Make and join 110 Blocks for Skirt (see Chart), leaving center front
open. Make 2 [Illustration: x in box]-Blocks, joining to each other
and to [Illustration: circle in brackets]-Blocks on Front and Back,
leaving 5 Blocks on bottom of Sleeve section free. Repeat on other
side of Cape.
=Top Edge=—Join Pearl Cotton to top corner of Right Front, ch 2, sc
in same corner lp, * ch 2, sc in next 2d (center) sp, ch 2, sc in
corner lp of same Block, ch 2, sc in corner lp of next Block. Repeat
from * across top edge to next corner, making ch 2, (sc, ch 2, sc) in
corner lp. Fasten off. Sew this edge under bottom edge of Yoke.
=Edge=—Sc in Pearl Cotton in A-Corner of Yoke, ch 4, sc in same
corner lp, (ch 4, sc in next 2-ch sp) repeated around neck. Ch 3, 2
dc in same corner lp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next sp) repeated down front,
around bottom and up other front, putting (ch 1, 3 dc) twice in each
bottom corner. Ch 3, sl st in 1st sc. Fasten off. Join to neck corner
of Left Front and repeat Row 6 of Edge on Cap Circle on both Fronts
and around bottom, putting an extra p-lp at each bottom corner.
Repeat these last 2 rows around edge of each Sleeve and across top of
Joining Pieces under arms.
Block Cape to desired size. Run 1-yd. of ribbon thru beading around
neck. Fasten bottom corners of Yoke with a pearl button.
=CARRIAGE ROBE=—Make and join 216 Blocks (12 x 18 rows). =Edge=—Join
Pearl Cotton in one corner, ch 4, sc in same corner lp, (ch 4, sc in
next lp) repeated around, putting 3 lps in each corner. =ROW 2=—Sl st
in 1st lp, (ch 4, sc in next lp) repeated around, with an extra lp
at each corner. Fasten off. =ROW 3=—Join Baby Yarn in one corner, ch
3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same lp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next lp) repeated
around with (ch 2, 3 dc) twice in each corner. Join and fasten off.
=ROW 4=—Repeat last row in Pearl Cotton except make 1-chs instead of
2-chs. =ROW 5=—Repeat Row 6 of Edge on Cap Circle, making an extra
p-lp in each corner. Fasten off.
Stretch and pin Robe right-side-down on a large, padded table or
board. Steam and press dry thru a cloth.