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Size 3 to 6 months

MATERIAL:
Jacket: 3 skeins Baby Yarn 3 ply (1 oz. skein)
Hat: 1 skein Baby Yarn 3 ply (1 oz. skein)
Bootees: 1 skein Baby Yarn 3 ply (1 oz. skein)
1 pair knitting needles No. 3
1 crochet hook No. 2 or C
2 stitch holders
Ribbon for trimming

GAUGE: 7 sts. = 1 inch

PATTERN:
1st row: K across row.
2nd row: * K1, P1, repeat from * across row.
3rd row: K across row.
4th row: * P1, K1, repeat from * across row.
Repeat these 4 rows for pattern.

JACKET:
Starting at bottom cast on with No. 3 needles 163 sts. (back and both fronts) and work in seed st. for 8 rows. Change to pattern and keep the first and last 5 sts. on needle in seed st. for border all the way up and work the rem. 153 sts. in pattern. Work even until the entire piece measures 5½ inch. ending with 3rd row. Divide the sts. as follows: Work across 38 sts. (first front), bind off next 10 sts. for armhole, work across 67 sts. for back, bind off next 10 sts. for armhole. Work across rem. 38 sts. for 2nd front. Slip all sts. to an extra needle.

SLEEVE:
Cast on 41 sts. with No. 3 needles and work in seed st. for 8 rows, incr. 15 sts. at even intervals across last row. Change to pattern and work even until the entire sleeve measures 5½ inch. ending with same row as Jacket. Bind off at the beg. of next 2 rows 5 sts., slip rem. sts. (46 sts. left) to a holder. Work 2nd sleeve the same way.

YOKE:
Attach yarn to right front and work as follows: K across 1st front, put a marker on needle, K across 1st sleeve, put a marker on needle. K across back, put a marker on needle, K across 2nd sleeve, put a marker on needle, K across 2nd front (235 sts. all tog.) Work in seed st. and K2 sts. tog. before and after each marker every other row (8 sts. are decr. in every other row) until there are 83 sts. left on needle. Incr. 1 st. Next row: * K2, y.o., K2 tog., repeat from * across row. Work 3 more rows in seed st. Bind off.

FINISHING:
Sew up sleeve seams and sew sleeves into armholes. Block to size. Pull ribbon through beading row.

HAT:
Cast on 80 sts. with No. 3 needles and work in pattern for 1½ inch. for cuff. Reverse pattern (working right side on wrong side of cuff) and work even until piece measures 4 inch. above cuff. Finish Hat starting with decr. as Hat in set No. 746 working in garter set.

BOOTEES:
Cast on 44 sts. with No. 3 needles and work in pattern for 1¼ inch. for cuff. Reverse pattern (working right side on wrong side of cuff) and work even until piece measures 1½ inch. above cuff. Work in garter st. from now on and finish Bootees starting with beading row as Bootees in set No. 746.