the directions for the right front.
[Illustration: The Body Section when ready for joining up.]
To finish the neck, pick up the back of the 6 st, cast on for the
border, k 80 rows; cast off. Stretch this strip round the back of the
neck, and sew into position. Sew up the
(_Concluded on page 52_).
A Child’s Knitted Petticoat.
This little petticoat is made to fit a child of from four to five
years, and measures 20 inches from the neck to the lower edge of the
skirt.
Materials Required.
Five ounces of Messrs. J. & J. Baldwin’s White “Beehive” 4-ply Scotch
Fingering, 1 pair of long No. 10 bone needles, and a set of No. 11
steel needles.
Abbreviations Used.
K = knit; P = purl; O = over (put the wool over and make a stitch); N =
narrow (knit two stitches together); st = stitch or stitches.
Cast on 291 st.
_1st Row._—Plain.
_2nd Row._—Purl.
_3rd Row._—K 2, * O, K 4, K 3 together, K 4, O, K 1, repeat from * to
the end of the row, ending with K 2.
_4th Row._—Plain.
Repeat the 3rd and 4th rows 32 times, or until the skirt is the length
required.
_69th Row._—K 6, K 3 together, * K 9, K 3 together, repeat from * to
the end of the row.
_70th Row._—Purl.
_71st Row._—K 5, K 3 together, * K 7, K 3 together, repeat from * to
the end of the row.
_72nd Row._—Purl.
_73rd Row._—K 4, K 3 together * K 5, K 3 together, repeat from * to the
end of the row.
_74th Row._—Purl.
You should now have 147 st on the needle. Make a row of holes for the
ribbon by repeating K 4, O, N, all the way along and purling a return
row.
[Illustration: This will fit a child of 4-5 years.]
[Illustration: It measures 20 inches from neck to lower edge.]
The Bodice.
Knit 48 plain rows, purling the 6th st from each end of the row on the
right side of the work.
Now divide for the armholes thus: K 36 st on to a spare needle, K 75,
and slip the remaining 36 st on to a spare needle.
On the 75 centre st continue as follows: K 1, N, K plain to the end
of the row. Repeat this row 21 times, then work 40 plain rows without
decreasing.
This brings you to the neck of the petticoat. To form the shoulder
sections, K 15, cast off 23 st (or up to 15 st from the other end of
the row), 1 on the remaining st, K 36 rows. Cast off. Work up the other
shoulder in the same way.
Now on the 36 st at each side of the work, knit up the backs to
correspond with the front, forming the armhole slopes by decreasing
1 st in the first 9 rows turned from the armhole edge in each case.
When working the backs, cast off all the st when the neck is reached.
Sew the shoulder strap from each side of the front to the 15 cast-off
st from the armhole edge of each back, and finish the neck by picking
up all the loops along the edge and working 6 rows of ribbing, making
holes for threading ribbon in the third row.
The Sleeves.
Pick up on to the No. 12 needles all the loops round the armhole edge,
and work 20 rounds, a plain and a purl round alternately, in every
other round decreasing 2 st; these decreasings should be made over the
top of the armhole slope at each side, thus forming a gusset for the
under-arm. Finish with 6 rows of ribbing.