Beehive for Bairns, Vol. 2: From 1st Size to 2 Years / With Special Supplement: Bed Jackets

by Various

(B) DIAMOND AND SMOCKED COVER

Illustrated on page [24]

MATERIALS: P & B SUPERIOR DOUBLE KNITTING. 14 ozs. Two No. 6 Beehive Knitting Needles.

MEASUREMENTS: 30 ins. × 36 ins.

Tension: 4 sts. and 6 rows = 1 inch.

Cast on 137 sts. 1st row: K1. *P1. K1. Repeat from * to end of row. Repeat 1st. row for 3 ins. Proceed:–

**1st row: (K1. P1) 5 times. K1. P3tog. *w.r.n. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. w.r.n. P5tog. Repeat from * to last 28 sts. w.r.n. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. w.r.n. P3tog. K1. (P1. K1) 5 times.

2nd row: (K1. P1) 6 times. K1. *(K2. P2) 3 times. K3. P1. K1. Repeat from * to last 10 sts. (P1. K1) 5 times.

3rd row: (K1. P1) 6 times. K1. *w.r.n. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. w.o.n. K1. P1. K1. Repeat from * to last 10 sts. (P1. K1) 5 times.

4th row: (K1. P1) 7 times. *(K2. P2) 3 times. K2. (P1. K1) twice. P1. Repeat from * to last 9 sts. K1. (P1. K1) 4 times.

5th row: (K1. P1) 7 times. *w.r.n. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. w.r.n. (P1. K1) twice. P1. Repeat from * to last 9 sts. K1. (P1. K1) 4 times.

6th row: (K1. P1) 7 times. K1. *(K2. P2) 3 times. K3. (P1. K1) 3 times. Repeat from * to last 8 sts. (P1. K1) 4 times.

7th row: (K1. P1) 7 times. K1. *w.r.n. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. w.o.n. (K1. P1) 3 times. K1. Repeat from * to last 8 sts. (P1. K1) 4 times.

8th row: (K1. P1) 8 times. *(K2. P2) 3 times. K2. (P1. K1) 4 times. P1. Repeat from * to last 7 sts. K1. (P1. K1) 3 times.

9th row: (K1. P1) 8 times. *w.r.n. P2. Count over 10 sts. from point of left hand needle. Insert point of right hand needle between the 10th and 11th sts. on left hand needle. Pass the wool around the point of the right hand needle and drawing a loop through to right side of work between 10th and 11th sts., place it on the left hand needle. Knit the loop tog. with the next st. on left hand needle. K1. (P2. K2) twice. P2. w.r.n. (P1. K1) 4 times. P1. Repeat from * to last 7 sts. K1. (P1. K1) 3 times.

10th row: (K1. P1) 8 times. K1. *(K2. P2) 3 times. K3. (P1. K1) 5 times. Repeat from * to last 6 sts. (P1. K1) 3 times.

11th row: (K1. P1) 7 times. *K3tog. w.r.n. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. w.o.n. K3tog. (P1. K1) twice. P1. Repeat from * to last 9 sts. K1. (P1. K1) 4 times.

12th row: (K1. P1) 8 times. *(K2. P2) 3 times. K2. (P1. K1) 4 times. P1. Repeat from * to last 7 sts. K1. (P1. K1) 3 times.

13th row: (K1. P1) 6 times. K1. *P3tog. w.r.n. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. w.r.n. P3tog. K1. P1. K1. Repeat from * to last 10 sts. (P1. K1) 5 times.

14th row: (K1. P1) 7 times. K1. *(K2. P2) 3 times. K3. (P1. K1) 3 times. Repeat from * to last 8 sts. (P1. K1) 4 times.

15th row: (K1. P1) 6 times. *K3tog. w.r.n. (P2. K2) 3 times. P2. w.o.n. K3tog. P1. Repeat from * to last 11 sts. K1. (P1. K1) 5 times.

16th row: (K1. P1) 7 times. *(K2. P2) 3 times. K2. (P1. K1) twice. P1. Repeat from * to last 9 sts. K1. (P1. K1) 4 times.** Repeat from ** to ** 11 times, then 1st. row once. Next row: (K1. P1) 12 times. Inc. 1. st. in next st. *(K1. P1) 3 times. Inc. 1. st. in next st. Repeat from * 10 times. (K1. P1) 11 times. K1. 137 sts. on needle. Work 3 ins. Moss st. to correspond with border at beginning. Cast off in Moss pattern.