Blouse | No. 950

Size 2 years Sizes
4 and 6 years in parentheses

MATERIAL:
2 (3-3) skeins Orion Acrylic 2 ply (2 oz. skein)
or
3 (3-4) balls Sport Yarn (2 oz. ball)
1 pair knitting needles each No. 2 and No. 4
1 crochet hook No. 4 or E
1 stitch holder
2 snaps

GAUGE: 6 sts. = 1 inch

YOKE PATTERN:
1st row: K1 (2-1) * K3, y.o., K3 tog., y.o. repeat from * across row and K1 (2-1).
2nd and 4th row: P across row.
3rd row: K1 (2-1) * y.o., K3 tog., y.o., K3 repeat from * across row end K1 (2-1).
Repeat these 4 rows for pattern.

BACK:
Cast on 64 (68-72) sts. with No. 2 needles and work in ribbing K1, P1 for 2 inch. (all sizes). Incr. 4 sts. (all sizes) at even intervals across last row of ribbing. Change to No. 4 needles and stock. st. With 68 (72-76) sts. work even until the entire piece measures 8½ (9-9½) inch. or any des. length to underarm. Bind off for armhole at the beg. of the next 2 rows 4 (5-5) sts., at the beg. of the next 2 rows 2 sts. (all sizes) (56 (58-62) sts. left). Start yoke pattern and work even for 5½ (5¾-6) inch. from the first binding off. Bind off for shoulders at the beg. of the next 6 (4-4) rows 6 (10-10) sts., rem. 20 (18-22) sts. bind off for neck.

FRONT:
Work Front as Back until armhole is bound off (56 (58-62) sts. left). Start yoke pattern and work even for 3¾ (4-4¼) inch. from the first binding off. Work across 20 (21-22) sts. and slip them to a holder to be worked later. Bind off for neck next 16 (16-18) sts. and work on rem. 20 (21-22) sts. only. Decr. 1 st. at neck edge every other row until 18 (20-20) sts. are left over. Work as high as back and bind off for shoulder at armhole edge 6 (10-10) sts. 3 (2-2) times. Slip sts. from holder back to needle, attach yarn and finish this side of neck to correspond.

SLEEVE:
Cast on 42 (46-50) sts. with No. 2 needles and work in ribbing K1, P1 for 94 inch. (all sizes). Incr. 8 (6-6) sts. at even intervals across last row of ribbing. Change to No. 4 needles and pattern. With 50 (52-56) sts. work even until the entire sleeve measures 2½ (3-3½) inch. or any des. length to underarm. Bind off at the beg. of the next 2 rows 3 (4-4) sts. Decr. 1 st. at the beg. of each row until cap measures 2¼ (2½-2¾) inch. Decr. 1 st. at the beg. and end of every 4th row twice (all sizes). Bind off 2 sts. at the beg. of the next 4 rows. Bind off rem. sts. Work the other sleeve to correspond.

FINISHING:
Sew up side, right shoulder and ½ inch of left shoul­der seam. Sew in sleeves. Neckband: Right side facing you pick up with No. 2 needles 56 (60-64) sts. around the neck and work in ribbing K1, P1 for 5 rows. Bind off loosely K as K and P as P. With No. 4 crochet hook work 3 rows s.c. around shoulder opening. Sew snaps to open­ing and block to size.

This pattern was originally published in Baby and Children Fashions in Wool, Hilde 109 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.