MATERIALS REQUIRED:
4 balls 3 ply baby yarn—½ oz. angora, 3 yds. ½" ribbon—3 buttons, No. 7 afghan hook.
For explanation of afghan sts refer to Bonnie Lassie.
JACKET
YOKE—ch 66.
ROW 1—Draw up a loop in each ch—and work in plain afghan.
ROW 2—Draw up a loop through each upright of row 1—making an inc after every 3rd st—(to make an inc draw up a loop through the top st between 2 uprights) and work in afghan.
ROW 3—Work in plain afghan. ROW 4—with angora—make a row of sc-picking up the upright sts of row 3 and making an inc after every 4th st. ROW 5—Same as row 3—picking up the back single sts of angora row. ROW 6—Inc after every 5th st. ROW 7—Same as row 3. ROW 8—Inc after every 6th st. Row 9—With angora—work in sc—st for st. ROW 10—Same as row 3. ROW 11—Inc after every 7th st. ROW 12—Same as row 3. ROW 13 Inc after every 8th st. There should be 22 inc in each of rows 2-4-6-8-11-13—making 198 sts in yoke. ROW 14—with angora—so—st for st.
LEFT SLEEVE—Leaving 28 sts for front—pick up 41 sts for sleeve and work back and forth in plain afghan for 22 rows. With angora—sc across picking up the upright sts.
CUFF—Work 4 rows of smocked afghan—skipping every 4th st in the 1st row—with angora—sc across row. Seam sleeve on wrong side with sc. Leaving 60 sts for back make the right sleeve same as left.
BODY—Starting at left front of yoke work back and forth completely around yoke in smocked afghan until body measures 6".
NECK EDGE—make a row of sc—st for st—ch 4 turn, *skip 1 sc—dc in next—ch 1—repeat from *across row—ch 1 turn—sc in each dc and sc under each ch 1 of preceding row. BREAK YARN. WITH ANGORA—sc—around entire jacket—run ribbon through neck beading and sew on buttons.
BONNET
CROWN—ch 3 and join in ring.
1ST RND—6 sc in ring.
2ND RND—2 sc in each sc of previous rnd (no not join rnds).
3RD RND—*1 sc in 1st sc—2 sc in next—continue from* around. Repeat the rnds. making 6 inc in each rnd until there are 11 sc between each inc or 78 sc. With angora—sc around—st for st, then make 5 rows of sc without inc—picking up only the back single sts of angora row.
FRONT—Leaving 1 section of crown for neck—sc across the other 5 sections with angora. Starting on right side work 9 rows of plain afghan—then 1 row of sc—turn.
TURNBACK—Picking up the back single sts of the sc—work 3 rows of smocked afghan—then 1 row of sc. WITH ANGORA—Edge the turnback and face edge with sc.
NECK EDGE—Make 2 rows of sc—across neck edge skipping 3 sts—evenly across back in each row. Trim with bows.
Other great patterns from Tops in Togs for Babies, Volume No. 1.
Little Stranger Infant Sacque
Small Fry Infant Set
Bonnie Lassie Infant Set
Glamour Girl Infant Set
Snow Drop Infant Set
Miss Susie Tip Top Infant Set
Frosty Eskimo Infant Set
Dainty Miss Infant Set
Little Bo Peep Infant Set
Little Boy Blue Infant Set
From Top to Toe Infant Set