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Vintage 1941 Baby Knit
Cape & Hood #B186
Even
the baby is thought of when it comes to knitting-perhaps more so than
the adult-for
here is baby’s early Fall cape & hood for those evenings, when it is just a
bit too cool for baby to be without some sort of covering. Here is a practical answer, & an answer
soft & alluring. The embroidery on
the cape & hood has that “smart touch” that gives the garment a look of
regality for his-or
her-Royal Highness-the Baby!
SIZE:
6
- 12 months
MATERIALS:
1 pair #2 knitting needles
1 #4 circular knitting needle
Paradise Zephyr baby yarn 10 oz
1 pair #2 knitting needles
1 #4 circular knitting needle
Paradise Zephyr baby yarn 10 oz
3
small buttons
GAUGE:
6
sts = 1“
CAPE:
Starting
at neck, with #2 needles, cast on 76 sts, k 1, p 1, for 3 rows.
Beading:
K
1, * yo, k 2 tog, repeat from * across row, k 1, p 1 for 3 rows, cast on 2
sts.
Change
to #4 circular needle.
Yoke:
Work
in garter st [k each row].
1st
row: K 8, * inc 1 st, k 5, repeat from *
across row to within last 8 sts throughout yoke. Cast on 2 sts.
2nd
row: K 1 row.
3rd
row: On next row, k back to within last 4
sts, bind off 2 sts for buttonhole, k 2.
On
next row: Cast on 2 sts over
those bound off, k across row.
*
Repeat row 1 [but do not cast on the 2 sts].
K 3 rows even. Repeat from *
until you have 182 sts, working 2 more buttonholes, 1” apart.
On
next row: K 24 sts, * slip 1 st,
k 18 sts, repeat from * to within 25 sts, slip 1 st, k 24.
On
next row: K 3, p to within last 3
sts [purling the sl st.], k 3, repeat these 2 rows for 1”.
On
next k row: K 3, inc 1 st, k 9, inc
1 st, k 10, sl 1 st, continuing pattern across row, making inc in center of
each gore. Inc in 4th to last
st same as beg of row.
Work
even for 1”.
Inc
in same manner every inch, until cape measures 11” from end of yoke.
K
12 rows, 6 ribs, bind off loosely on wrong side.
Cord:
Ch
3, join, work 5 sc in ring.
Work
2 sc in each st, until you have 12 sc.
Work
even until you have 5 rows.
Fill
with cotton.
Sc
around, dec a few sts in each row to close opening.
Ch
24”.
Make
another ball in same manner & attach to 2nd end.
HOOD:
Starting
at first half of neck edge, with #2 needles, cast on 42 sts, k 1, p 1 for 4
rows.
Change
to #4 needles. * K 1 row, p 1 row for
1” always knitting first 4 sts on purled rows for border at front.
Now
k 2 tog at back edge, repeat from * until piece measures 5” [37 sts], measuring
after the k 1, p 1 edge.
Work
1” even.
To
Start Peak At Top:
1st
row: K 30 sts, turn.
2nd
row & all even rows: P back, slipping first
st.
3rd
row: K 24, turn.
5th
row: K 18, turn.
7th
row: K 12, turn.
9th
row: K 6, turn.
All
sts are now on left hand needle [this completes half of hood].
On
next row, starting at back k 9 turn.
Following
row: K 15, turn.
Next
row: K 21, turn.
Continue
in this manner, inc 6 sts every other row, until you have 33 sts on right hand
needle, turn.
P
back & on next row, k 37.
Work
other half to correspond inc 1 st every inch at back edge.
Fold
in half & sew seam.
Sew
hood to cape, starting about 2” from beading at beg of cape, gathering across,
leaving 2” at end.
ENJOY!
