WORK COLUMN.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue XXIII, 5 June 1897, Page 718

WORK COLUMN.

This little jacket in close crochet is intended tor children of tender age. The dimensions can easily be enlarged, if necessary. It can be tied either behind or in front, with strings of ribbon, braid or a cord of crochet, chain and D.c. Three skeins of grey or coloured fingering are required. This jacket is very pretty worked with white fingering, and white ribbon round the neck, a

bow to tie down the front, and a bow at the wrist to tie through the turned up cuff to the sleeve. Make a chain the lejgth of the jacket, about 40 stitches, and work on this the right-hand front, D.c. in every loop. - turn, and work Dc. through every stitch, always putting the hook under the stitch through the back. Repeat from All the jacket is worked the same, and the outside and inside will be alike. Shape the neck and shoulders as you pro-

ceed ; make i chain when yon turn at the neck, for the nrst 4 ribs. When \ou work up 'rom the bottom again make a little gusset to increase the jacket in width round, work 16 D c.. 2 single, turn, make 2 single, then D.c. to the end again. From the neck, after the 4th rib, slope the shoulder gradually to 38 stitches for the roth rib. This makes one front. For the armhole, work from the bottom of the jacket 21 D.c., leave 17, turn, and work four more rows of 21 D.c., then make a chain of 17 for the back of the armhole and work the back of the jacket, raise the shoulder to accord with the other side. Make a gusset the same as before, after the 4th rib. and again in the middle of the back, a few stitches longer than the others, on the totb rib. Work the other half of the jacket the same. The sleeve.—Work the upper part of the sleeve looser, and the wrist tighter, to make it a nice shape. Upon 30 chain work D.c , increase 1 chain every row at the shoulder till there are 36 stitches on the row. and after 2 rows decrease gradually to 30 stitches again. When there are 17 ribs at the wrist work 17 dc. from the upper part of the sleeve. 3 single, turn, 3 single,

D.c. to the top of the sleeve. Sew up the sleeve, turn up the cuff and work S scallops round it. - 5 treble in a space, miss 1. a single, miss 1. repeat from - and work the same scallop all round the jacket. Make 2 rows of treble round the neck, and upon this work 10 scallops.