MATERIALS: 2 ply BEEHIVE FINGERING. 2 ozs. (6 mos.—3 ozs.) (9 mos.—3 ozs.) White. One No. 1 Steel Crochet Hook. (American Gauge). 4 Buttons.
| MEASUREMENTS: | 3 mos. | 6 mos. | 9 mos. |
| Width all round at underarm | 18 ins. | 19 ins. | 19½ ins. |
| Length from top of shoulder | 9 " | 10 " | 10 " |
| Length of sleeve underarm seam | 5½ " | 6 " | 7 " |
| Tension: | Yoke Pattern | (1. s.c. Ch. 1) 9 times | = 2 ins. |
| 8 rows | = 1 inch. | ||
| Body Pattern | 2 Shells | = 1 inch. | |
| 3 rows | = 1 inch. |
YOKE: Beginning at back Ch. 65 sts. (6 mos.—69 sts.) (9 mos.—71 sts.). 1st row: 1. s.c. in 3rd Ch. from hook. *Ch. 1. Miss 1. st. 1. s.c. in next st. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch. 3. Turn. 2nd row: 1. s.c. in 1st space. *Ch. 1. Miss next s.c. 1. s.c. in next space. Repeat from * to end of row, working last s.c. in space made by turning Ch. of previous row. Ch. 3. Turn. Repeat 2nd row for 3 ins. (6 mos.—3½ ins.) (9 mos.—3½ ins.).
To make neck: 1. s.c. in 1st space. Repeat from * 2nd pattern row 10 times. Ch. 3. Turn. Repeat 2nd row 12 times. Ch. 25 sts. for front of neck. Next row: 1. s.c. in 3rd Ch. from hook. Repeat from * 1st pattern row 11 times. Repeat from * 2nd pattern row to end of row. Ch. 3. Turn. Repeat 2nd row for 1½ ins. (6 mos.—2 ins.) (9 mos.—2 ins.), ending at armhole edge. Ch. 12 sts. Join with s.s. to lower corner of back of yoke for underarm. Break wool.
Join wool at armhole edge. Ch. 3. 1. s.c. in 1st space. Repeat Join. * 2nd pattern row 10 times for other shoulder. Repeat 2nd row until this side measures same as other side ending at armhole edge. Ch. 12 sts. Join with s.s. to lower corner of back of yoke for underarm. Break wool. Proceed:–
BODY OF COAT: Join wool at front edge. Ch. 4. 3. d.c. in 1st. space. 1. s.c. in next space. *Ch. 3. 3. d.c. in next space. 1. s.c. in next space. (1 shell). Repeat from * around Coat, working 3 shells at each underarm. Ch. 4. Turn. 2nd row: Miss the s.c. and 3 d.c. 1. s.c. in 1st. Ch. 3. space. *Ch. 3. 3. d.c. in same space. 1. s.c. in next Ch. 3. space. Repeat from * to end of row, working last s.c. in the turning Ch. of previous row. Ch. 4. Turn. 3rd row: 3. d.c. in 1st. s.c. 1. s.c. in 1st. Ch. 3. space. Repeat from * 2nd pattern row to end of row. Ch. 4. Turn. Repeat 2nd and 3rd rows for 6 ins. (6 mos.—6½ ins.) (9 mos.—6½ ins.), ending with 2nd row. Ch. 3. Do not turn. Work a row of shells along both front edges and neck. Fasten off.
SLEEVES: Ch. 39 sts. (6 mos.—45 sts.) (9 mos.—45 sts.). Work 6 rows in Yoke pattern. Next row: 1. s.c. in 1st. space. *Ch. 1. 1. s.c. in same space. (an increase). (Ch. 1. Miss next s.c. 1. s.c. in next space) 3 times. Repeat from * to end of row. 25 spaces in row. (6 and 9 mos.—29 spaces). Ch. 4. Turn. Next row: Work in shell pattern to last 3 spaces. Ch. 3. 3. d.c. in next space. Miss 1. space. 1. s.c. in last space. Ch. 4. Turn. Continue even in shell pattern until sleeve from beginning measures 6¼ ins. (6 mos.—6¾ ins.) (9 mos.—7¾ ins.). Ch. 4. Turn. 1. s.c. in centre d.c. of 1st. shell. Ch. 1. 1. s.c. in next space. *Ch. 1. 1. s.c. in centre d.c. of next shell. Ch. 1. 1. s.c. in next space. Repeat from * to end of row. Fasten off.
TO MAKE UP: Press pieces carefully. Sew side seams. Sew sleeve seams to within ¾ inch of top. Sew sleeves in armholes. Sew buttons to correspond to the shell edges on Front of coat as illustrated, using the Ch. 3. of the shell pattern for a buttonhole. As the coat is reversible the buttons should be sewn on the left front for a girl, and the right front for a boy.