[Illustration: {DOLL COVER}]
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD
“AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN
5—70 yd. skeins Natural
1—70 yd. skein Bongo
Kapok or Cotton for filling
Scraps of Red, Black, Navy Blue and White Felt
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 10½ OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT
IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
GAUGE: 3 sts = 1 inch
SKIRT: With Natural cast on 25 sts and work in garter st (K each row)
for 17 inches. Bind off.
HEAD: Pick up and K 35 sts on one side of work for head picking up 1 st
every other ridge. Work even in garter st for 5 inches. NEXT ROW: K
across row dec 5 sts evenly spaced. NEXT ROW: K across row. Repeat last
2 rows once but do not work dec directly over previous dec. NEXT ROW: K
2 tog across row, cut yarn leaving a length. Sew back seam. Fill head
with Kapok or Cotton. Thread yarn into a blunt needle and draw sts tog
at top, fasten securely.
ARMS: With Natural cast on 10 sts and work in garter st for 5½ inches.
Bind off. Draw sts tog at bottom, sew seam, fill with Kapok or Cotton.
Draw sts tog at top and sew in position. Thread yarn into a blunt needle
and draw sts tog slightly 1½ inches from bottom to form hands, fasten
securely. Outline fingers with Black.
LEGS: With Natural cast on 25 sts, K 5 rows. NEXT 2 ROWS: Bind off 5 sts
at beg of each row. Work even on remaining sts for 5½ inches, bind off.
Fold work in half lengthwise, sew seam and fill with Kapok or Cotton,
sew in position at bottom of skirt.
HAIR: Wind Bongo over a ruler, tack loops at top. Slip off ruler and sew
to head. Continue in this manner until head is all covered. Glue in
position as illustrated.
FACE: Cut eyelashes from Black felt same as Cat eyelashes on page 35.
Cut mouth from Red felt about ⅛ inch larger than Doll mouth on page 34.
Cut 2 White 1½ inch ovals for eyes. Cut two ½ inch circles of Navy felt
and two ¼ inch circles Black felt for center of eyes. Cut 2 dots Red
felt for nose. Glue in position as illustrated.