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Spool Cotton #224, Woolies for Babies 
| MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Baby Wool, 4 balls (¾ oz. balls) for Infant Size 2; 5 balls for Infant Size 3 … Bone Crochet Hook No. 3 … 7 buttons. | ||
| GAUGE: 6 sts make 1 inch; 4 rows make 1 inch. | ||
| Sizes | 2 |
3 |
| Starting at lower edge, chain (about 6 ch sts to 1 inch) | 119 sts |
131 sts |
| 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across. Ch 1, turn. 2nd, 3rd and 4th rows: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. | ||
| Work in pattern as follows across these | 118 sts |
130 sts |
| 1st row: Sc in first 2 sc, * dc in next 2 sc, sc in next 2 sc. Repeat from * across. Ch 3, turn. 2nd row: Dc in next sc, * sc in next 2 dc, dc in next 2 sc. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: * Sc in 2 dc, dc in 2 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with sc in last dc, sc in top st of turning chain. Ch 3, turn. Repeat 2nd and 3rd rows alternately until piece measures in all | 7½" |
8" |
| RIGHT FRONT … Work in pattern across | 26 sts |
28 sts |
| Turn and work over these sts only until piece measures in all, ending at inner edge, | 9½" |
10½" |
| Work in pattern across 14 sts (remaining sts are for front of neck). Work over these 14 sts only for 1½ inches. Break off. | ||
| BACK … Skip for underarm next | 8 sts |
10 sts |
| Work in pattern across next | 50 sts |
54 sts |
| Work over this last set of sts only until piece measures in all | 11" |
12" |
| Break off. | ||
| LEFT FRONT … Skip for underarm next | 8 sts |
10 sts |
| Work in pattern across remaining | 26 sts |
28 sts |
| Work to correspond with Right Front. Break off. | ||
| SLEEVES … Starting at lower edge, chain | 25 sts |
29 sts |
| Work 1st, 2nd and 3rd rows same as lower edge of cardigan. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: Sc in each sc across, increasing 18 sts evenly across—to inc 1 sc, work 2 sc in 1 sc. Ch 1, turn. Now work in pattern over these | 42 sts |
46 sts |
| until piece measures in all | 7½" |
8" |
| To Shape Top: Sl st across | 4 sts |
5 sts |
| work in pattern across next | 34 sts |
36 sts |
| Dec 1 st at both ends of each row until 20 sts remain—to dec, work off 2 sts as 1 st. Break off. | ||
| Sew shoulder seams. Sew sleeve seams and sew sleeves in. Work 3 rows of sc along neck edge, holding it in to fit. Work 3 rows of sc along left front edge. Break off. Place a pin in right front edge ¼ inch below neck edge; place another pin ½ inch up from lower edge; place 5 pins evenly spaced between first 2 pins. 1st row: With right side facing, work sc evenly along right front edge. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: * Sc in each sc to 1 st before pin-marked st, ch 3, skip 3 sts, sc in next sc. Repeat from * across, sc in each remaining sc. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: * Sc in each sc to ch-3 sp, in ch-3 sp make sc, half dc, dc, half dc, and sc. Repeat from * across, sc in each remaining sc. Break off. Press through damp cloth. Sew on buttons to correspond with buttonloops. |
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