Baby Knitted Sweater: Baby Knitted Vest

Baby knitted sweater - Baby's Vest, knitted: The small open-work pattern introduced into the plain smooth fabric gives a light and dainty finish. The vest wool possesses a softness of touch very suitable for babies wear.

Materials -

• 1.5 ozs. 3-ply Beehive Vest Wool.
• 5 no.10 Celluloid Knitting Needles pointed at both ends.
• 1 yd. narrow ribbon.

THE FRONT

Cast 64 stitches on one needle for this baby knitted sweater pattern.

1st row - K.4, P.2, K.2, repeat from * to the end of the row. Repeat this row seven times.

9th row - K.2, purl to the last 2 stitches, K.2.

10th row - knit plain, increasing three stitches in the row.

11th row - like the 9th row.
12th row - K.3, *wool forward, K.2 together, K.3, repeat from * ending with K.2.
13th, 15th, 17th rows - Like the 9th
14th row - K.4, *wool forward, K.2 together twice, wool forward, K.1, repeat from * to the last 3 stitches, knit these.
16th row - like the 12th row
18th row - knit plain
19th row - k.2, purl to the last 2 stitches, knit these.

Repeat the last 2 rows until the work measures 10 inches. Then repeat from the 12th to the 19th row once for this baby knitted sweater pattern.

For the first shoulder, repeat from the 12th to the 19th row twice on the first 12 stitches only. Cast off these 12 stitches.

Slip the neck stitches on to a thread and, on the remaining 12 stitches, knit the second shoulder like the first of this baby knitted sweater.

THE BACK

Work exactly like the front. Sew up the shoulder and the side seams, leaving 4 inches for the armholes.

THE NECK

Join up the wool at the corner where one of the shoulders commences and with the right side of the wokr facing you, knit up 18 stiches over the shoulder; with a second needle knit the stitches that were left at the back; with a third needle knit up 18 stitches over the second shoulder; with a fourth needle knit the stitches that were left at the front.

2nd round - *K.1, wool forward, K.2 together, repeat from * all round. Work 3 rounds in rib of K.1 and P.2. Cast off very loosely.

Thread the ribbon at the neck.

THE SLEEVES

Cast on 64 stitches.
Repeat the first nine rows of the front.

10th row - Knit plain, decreasing 2 stitches in the row.
Repeat from the 11th to the 17th row once.
Then continue repeating the 18th and 19th rows until the sleeve measures 3 inches. Cast off loosely.

Sew up the seams of the sleeves and fix the latter in the armholes placing seam to seam.

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