Baby Knits · Public domain
| MATERIALS: Chadwick's Red Heart Baby Wool, 3 balls (¾ oz. balls) for Infant Size 2; 4 balls for Infant Size 3 … Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size) … 7 small buttons. | ||
| GAUGE: 8 sts make 1 inch; 10 rows make 1 inch. | ||
| Sizes | 2 |
3 |
| BACK … Starting at lower edge, cast on | 80 sts |
88 sts |
| Work tightly in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 1 inch. Work in pattern as follows: 1st and 2nd rows: * K 2, p 2. Repeat from * across. 3rd and 4th rows: * P 2, k 2. Repeat from * across. Repeat 1st to 4th rows incl until piece measures in all | 7" |
7½" |
| Place a marker in each end of piece to indicate end of side seam. | ||
| Bind off 3 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain | 58 sts |
62 sts |
| Slip these sts onto a stitch holder. | ||
| LEFT FRONT … Starting at lower edge, cast on | 46 sts |
50 sts |
| Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 1 inch. Next row: Work in pattern, as for Back, across to last 10 sts, work last 10 sts in ribbing (front border). Following row: Work 10 sts in ribbing (front border). Complete row in pattern st. Continue thus until piece measures in all | 7" |
7½" |
| Place a marker in side edge to indicate end of side seam. Starting at side edge, bind off 2 sts once; then dec 1 st at side edge on every other row until there remain | 36 sts |
38 sts |
| Slip these sts onto a stitch holder. | ||
| RIGHT FRONT … Work to correspond with Left Front, making a buttonhole 3 sts in from front edge when piece measures | ½" |
1" |
| and, measuring from 1st row of last buttonhole every 1½ inches thereafter until 7 in all are made—to make a buttonhole on one row bind off 2 sts and on next row cast on 2 sts to replace those bound off. Slip these sts onto a stitch holder. | ||
| SLEEVES … Starting at wrist edge, cast on | 56 sts |
60 sts |
| Work same as Back until piece measures in all | 7" |
7½" |
| Place markers in each end of work. Bind off 3 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. Dec 1 st at end of each row until there remain | 34 sts |
36 sts |
| Slip these sts onto a stitch holder. | ||
| Slip sts from stitch holders onto one needle in this order: Right Front, Sleeve, Back, Sleeve, Left Front. There are on needle | 198 sts |
210 sts |
| YOKE … Continue making buttonholes until 7 in all are made. Work in ribbing of k 1, p 1 for 2 rows. | ||
| To Shape Top: 1st dec row: Work in ribbing over | 17 sts (k 3 tog, work 13 sts) |
18 sts (k 3 tog, work 14 sts) |
| 10 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over | 18 sts |
19 sts |
| Work 3 rows straight. | ||
| 2nd dec row: Work in ribbing over | 16 sts (k 3 tog, rib 11 sts) |
17 sts (k 3 tog, rib 12 sts) |
| 10 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over | 17 sts |
18 sts |
| Work 3 rows straight. | ||
| 3rd dec row: Work in ribbing over | 15 sts (k 3 tog, rib 9 sts) |
16 sts (k 3 tog, rib 10 sts) |
| 10 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over | 16 sts |
17 sts |
| Work 1 row straight. | ||
| Working in ribbing, bind off 10 sts at beginning of next 2 rows. 4th dec row: Bind off 4 sts, work in ribbing over next | 9 sts (k 3 tog, rib 7 sts) |
11 sts (k 3 tog, rib 8 sts) |
| 8 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over | 16 sts |
18 sts |
| Bind off 4 sts at beginning of next 3 rows. 5th dec row: Bind off 4 sts, | (k 3 tog, rib 5 sts) |
rib 2 sts, (k 3 tog, rib 8 sts) |
| 8 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over | 7 sts |
9 sts |
| Bind off 4 sts at beginning of next row. 6th dec row: Bind off | 2 sts |
3 sts |
| Work in ribbing over next | 3 sts (k 3 tog, rib 3 sts) |
5 sts (k 3 tog, rib 4 sts) |
| 7 times; k 3 tog, work in ribbing over | 2 sts |
4 sts |
| Bind off at beginning of next row | 2 sts |
3 sts |
| Bind off remaining | 32 sts |
42 sts |
| Sew side seams and sleeve seams to markers. Sew remainder of sleeves in place. | ||
| COLLAR … With wrong side facing, pick up and knit along neck edge | 68 sts |
76 sts |
| Work in pattern st, increasing 1 st at end of each row until piece measures 1¼ inches. Bind off loosely. Work a row of sc along edge of Collar. Sew on buttons. |
About this pattern
This pattern was originally published in Spool Cotton #224, 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.