CHILD'S PARTY FROCK

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 132, 5 June 1937, Page 19

CHILD'S PARTY FROCK

(Specially Designed for the "Evening

Post," by "Oswalda.")

Materials: 11 skeins 4-ply wool, rose pink, 1 ball white Angora- wool, pair No. 10 needles. Measurements: Shoulder to lower edge in front, 21? in, all round under arms 26in, sleeve seam 12Jin; widtn, lower edge 35Jin. Tension 7 sts. and 10 rows to lin. Front: Commence at the lower edge, cast on 135 sts., work in plain knitting for Uin, then proceed as follows:— • Ist Row (right side of wqrk).— * K. 5, wool forward, si. 6, repeat from *. It is important that the working thread lies to the front of the five slipped stitches. 2nd Row (wrong side of work). — Purl. 3rd Row. —Same as Ist, row. 4th Row.—Same as 2nd row. sth Row.—Same as Ist row. 6th Row.—Same as 2nd row (right side of work).—* Wool forward si. 5 (the thread must again lie to the from of the slipped stitches), k. 2. Insert the right needle under the loose horizontal threads as well as into the first stitch on the left needle, and draw out a loop. Place this loop on the left needle and knit it off plain, together with the ad- j jointing 'stitch. K. 2, repeat from *. Bth Row.—Same as 2nd row. 9th Row (right side of work).— * i Wool forwards, si.. 5, k. 5. Repeat from *. 10th ,~Row.—Same as 2nd row. 11th Row.—Same as 9th row. 12th Row.—Same as 2nd row. 13th Row (right side of work).— * k. 2, knit the loose horizontal threads tog. in the same manner as in the 7th row. k. 2, wool forward, si. 5. Repeat from *. 14th Row.—Same as 2nd row. Repeat these 14 • rows as far as the yoke. On thp 19th row decrease Ist each end of the needle, then again every following 7th row until there are 100 sts. on the needle. When work measures 16in commence yoke, which is-,worked in k. 1. p. 1 rib, and shape for armholes. Cast off 2 sts. at beginning of next 6 rows, then decrease Ist at each end in every following "th row (74 sts. on needle). When yoke measures 4j»in shape for neck. Rib 30 sts. and leave on spare needle, cast off next 14 sts.; rib 30 sts. Working one side only dec. Ist at neck edge every row until 24 sts. remain on needle; at same time, when yoke measures sin,' shape shoulder by. casting 8 sts. every alternate row 3 times. Return to sts. on spare needle and work other side to correspond. Back.—Work in the same manner as the front, until 3in of the yoke is completed, when the slit at the back begins, divide the sts. in half, and work each side separately. ' Having shaped armhole to correspond. with front; work in rib, until yoke measures 4Jin.. On next row, cast off 10 sts. at. neck edge, then dec. 1 st. at same edge, every row, 3.times. When yoke measures, same as front, shape shoulder as before. Sleeves: Both alike. Cast on 45 sts., work-in k: 1, p. 1 rib for lin. Change to st. St., knitting twice into every 3rd st. on first row- Work straight on these sts. until sleeve measures 124 in. Shape top by knitting two tog. at the beginning and end of every row for a further 3in, cast off-remaining sts. Collar.—Using No. 10 needles and Angora wool, cast on 8 sts.; work in plain knitting for 8 rows. * Cast on 6 sts. Work for 6 rows,, cast on 6 sts. work for 6 rows, cast off 6. sts. Work for 6 rows, cast off 6 sts. Work for 6 rows. Repeat from * until there are enough peaks to fit round neck. Cast off.

To make up.—Pin out to measurements. Press with a hot iron over damp cloth, except yoke, cuffs, and collar. These must be pressed lightly over a dry cloth. Join shoulder side and sleeve seams, pleat the top sleeves to fit armholes, sew in sleeves. Fasten the slit at neck with loops and buttons. Sew on collar.