The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-05-12
GOLF CAPES FOR BABIES
Dainty Affairs Without Sleeves
So Comfortable


Even the baby needs a goli cape, IA
summer for does not the suburban
mother frequently have her maid
bring baby to the club house for his
airing, and incidentally accompany
her home after her morning's round
Of goli linksi Then does he wear
his pretty little crochetcd Saxony
cape, done in pink and white
These capes appeal at once TO the
novice in crocheting. for there is no
more fetching piece Of fancy work 10
do than one 81 these tiny garments.
Every mother prizes them in her
baby's trousscau, for they are so
much more easily adjusted when the
little tot is comfortably placed in his
gO-cart or coach This cape is usual
" done in star stitch, though the shell
stitch is equally favored, either being
soft and dainty ia SaNony yarn
Even the voting girls arc taking up
crocheting this season At tennis ca-
sinos especially one observes pretty
girls industriously plying this art Of
creating beautiful things Why not
DO eoli cape or two this year Tor
sisters baby or as a donation for
some bazaar, which IS sure 10 come IN
handy next autumnS As offerings for
church fairs these infants goli capes
are among the most salablc Of arti-
cles. tlley having proven So superior
in every way a. baby sacks Every
mother Knows what q nuisance Il Is to
try and get fhe cute little unmanage
able arms INTO sleeves
Would not baby trousseau be
els
cluded, done in the Vatican color
ings-thcse exquisite tints. pink, blue
and ccru, which are the craze OF the
hour? Of course, il the wee TOT is a
boy the mother usuaiy preiers the
more vivid shades oi pink, which are
really more boyish Then this gar
ment. il needed for more practical
usage, is really lovely done in gray, or
scarlet, and Tor genuine country wear
these shades are splendidly pictur-
esquc against the green and blue
backgrounds OF trees and skies. A
well-groomcd baby is delight to
look upon in these well thought.out
comfortable capes
Detailed instructions on how to
make this garment are given below.
The materials required for setting up
this cape are two or three-fold Co
lumbia Saxony ~ hanks OF white
and u hank pink, one bone crochet
hook No. g.
DIRECTIONS.
Chain SO for neck. make one long crochet
back into the 9th cliain, chain one then one
long crochet repeating 10 the end Of chain.
thus forming f'bb0n holes.
list Row Of fancS stitch. plain
one fancy stitch chnln one then widen
one. make one then widen. one pb,in, then
widen (for the shOulder) continue with \
plain, widen one. one plain widen one,
making this the middle hack seain make
the last half the COW Just Ike the first
half
81 Row Chain 3 one fancy stitch chain
one, widen one. chain one II stitches,
widen one. one plain. widen one. FOR shoul-
der, 10 plain. widen one. them one plain
tmddle Of backl thcu widrf one, finish
row as before.
Make y rows precisely like the 2d and 3d
Border two rows Of long erocAei in clus-
tfrs of three.
The shell consists OF t,. long crochet
with chain Of one between and three corals
with two long crochet on other side.
Corals are made by putting wool over
hook times IN succession then put the
hook through the space ia preceding row
INTENDED Tor the she'll pui wool over hook
ana draw through the length Of coral. put
thread over again. chain one last row of
border chain three caught into each space
on top of she'll
Star stitch or she'll stitch can be nsed for
,ape.