Baby Leggings Pattern #5231

Size 2

MATERIALS:
CHADWICK'S RED HEART BABY POM­PADOUR, 5 balls (¾ oz. balls).
Clark's O.N.T. Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 and 1 pair No. 4.

GAUGE: 7 sts make 1 inch; 9 rows make 1 inch.

LEFT LEG … Starting at top of foot with No. 1 needles, cast on 15 sts. Work with No. 1 needles in garter st (k each row) for 36 rows (18 ridges). This completes toepiece. Pick up 18 sts along side of toepiece, then cast on 28 sts (back edge). K 1 row, pick up 18 sts along other side of toepiece, cast on 5 sts (front edge). Work in garter st on these 84 sts for 1¾ inches. Bind off (bottom of sole). With right side facing, using No. 1 needles, pick up 48 sts along cast-on edges for ankle. Work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 2½ inches, increasing 30 sts evenly across on last row of ribbing. Change to No. 4 needles and work these 78 sts in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) until piece measures 6 inches from top of ribbing, then inc 1 st at both ends of every other row until there are 90 sts on needle. Work 4 rows straight.
   To shape crotch, bind off 7 sts at front edge. Insert a marker at back edge to indicate top of leg seam. Dec 1 st at front edge every other row 7 times. Dec 1 st at back edge on next row, and every 10th row thereafter, until 72 sts remain. Work straight until piece measures 6½ inches from beginning of crotch, meas­uring down center of work. Change to No. 1 needles and work in ribbing of k 2, p 2, for 1½ inches. Bind off loosely in ribbing.

RIGHT LEG … Work toepiece as for Left Leg. Pick up 18 sts along side of toepiece, cast on 5 sts (front edge), work 1 row, pick up 18 sts along other side of toepiece, cast on 28 sts (back edge). Work remainder of Right Leg to corre­spond with Left Leg, reversing shaping.
   Sew leg seams. Sew crotch seams. Press lightly through damp cloth with hot iron. With triple strand of yarn, make a chain 36 inches long and run through waist ribbing.

POMPON (Make 2) ... Use a piece of cardboard 1¼ inches wide. Lay a double strand of yarn 6 inches long along length of cardboard. Wind a double strand of yarn 45 times around width of cardboard over the 6-inch length. Slip yarn off cardboard, tie the ends of 6-inch length securely, cut strands of pompon and trim evenly. Sew one pompon to each end of cord.

This pattern was originally published in Spool Cotton #197, Woolies for Babies and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.