To make neck opening and shape neck: K28. Turn. Leave remaining 23 sts. on st. holder. Working on these 28 sts. Proceed:–
1st row: K5. Purl to last st. K1. 2nd row: Knit. 3rd row: As 1st. row. 4th row: (buttonhole) Knit to last 3 sts. Wl. fwd. K2tog. K1. 5th row: As 1st. row. Keeping Garter st. border continue in Stocking st. working 3 more buttonholes 4 rows apart ending with purl row. Proceed:–
1st row: Knit. 2nd row: K18. P9. K1. 3rd row: Knit to last 3 sts. Wl. fwd. K2tog. K1. 4th row: Cast off 14 sts. K4. P9. K1. Keeping Garter st. border of 4 sts. continue even until armhole from first shaping measures 3 ins. (6 mos.—3½ ins.) (9 mos.—3½ ins.). Shape shoulder as given for Front.
Cast on 5 sts. and knit across 23 sts. from st. holder. Work to correspond to other side, omitting buttonholes.
SLEEVES: Cast on 28 sts. Work 5 rows Garter st. Proceed:–
1st row: *K3. Inc. 1. st. in next st. Repeat from * to end of row. 35 sts. on needle. Continue in Stocking st. inc. 1. st. each end of needle every following 10th row to 43 sts. on needle. Continue even until sleeve from beginning measures 5½ ins. (6 mos.—6 ins.) (9 mos.—7 ins.) ending with purl row. Cast off 2 sts. beginning every row to 11 sts. on needle. Cast off.
TO MAKE UP: Press all pieces carefully. Sew all seams. Sew buttons to correspond to buttonholes. Sew in sleeves.
(E) GIRL'S BONNET—Illustrated on page [8]
MATERIALS: 3 ply BEEHIVE NON-SHRINK BABY WOOL. 1 oz. 2 yds. Ribbon.
For Needles and Tension see page [5.]