NECKBAND: Sew left shoulder seam. With right side of work facing pick up and knit 13 sts. along right side of neck. Knit 20 sts. from st. holder. Pick up and knit 36 sts. along left side of neck. Knit 14 sts. from st. holder. Pick up and knit 22 sts. along other side of neck. 105 sts. on needle. 1st row: *K2. P3. Repeat from * to last 5 sts. K2. P2. K1. 2nd row: (right side of work) *K3. P2. Repeat from * to last 5 sts. K3. P1. K1. Cast off in ribbing.
SLEEVES: Cast on 55 sts. Work ½ inch ribbing (K3. P2) as given for Neckband. Next row: *K5. Inc. 1. st. in next st. Repeat from * to last st. K1. 64 sts. on needle. Next row: K1. Purl to last st. K1. Continue even in Stocking st. until sleeve measures 2½ ins. from beginning.
To shape cap: *Cast off 2 sts. beginning next 2 rows, then 1. st. beginning following 2 rows.* Repeat from * to * to 22 sts. on needle. Cast off.
TO MAKE UP: Sew all seams, except right shoulder. Work 1 row d.c. along back of right shoulder and 1 row s.c. along front, working 3 chain loops for buttonholes. Sew buttons to correspond to buttonholes.
THE KNICKERS
FRONT: Beginning at bottom of Right Leg, cast on 43 sts. **1st row: K1. *P1. K1. Repeat from * to end of row. Repeat this row for ½ inch inc. 1. st. at end of last row.** Cast on 24 sts. Break wool and leave on st. holder.
Cast on 43 sts. Repeat from ** to ** inc. 1. st. at beginning instead of end of last row. Proceed:–
1st row: K1. P1. K42. Working across sts. from spare needle, Sl. 1. K1. p.s.s.o. K20. K2tog. K42. P1. K1. 110 sts. on needle. 2nd row: K1. P1. K1. P41. P2tog. P18. P1. Transfer this st. back onto left-hand needle, insert needle in 2nd st. and pass it over st. just purled, thus decreasing a stitch. Transfer this st. back onto right-hand needle. (Make all decreases at this side, on the purl row in this manner). P41. K1. P1. K1. 3rd row: K1. P1. K42. Sl. 1. K1. p.s.s.o. K16. K2tog. K42. P1. K1. 4th row: K1. P1. K1. P41. P2tog. P14. Dec. 1. st. as before. P41. K1. P1. K1. Keeping a Moss st. border at each side, continue decreasing in this manner, having 2 sts. less between decreasing each row, until the decreasings meet. On the next row purl these 2 sts. together, thus forming a point. 89 sts. on needle. Keeping a Moss st. border of 3 sts. at each end of needle, continue even in Stocking st. until work from the 20 cast-on sts. measures 7½ ins. (1½ yrs.—8 ins.) (2 yrs.—9 ins.), ending with purl row, and inc. 1. st. at end of row. Proceed:–
To make waistband: 1st row: (K1. P1) 15 times. K1. (K3. P2) 5 times. K3. (K1. P1) 15 times. K1. 2nd row: (K1. P1) 15 times. K1. (P3. K2) 5 times. P3. (K1. P1) 15 times. K1. Repeat these 2 rows for 1¼ ins. Next row: (buttonholes) Work 17 sts. in pattern. Cast off 3 sts. Work in pattern to last 20 sts. Cast off 3 sts. Work in pattern to end of row. Next row: Work in pattern, casting on sts. in place of cast-off sts. Continue in pattern until waistband measures 1¾ ins. Cast off.
BACK: Work exactly as given for Front, omitting buttonholes in waistband.