Bye Baby Bunting
MATERIALS: 3 ply BEEHIVE NON-SHRINK BABY WOOL. 14 ozs. One No. 0 Steel Crochet Hook (American Gauge). 4½ yds. Silk Blanket Binding or Satin Ribbon 2 ins, wide. 1 yd. Ribbon 1 inch wide. 3 yds. Ribbon ¼-inch width.
MEASUREMENTS: 38 ins. × 38 ins.
Tension: 3 groups and 3 rows = 1 inch.
Ch. 231 sts. 1st row: W.o.h. insert hook in 4th Ch. from hook and draw loop through. (W.o.h. insert hook in same Ch. as last st. and draw loop through) twice. W.o.h. Miss next Ch. Insert hook in next Ch. and draw loop through. W.o.h. and draw loop through all 9 loops on hook. Ch. 1. (This makes one group). *W.o.h. insert hook in same Ch. as last st. and draw loop through. Repeat from * twice. W.o.h. Miss next Ch. Insert hook in next Ch. and draw loop through. W.o.h. and draw loop through all 9 loops on hook. Ch. 1. (thus completing 2nd group). Work 112 more groups across row. Ch. 2. Turn. 2nd row: W.o.h. insert hook in 3rd Ch. from hook and draw loop through. (W.o.h. insert hook in same Ch. as last st. and draw loop through) twice. W.o.h. Miss next st. Insert hook in next st. and draw loop through. W.o.h. and draw loop through all 9 loops on hook. Ch. 1. (This makes one group). W.o.h. insert hook in same st. as last st. and draw loop through. Complete group and work 112 more groups across row. Ch. 2. Turn. Repeat 2nd row until work measures 29 ins. from beginning. Proceed:–
Continue in pattern dec. 1. group at one edge only, every 3rd row 4 times. (Note:– To dec. a group at beginning of row, omitting turning Ch. of previous row, s.s. across 1st. group. Ch. 3. To dec. a group at end of row, work to within last group. Ch. 2. Turn.). Dec. 1. group every alternate row 3 times, then every row 10 times. Dec. 2 groups at same end on each of next 2 rows. Fasten off.
TO MAKE UP: Press lightly. Bind edges with blanket binding, embroidering with double feather stitching; leave embroidery open at both ends of curve. Cut narrow ribbon in half and draw 1 piece through binding along curve; pull out ends. Hold cover diagonally, curve at top. Measure off 9½ ins. down from top of curved edge on wrong side; mark with pin. With pins complete a curve, having pin mark at centre and ending at outer edges of curve. For casing, sew wider ribbon along this curve, leaving open for 1 inch at centre pin mark. Draw other piece of narrow ribbon through casing; tack ends in place and draw a ribbon loop through opening at centre.