| WOOLS USED | SIZE OF NEEDLES | ||
| Bust 34 ins. | Bust 36 ins. | Bust 38 ins. | |
| 4 ply Beehive Fingering | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| 4 ply Miss Canada Andalusian | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Beehive Lustre Crepe | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Miss Canada Crochet-Knitting Wool | 10 | 9 | 8 |
As baby garments and bedjackets are more loosely fitted than tailored garments a change of size in needles is satisfactory for change in size of garment.
BABY'S CROCHETED JACKET—"PEGGY"—[Opposite]— also illustrated on page [56]
MATERIALS: 3 ply BEEHIVE NON-SHRINK BABY WOOL. 3 ozs. Sky Blue. (6 mos.—3 ozs.) (9 mos.—4 ozs.). One No. 1 Steel Crochet Hook. (American Gauge). 2/3 yd. Ribbon 1 inch wide. 1 yd. Ribbon ½ inch wide.
| MEASUREMENTS: | 3 mos. | 6 mos. | 9 mos. |
| Width all round at underarm | 18 ins. | 19 ins. | 19½ ins. |
| Length from top of shoulder | 9½ " | 10 " | 10 " |
| Length of sleeve underarm seam | 5 " | 5½ " | 6½ " |
Tension and Shell Pattern as given for Crocheted Bonnet, see next column.
The instructions are written for size 3 mos. Sizes 6 and 9 mos. are written in brackets thus:– ( ).
Beginning at neck edge Ch. 48 sts. 1st row: 1. s.c. in 2nd Ch. from hook. 1. s.c. in next Ch. 3. s.c. in next Ch. (Left Front shoulder). 1. s.c. in next 7 Ch. 3. s.c. in next. Ch. (Left Back shoulder). 1. s.c. in next 25 Ch. 3. s.c. in next Ch. (Right Back shoulder). 1. s.c. in next 7 Ch. 3. s.c. in next Ch. (Right Front shoulder). 1. s.c. in next 2 Ch. Ch. 3. Turn. 2nd row: 1. s.c. in 2nd Ch. from hook. 1. s.c. in next Ch. (2 increases). 1. s.c. in next 3. s.c. 3. s.c. in next s.c. *1. s.c. in each s.c. to centre st. of next 3. s.c. group. 3. s.c. in next s.c. Repeat from * twice. 1. s.c. in next 3. s.c. Insert hook again in last s.c. of previous row. Draw loop through. W.o.h. draw through another loop. (thus making foundation Ch.). W.o.h. draw through remaining 2 loops. (1. s.c. increased). Insert hook in foundation Ch. just made and increase 1 more s.c. in same manner. Ch. 3. Turn. Continue in s.c. inc. 2. sts. at each end of row and working 3. s.c. in centre st. of each 3. s.c. group, every row, 6 times. Omitting increases at each end of row, continue in s.c. as before until work from beginning measures 2½ ins. (6 mos.—2¾ ins.) (9 mos.—3 ins.) ending at Left Front edge. Do not break wool.