This free pattern originally published in:
Spool Cotton #224, Woolies for Babies
This free pattern originally published in:
The Complete Book of Crochet 
| 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 … 6 buttons. | ||
| GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 6 rows make 1 inch. | ||
| Sizes | 2 |
3 |
| WAISTBAND … Starting at narrow end, ch 11. 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each ch across (10 sc). Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in back loop of each sc across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat 2nd row until piece measures | 18" |
20" |
| Ch 1, turn and work across long edge making | 136 sc |
148 sc |
| Ch 1, turn and work in pattern as follows: 1st row: * Sc in back loop of next sc, sc in front loop of next sc. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn. Repeat last row until piece measures in all | 7½" |
8" |
| RIGHT FRONT … Work in pattern across | 34 sts |
37 sts |
| Ch 1, turn. | ||
| Work over this last set of sts only, decreasing 1 st at both ends of next | 4 rows |
5 rows |
| —to dec, work off 2 sc as 1 sc. | ||
| Work inner (armhole) edge straight but continue decreases as before until there remain for shoulder | 15 sts |
16 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures in all | 11" |
12" |
| Break off. | ||
| BACK … Attach yarn and work across next | 68 sts |
74 sts |
| decreasing 1 st at both ends of each row until there remain | 60 sts |
64 sts |
| Work straight until piece measures same as Right Front. Break off. | ||
| LEFT FRONT … Attach yarn and work across remaining | 34 sts |
37 sts |
| to correspond with Right Front. Break off. | ||
| SLEEVES—Wristband … Work same as Waistband for | 4" |
4½" |
| Ch 1, turn and work across long edge making | 52 sc |
56 sc |
| Ch 1, turn and work in pattern until piece measures in all | 7½" |
8" |
| To Shape Top: Dec 1 st at both ends of each of the next | 4 rows |
5 rows |
| Break off. | ||
| Sew shoulder seams. Sew sleeve seams and sew sleeves in. | ||
| With right side facing, work sc evenly up right front edge, along neck edge, holding it in to fit, then down left front edge. Ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sc in back loop of each sc. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: Place 6 pins, evenly spaced, on right front edge, * work sc in back loop of each sc to pin, ch 2, skip 2 sc, sc in back loop of next sc. Repeat from * until 6 buttonloops have been made, sc in back loop of each remaining sc. Ch 1, turn. 4th row: Sc in back loop of each sc and 2 sc in each ch-2 loop. Ch 1, turn. 5th row: Sl st in each sc. Break off. Press through damp cloth. Sew on buttons. |
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