Join wool and cast off 14 sts. Work ½ inch ribbing (K1. P1) on remaining 40 sts. Cast off loosely in ribbing.***
BACK: Cast on 64 sts. Work the ribbed band with eyelets as given for Front. Work from ** to ** as given for Back of Panties, see left column. Proceed:–
Keeping continuity of pattern inc. 1. st. each end of needle on 3rd and every following 4th row to 82 sts. on needle. Continue even until work from beginning at side edge, measures 7 ins. (6 mos.—7½ ins.) (9 mos.—8½ ins.) Work from *** to *** as given for Front.
TO MAKE UP: Press pieces carefully. Sew side and gusset seams. With double wool crochet a cord. Thread through eyelets at waist. Make and sew a tassel to each end. Sew buttons to correspond to buttonholes.
(C) CROCHETED PANTIES—Illustrated on [opposite page]
MATERIALS: 4 ply MISS CANADA ANDALUSIAN. 2 ozs. Pink. One No. 1 Steel Crochet Hook. (American Gauge).
For Measurements see Baby's Knitted Panties (D) page [12.]
Tension: 7 d.c. and 3 rows = 1 inch.
The instructions are written for size 3 mos. Sizes 6 and 9 mos. are written in brackets thus:– ( ).
Beginning at crotch Ch. 21 sts. 1st row: 1. d.c. in 3rd Ch. from hook. 1. d.c. in each st. to end of Ch. 20 d.c. in row. (the turning Ch. counts as 1. d.c.). Ch. 4. Turn. 2nd row: 3. d.c. in 1st. d.c. 1. d.c. in each st. to the last d.c. before the turning Ch. of previous row. (3. d.c. 1. tr.) all in this d.c. 25 sts. in row. Ch. 4. Turn. 3rd row: As 2nd row. 30 d.c. in row. Repeat 2nd row until work from side edge to side edge measures 11 ins. (6 mos.—11½ ins.) (9 mos.—12 ins.). Ch. 3. Turn. Work 1 row even in d.c. turning each row with Ch. 3. Next row: *W.o.h. Insert hook in next d.c. Draw up a loop. W.o.h. and through 2 loops on hook. Repeat from * once. W.o.h. and through all 3 loops on hook. (this decreases 1. st.) 1. d.c. in each st. to last 3 sts. Dec. 1. st. 1. d.c. in last st. Ch. 3. Turn. Continue in d.c. dec. 1. st. each end of work every 3rd row 4 times more. Continue even in d.c. until work from beginning measures 8¼ ins. (6 mos.—9¼ ins.) (9 mos.—9¾ ins.). Next row: (eyelets) 1. d.c. in next 2 sts. *Ch. 1. Miss 1. st. 1. d.c. in next 3 sts. Repeat from * to end of row. Ch. 3. Turn.