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1950s Suzanne Baby’s 3-Piece
Sweater Set #B112
Quick & easy to
crochet this delightful sweater with matching cap & bootees!
SIZE: Infants to 6 months
Larger
sizes may be achieved by increasing size of hook & weight of yarn.
Materials:
4
oz 3-ply Baby Yarn
#3
Bone Crochet Hooks
Ribbon
SWEATER: Yoke: Start
at neck edge, ch 85; 1 dc in 3rd st from hook & in each rem ch (83 sts
& first ch make 84 sts), Ch 3, turn.
2nd row:
Make
* 1 dc in next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from * across row (27 incs). Ch 3, turn.
3rd row:
Make
1 dc in each st across row (111 sts). Ch
3, turn.
4th row:
Make
* 1 dc in next 3 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from * across row (27 incs). Ch 3, turn.
5th row:
Make
1 dc in each st across row. Ch 3, turn.
6th row:
Make
* 1 dc in next 6 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from * across row (19 incs). Ch 3, turn.
7th row:
Make
1 dc in each st across row (157 sts). Ch
3, turn.
8th row:
Make
* 1 dc in next 7 sts, 2 dc in next st; rep from * 17 times more (18 incs), dc
to end of row. Ch 3, turn.
9th row:
Make
1 dc in each st across row (175 sts). Ch
3, turn.
Foundation row:
Make
1 dc in next dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same place as last dc, * ch 2, sk 2 sts, into
next st make - 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc (shell); rep from * across row, end with shell
in next to last st in row (58 shells in row).
Ch 3, turn.
SEparation: Over first ch-2 sp make
- 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc (shell); * ch 3, sk next sp, into next sp make - 2 dc, ch 2,
2 dc (shell) *; rep bet *’s until you have completed 8 shells (front); ch 3, sk
next 13 shells for sleeve; over next shell make shell; rep bet *’s until you
have completed 16 shells for back; ch 3, sk next 13 shells for 2nd sleeve; ch
1, make shell over next shell, rep bet *’s across rem 7 shells. Ch 3, turn.
Next row: * Make shell over ch-2
sp, ch 3, rep from * across row. Ch 3,
turn.
Rep
this last row until piece meas 6” from yoke.
Fasten off & break yarn.
SLEEVES: Tie yarn in at underarm edge & work in
shell patt as on body part until piece
meas
5” from edge of yoke. Break yarn.
Sew
up sleeve.
Make
other sleeve same way.
BEADING
AT NECK EDGE: Tie yarn at neck edge, ch
4, * sk 1 st, 1 dc in next st, ch 2, rep from * around neck edge. Break yarn.
BONNET: Start at center back, ch 3; join with sl st
to form ring. Make 6 sc into ring.
2nd rnd:
2
Sc in each st.
3rd rnd:
(Mark beg of rnd with colored thread as an aid
in counting). 1 Sc in next st, 2
sc in next st; rep around once.
4th rnd:
1
Sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st; rep around once. Having 1 more st bet each inc, keep inc 6 sts
on rnd until you have 12 sts bet each inc (84 sts). Ch 1, turn.
Next row: 1 Sc in each of next 69
sts. Ch 3, turn.
Next row: 1 Dc in first sc on row
below, ch 2, 2 dc in same place as last dc made, * ch 2, sk 3 sts, into next st
make - 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc (shell); rep from * across 69 sts (18 shells). Ch 3, turn.
Next row: * Over ch-2 sp make - 2
dc, ch 2, 2 dc; ch 2, sk next sp; rep from * across row.
Rep
this last row until you have made 4” of shell patt. Break yarn.
Neck band: Tie yarn at front edge,
in top of turning ch-3, (working around neck edge of bonnet); ch 6, * 1 sc in
side of next shell, ch 6, sk next shell; rep from * across shell rows (7 sps);
ch 6, 1 sc in 2nd scan back of bonnet, ch 6, sk 3 sc, 1 sc in next st, ch 6, sk
3 sc, 1 sc in next st, ch 6, sk 3 sc, 1 sc in next st, ch 6, work across 2nd
side of shells as before (18 sps in all).
Ch 1, turn.
Next row: Over each ch-6 sp make
6 sc. Break yarn. Trim with ribbon.
BOOTIES:
Instep & Sole: Ch 10, turn, 1 sc in
2nd st from hook & in each of next 8 chs.
Ch 1, turn. 1 Sc in each of 9
sts.
Rep
this last row 7 times more (9 rows in all).
Ch
35 for ankle; join with sl st to opposite corner, make 9 sc along side at
instep, 9 sc across toe, 9 sc across 2nd side of instep, 1 sc in each of 35-chs
(62 sc). Mark beg of rnd.
Work
around in sc for 10 rows more. Break
yarn.
Top part: Tie yarn in at 18th ch
at back part of bootie. Ch 4, 1 dc in
same st, ch 2, 2 dc in same place as last dc, * ch 2, sk 3 sts, into next st
make - 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc (shell); rep from * around (11 shells). Ch 4 turn.
Work
in same patt as on bonnet until you have made 2” of shell patt. Break yarn.
Sew
up sole & back of bootie.
Trim
with ribbon.
Make
other bootie same way.
Enjoy!
ABBREVIATIONS:
BET = Between
CH = Chain
DC = Double Crochet
DEC = Decrease
INC = Increase
LP = Loop
MEAS = Measure
PATT = Pattern
REP = Repeat
SC = Single Crochet
SK = Skip
SL ST = Slip Stitch
ST = Stitch
TRC = Triple Crochet
