New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18
INFANTS SHIRT

M.F. B.. Frederick, Md, is herewith offered the
cordial thanks of this department, both fer her
pleasant letter and the Infants Shirt pattern
accompanying it. She says: "The knitting col
umn has been such pleasure to me. that wish to
express my grateful appreciation of 1t. l have
many times thought would send it some help, but
am a writer, and so busy it is hard to take time,
and tits not possible to do such thing to any pur
pose. unless it is written out with great care and
clearness to make it ineligible to all. However,
when saw that a correspondent had asked for q
rule for babys shirts felt that mast send mine,
if everything stood still, for it to You after
all the nice things you have helped me to- l have
an excellent baby-soc pattern, and will try and
send that if you WISH Ihope this will please G. NJ.
~, and am very gratefully your delighted reader"
The TRIBUNE will be pleased to publish the sock
pattern. Tho directions for the Infants Shirt"
are as follows:
Cast OIL 7S stitches. 1t should be understood that
when stitches are set up they must be knitted
across plain and very loose in order to make good
edge and first stitches are always slipped without
knitting for the same reason.
LIST row: Slip LIST, slip I'd, knit plain and bind
Tor cast I'd over it, over, plain, plain, over,
plain over plain, over, l plain, over, plain,
over, plain narrow (or knit together), purl /;
repeat from slip I'd " to the end Of the row.
knit plain repeat 10 end of row.
Sd row: Slip LIST. slip I'd. knit Sd plain and bind
I'd over it, knit IL plain, narrow. Durl 1 repeat
from slip I'd to end of row.
4th row: Slip LIST. pur II, knit plain, Durl IA,
knit plain repeat to end of row.
9Th row: Slip 1st. slip I'd, knit Sd plain and bind
I'd over Sd, knit 10 plain. narrow purl 1, and repeat
as in Sd and LIST rows to the end
9th row; slip LIST, purl 10, purl 2 together knit
plain, purl 10, purl together, knit plain. and
repeat to the end ofrow.
This makes the whole pattern. and when done
should leave 70 stitches begun with. 1t is to be
repeated six times, which makes the bottom part
Of the shirt body. Above this it should be simply
ribbed by knitting plain and purl. plain and
purl back and forth till it is as long as desired !;
inches Is about right. Then knit row of holes
across the top for the cord which draws the neck.
and cast off, Seventy stitches are enough for the
ribbed part. and the three extra stitches may be
disposed of by binding them off gradually. any,
where throughout the LIST row of the ribbed part.
They must not be done all together or it would
show. Two pieces knit like the above, and
Bewed together with the wool (which should be g.
threaded Saxony yaTDl, make the body, and these
side arc to be left open Az inches from the
top for the sleeve. Any pretty lace pattern of IS
10 10 stitches will answer for this. 1 have always
used the one on page OF the "Woman's Extra"
and this is how you must use 1t Having made 10
points knit about ii or 10 rows plain, which Will
make little square piece on the end. This is for
gusset and is to be sewed TO the other end like any
gusset cut chemise sleeve. Then sew 1t into
the place left in tho side with the point set in
where the seam was left open.
The holes round the top of the body are made in
this way. beginning on the right side, of courses
Slip l. over, narrow, plain, over, narrow, plain,
over, to end of row. Knit back all plain, then cast
of.
This makes the prettiest infants shirt have ever
seen, IL they are required to be high in the neck
it can be done by narrowing off gradually tat what
would be the top, otberwise) TO fit tine shoulder;
probably eight stitches on each side would be
enough. An open place must be left in one breadth
for the neck This Is easily done by dividing the
number Of stitches by 2 and knitting the Two
halves up separately This leaves the little slit for
the front. They are yerV durable and II laundried
properly will last long time. The baby always
0ntgToWs them in fact. and they will not shrink
mueh unless they are badly rinsed and so4pSuds
left in them In fact that is what ruins all sorts of
woollen goods, which would last as long as any,
fhing else otherwise.
SCRAP BAG.
FLANNEL EDGING.-Mrs. T. Fl. c. obligingly sends
tins pretty pattern for edging for flannel skirt
Ca9t on stitches. LIST rows Slip i, knit l, over,
knit 2 together, over, 2 plain.
I'd row: Knit plain. Repeat these rows until you
have IL stitches; in repeating the LIST row knit
plain to the last four stitches, then yarn over to-
Rether, etc.
ioth row; Slip l. knit Q together, over, knit to-