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2 to 3 Years

Materials Required–AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"SILLATEEN SANSIL"
20 60-yd. Balls White or Cream.
3 60-yd. Balls Peach or any contrasting Color.
Steel Crochet Hook 10 or 11.
10 small buttons.

Gauge–Yoke–13 meshes = 2 inches.

BACK YOKE. With Cream, ch 74, d c in 6th st from hook, * ch 1, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat from * across row. (Work should measure about 5½ inches.) Ch 4, turn, and work one row of open meshes.
3rd Row–Attach Color and work 1 s c in each d c and 1 s c in each mesh, ch 1, turn.
4th Row–Work 1 s c in each s c. The 4 rows form the pattern of entire yoke. Work 10 more rows of pattern even.
15th Row–Omit the last 5 meshes and work 23 more rows of pattern even.
39th Row–Begin shaping shoulder. Omit the last 4 meshes, ch 1, turn, and work across row.
41st Row–Begin shaping neck. Sl st to the 12th s c, ch 4, work 16 meshes.
42nd Row–Sl st across 4 meshes, ch 4 and work 8 meshes. Work 2 rows of s c over the center 4 meshes, break thread and work other half of back yoke to correspond.
FRONT YOKE. With Cream, ch 144, work 1st d c in 6th st from hook, ch 1 and continue pattern same as back yoke. Work 14 rows even.
15th Row–Slip st across 1st 5 meshes, ch 1, work a row of s c omitting the last 5 meshes, ch 1, turn and work 23 more rows of pattern even.
39th Row–Begin shoulder decreases. Sl st across 4 meshes. Work across row and omit the last 4 meshes, ch 1, turn and work across row.
41st Row–Begin shaping neck. Sl st to 19th s c, ch 4, work 16 meshes, ch 1, turn.
42nd Row–Sl st across 4 meshes, ch 4 and work 8 meshes, break thread. Work 2 rows of s c over the center 4 shoulder meshes. Break thread and work other side of front yoke to correspond.
Sew yokes together at underarm. Sew shoulder seams. With color work 2 rows of s c all around lower edge of yoke.
SKIRT. With Cream work 1 d c in each s c with 1 ch between each d c.
2nd Row–1 d c in each d c with 1 ch between each d c.
3rd Row–Ch 5, skip 1 d c, 3 d c with ch 2 between in next d c, * ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, ch 2, skip 1 d c, 3 d c with ch 2 between in next d c, repeat from * across row ending with 3 d c with ch 2 between. (If the pattern does not work out quite right work one or two patterns without skipping a d c.) Ch 5, turn.
4th Row–* D c in center d c of shell, ch 2, 3 d c with ch 2 between in single d c, ch 2 and repeat from * across row ending with a shell in 3rd st of ch 5, turn.
5th Row–Work a shell in single d c and 1 d c in center d c of shell. Repeat the 5th row twice, sl st into 3rd st of ch 5 at beginning of row to join skirt.
8th Row–Sl st to d c, ch 5, 2 d c with ch 2 between in same space, ch 2 and continue pattern all around, ch 2, join in 3rd st of ch 5, turn work and repeat last row until skirt measures 11 inches or is length desired. Join each row and turn each row.
SLEEVES. Join thread to 8th right hand row from shoulder of left armhole, ch 4 and work a row of d c with ch 1 between, working 1 d c in side of each s c row and 2 d c in each mesh, join.
Next Row–Ch 4, 2 d c with ch 2 between in same space, ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, * ch 2, skip 1 d c, 3 d c with ch 2 between in next d c, ch 2, skip 1 d c, d c in next d c, repeat from * 5 times, ch 3, skip 1 d c, sl st in next d c and sl st to next d c, ch 3, turn and work pattern across pattern, ch 2, skip 1 d c around armhole and work pattern in next d c, ch 3, skip 1 d c around armhole, sl st in next d c, ch 3, turn, * work pattern across pattern, work a pattern in same space with sl st around armhole, ch 3, skip 1 d c, sl st in next d c, ch 3, turn and repeat from * until there are 21 rows on longest section of the sleeve, ch 3, turn and work 2 rows of pattern all around sleeve. Next row work 1 d c in each single d c and 1 d c in 1st and 3rd d c of each shell, break thread.
With Color work 1 s c in each d c then work a second row of s c.
With Cream work 2 rows of 1 ch meshes then with Color work 2 more rows of s c.
Last Row–Join Cream, ch 5, 3 d c with ch 2 between in same space, * ch 2, skip 2 s c, s c in next s c, ch 2, skip 2 s c, 4 d c with ch 2 between in next s c, repeat from * all around.
NECK. With Cream and the right side of work toward you, work a row of s c all around.
2nd Row–Ch 4, 3 d c with ch 2 between in same space, * ch 2, skip 2 s c, 1 s c in next s c, ch 2, skip 2 s c, 4 d c with ch 2 between in next s c, repeat from * all around neck.
With Cream work 2 rows of s c across right back yoke. Join thread at lower edge of left back yoke and work a row of s c, ch 1, turn, work 1 s c, * ch 4, skip 3 s c, 1 s c in each of the next 3 s c, repeat from * down yoke and work a row of s c on skirt opening.