The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-12-15
Efficient Housekeeping
 By LAURA A. HERMAN.
KNIT YOUR CHILD'S TEDDY REAR. SUII,, YOURSELE.

BEAR SUII'' YoUhSElE.
 The following directions for knit ting a Teddy Bear Suit'' for child from two to three years old (consist- ing of sweater, leggfngs and cap part of it continued tomorrow were sent to me by a reader-mother with the request that I publish them here to help other mothers.
 Materials: 16 skeins zephyr Ger nantown. skeins white zephyr Ger mantown, pair No. 4 knitting needles, and pairs No. steel needles.
 Sweater Back: With blue and No. needles cast on 66 sts. (11 inches) and k. l row and D. row alternately work. turn cast-on edge back against last row. D. surface in. K. TOW, picking up a loop from cast-on edge with each st. This forms hem. K. is F inches long. Cast on 30 sts. at each side. for sleeves; work even un- til end of sleeve measures inches.
 Front: K. 55 and run them on to a st. holder; bind off 16 sts- for back ridges G rows) and at end of last row cast on sts. Work front of sleeve same width as back, bind off sleeve sts. and make lower front to correspond with back. Hem for front should be seWed down to make it same as back. Make other front to correspond, working with sts. held at shoulder.
 Collar: Use white. Pick up sts. along neck edge, holding inside of garment toward you. K. in ridges for 3 inches and break thread, holding Sts. on st. holder.
 Cuff: Use blue and steel needles. Pick up 48 sts. across end of sleeve, and k. 2, p. for 3 F inches. Change to white, working 1st row on inside of sleeve. K. in ridges for inches. F'asten off white and with blue, mak- iJ1cr 6 h g. iT1S11 JxTi6 that at bottom of garment.
 Front Band: Use blue and larger needles. Cast on 15 sts. and k. row and D. 1 row alternately until band of collar. Last row p. Make a mar rowea row. as follows: K l, slip L, k. Je,'passs Slipped st. over, k. to with i'; aS Hs. O. end. k. together, k. l:
 stsiremain. Bind off. Make band
 for fight front in same way, but Sl- with button holes, making 1st but tonshele 1 inch from bottom edge. apart. To make buttonholes bind off sts. sts. in from each end of 1 row and in next row cast them on again. Sew one edge of band to front, and sew other edge behind it. D. surface in. Take collar sts. on needle, end with blue k. l TOW and D. one row alternately. beginning first row at left end of collar and increas- ing in End st. from each end of each k- row. Do this until border is same width as front bands when latter are doubled, then narrow at each end of each k. row. When border is same width as bands, bind off, fold double and sew down. Sew mitred corners together.
 Girdle: Use blue and steel needles Cast on 10 sts. and k. 1 row. End row K. 2 in each st. 3rd row-Slfp 1 with a purling slip. thread in front of needle; k. l. and repeat these 2 sts. to end of needle. Repeat End row until girdle is right length, about 33 inches. K. together across row, and bind off. Make a ch. loop at each end. catching ends of ch. in corners. Make 1 slip st. in each ch. Sew up seams of garment. Cover small button molds with s. c. worked with white, and sew down front. Cover large molds in same way and sew to side seams, for girdle.
 Tomorrow-Knitting Directions for a Child's Three-PiecT Suit CCon'd-)
 All inquiries addressed to Miss Kirkman in care of the Efficient Housekeeping department will be answered in these columns in their turn. This requires considerable time however, owing to the great number received. So if a personal or quicler reply is desired, stamped and self addressed envelope must be enclosed with the question-Editor.