SIX PIECE ENSEMBLE IN "RED AND WHITE"

Size 10 to 12 years

Needles—1 pair bone needles, size 3. 1 Circular needle size 3, 24-inch.

Material—Cashmere Sports Yarn. Jacket—5 two ounce balls White. Skirt—4 two ounce balls Red. Cap—1 two ounce ball White.

Gauge—7½ sts to 1 inch.

JACKET

Back—Cast on 92 sts (96 sts, size 12). K 1 row, P 1 row for ¾ inch. P 1 row on K side, to turn for hem. Continue to K 1 row, P 1 row, until work measures 1¾ inches from start. Dec 1 st on each side (90 sts). *Work 1 inch even, dec 1 st on each side, repeat from *once (86 sts). Work 2 inches even. Now inc 1 st on each side. *Work 1 inch even, inc 1 st on each side, repeat from *until piece measures 9¾ inches from start (96 sts). Work 1 inch even (2 inches, size 12). Bind off 3 sts on each side for underarm, then K 2 sts tog at beg of the next 8 rows (82 sts). Work even for 6 inches (6½ size 12) measuring straight up from where the 3 sts were bound off. Bind off 5 sts at beg of next 10 rows, bind off remaining 32 sts for back of neck.

Front—Cast on 3 sts, P back. Inc in each st, P back. Inc in first and last 2 sts in every K row, until you have 28 sts. Cast on 5 sts at beg of the next 2 rows (38 sts). On next K row, cast on 10 sts (place marker), this will be seam end. K 1 row, P 1 row for 1 inch. *Dec 1 st at seam end, work 1 inch even, repeat from *once. Work 2 inches even. *Now inc 1 st on seam end. Work 1 inch even, repeat from *until piece measures 9 inches from marker (50 sts). Work 1 inch even. Bind off 4 sts at seam end for underarm, then K 2 sts tog at beg of every row at underarm, 5 times (41 sts). Work even for 4 inches (4½ size 12). Bind off 6 sts at neck edge, then K 2 sts tog at beg of every row at neck edge, until 28 sts remain. Bind off 5 sts at beg of every row that begins at shoulder and continue to K 2 sts tog at neck edge, until all sts are bound off.

Sleeves—Cast on 56 sts, P 1 row, K 1 row for ¾ inches. P 1 row on K side (to turn for Hem), continue to K 1 row, P 1 row for 2 inches. *Inc 1 st at each end. Work 1 inch even, repeat from *, until sleeve measures 15¾ inches (86 sts), work ½ inch even or desired length to underarm. Bind off 3 sts at beg of the next 2 rows, then 2 sts at beg of the next 2 rows. K 2 sts tog at beg and end of every K row, until you have 44 sts, bind off. On fronts at bottom, pick up 48 sts on right side, P 1 row, K 1 row, decreasing 1 st on K rows at point, for 6 rows, bind off.

Collar—Holding wrong side toward you, pick up 72 sts, cast on 4 sts at beg of next 2 rows for hem. K 4, P across to within last 4 sts, K 4. K 1 row, P 1 row for 2 rows. *K 5, inc 1 st, repeat from *across row, work 3 rows even. *K 6, inc 1 st, repeat from *across row, work 3 rows even. *K 7, inc 1 st, repeat from *across row, work 3 rows even.

*K 8, inc 1 st, repeat from *across row. Work 6 rows even. Bind off 8 sts, P 1 row on K side. Bind off 8 sts at beg of next row, P 1 row, K 1 row for 4 more rows, bind off loosely.

Finishing—Sew up seams at underarm and sleeve seams, insert sleeves into arm holes, having seams meet at underarm. Turn under hems and sew. Work 1 row of s c up each side at fronts.