_Young Timer Set_
[Illustration: Young Timer Set]
=MATERIALS=—Jack Frost Knitting Worsted (4-fold Germantown) in 4-oz.
skeins:—1 sk. in color; Jack Frost Baby Yarn:—4 balls White. CRAZY
DAISY WINDER. Crochet hook size 3. 7-small pearl buttons. Size—4 to 6
years.
=DAISY=—Following instructions on page 2, Illustration C, wind
colored yarn once around each spoke of Winder. Cut 1” long. Then wind
once more around each spoke with White Baby Yarn, cut about 14” long
and weave center as in Ill. E, making a 12-petal flower with one
colored lp (on front) and one white lp (on back) in each petal. Make
128-Daisies for Sweater and 16 for Cap.
=BLOCK=—In White Baby Yarn, sc thru both lps of one petal, * ch 4,
sc in next petal, ch 4, 3 dc in next petal, ** ch 6, sl st thru 1 lp
of 6th ch st from hook for a p, 3 dc in same petal, ch 4, sc in next
petal. Repeat from * 3 times, ending with a sl st in 1st sc. Cut 6”
long, thread to a needle and fasten off on back.
=2d BLOCK=—Repeat to **. Ch 3, sl st thru 1 lp of the center st of a
corner p on 1st Block, * ch 2, sk last 2 sts of 3-ch, sl st back in
1 lp of next ch st, 3 dc in same petal, (ch 2, sl st in next 4-ch lp
on 1st Block, ch 2, sc back in next petal) twice, ch 2, sl st in next
4-ch lp on 1st Block, ch 2, 3 dc back in next petal. * ch 3, sl st in
1 lp of center st of next corner p on 1st Block, ch 2, sk last 2 sts
of 3-ch, sl st back in next ch st, 3 dc in same petal and complete
Block as for 1st one. Continue to join Blocks in same way.
=SWEATER=—Make and join 128-Daisies as in Chart. Join [Illustration:
circle in brackets]-Blocks on sides of Fronts and Back under arms.
Join [Illustration: x in box]-Blocks to close Sleeves. Leave
center-front open.
=HALF-BLOCK B ON CHART=—Wind color once around 7 spokes and cut 1”
long. Wind White Baby Yarn once around the same 7 spokes, cut 12”
long and thread to a needle. Holding center of strands in center of
Winder, weave center, going under 3 petals and back over 2 each time.
Make 9 sts and fasten off to form a 7-petal flower. Join between
shaded Blocks at front of neck:—Sc in Baby Yarn in 1st petal, ch 6,
sl st in corner of one shaded Block and repeat from * to * in 2d
Block. Ch 3, sl st in joining of 2 shaded Blocks and repeat from * to
* to join to other shaded Block. Ch 3, sl st in corner p, ch 2, sk
last 2 sts of 3-ch, sl st in next st, ch 3, sl st in same petal and
fasten off. Make a 2d Half-Block and join to other front.
=EDGE=—Join Baby Yarn to bottom corner p of Right Front, * ch 3, sc
in next 2d dc, (ch 3, sc in next 4-ch lp) 3 times, ch 3, sc in next
2d dc, ch 3, sc between corner ps. * Repeat from * to * across the 4
blocks up front. Ch 3, sc in side of next dc-block, (ch 3, sc in side
of petal of Half-Daisy) twice, ch 3, sc in Daisy center, (ch 3, sc in
side of next petal) twice, ch 3, dc in side of dc-block, ** ch 3, (tr
in side of next p, tr between ps, tr in side of next p) holding back
the last lp of each tr, yarn over and pull thru all 4 lps on hook at
once for a Cluster, ch 3, dc in next 2d dc, (ch 3, sc in next 4-ch
lp) 3 times,** ch 3, dc in next 2d dc. Repeat from ** to **. Ch 3, sc
in next 2d dc, ch 3, sc in joining of Blocks, ch 3, sc in next 2d dc,
(ch 3, sc in next 4-ch lp) 3 times, ch 3, dc in next 2d dc. Repeat
from ** to **. Ch 3, dc in next 2d dc, ch 3, (tr in side of next p,
tr between ps, tr in side of next p) made into a Cluster, ch 3, dc in
side of next dc-block, (ch 3, sc) twice in side of next petal, ch 3,
sc in center of Daisy, (ch 3, sc) twice in side of next petal, ch 3,
sc in side of dc-block, ch 3, sc in joining of Blocks. Repeat from *
to * across 4 Blocks down to bottom corner. Repeat from * to * around
bottom edge, except make 2-chs instead of 3-chs. =ROW 2=—Ch 3, 3 dc
in each 3-ch sp up Front, around neck and down other Front, ch 1, dc
in corner sc. =ROW 3=—Ch 3, turn, 1 dc in 1-ch sp, * (3 dc between
next two 3-dc-groups) repeated around last row. * End with ch 1, 2 dc
in end 3-ch. =ROW 4=—Ch 3, turn, 3 dc in 1-ch sp. Repeat from * to *
in last row. End with 1 dc in end 3-ch. =Ribbing=—Ch 16, sc in 2d ch
st from hook, (ch 1, sc in next 2d ch st) 7 times, sl st in side of
last dc, ch 1, turn, sk sl st, sc in back lp of last sc, (ch 1, sc
in back lp of next sc) 7 times. * Ch 1, turn, sc in back lp of last
sc, (ch 1, sc in back lp of next sc) 7 times, sl st in next sp around
bottom edge. Repeat from * around bottom to other front corner.
Fasten off.
=CUFF=—join Baby Yarn to joining of 2 Blocks on bottom of a Sleeve
and repeat from * to * of Row 1 of Edge 6 times around Sleeve, except
make 2-chs instead of 3-chs. =Ribbing=—Ch 10, sc in 2d st, (ch 1, sc
in next 2d ch st) 4 times, sl st in next 2-ch sp. * Ch 1, turn, sc in
back lp of last sc, (ch 1, sc in next sc) 4 times. Ch 1, turn, sc in
back lp of last sc, (ch 1, sc in next sc) 4 times, sl st in next 2-ch
sp. Repeat from * around Sleeve. Fasten off and sew 1st and last rows
tog.
Sew 7 buttons on Left Front on middle row of Edge and button thru
corresponding sps on Right Front. Block Sweater to desired size.
[Illustration:
Center
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