Jacket and Cap Pattern

With Pink Ch 130 (about 11 inches) and work 129 sc on chain. 2nd Row. Ch 3, turn, 1 dc in 2nd sc, * ch 1, skip 1 sc, 1 dc in next sc, repeat open meshes across row ending row with dc in last sc (63 meshes), ch 3, turn.

3rd Row. Work 12 one ch meshes for front, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next mesh, dc in dc, 5 meshes for shoulder, shell in next mesh, dc in next dc, 25 meshes for back and continue shoulder and front, ch 3, turn. 4th Row. Work meshes across front, 1 mesh over first half of shell, shell in center of shell, 1 mesh over last half of shell, work meshes to next shell, 1 mesh over first half of shell, shell in center of shell, 1 mesh over last half of shell and continue to end of row. This increases 1 mesh at each front and 2 at each shoulder and back. Work 10 more rows same as the 4th row.

1st Row of Pattern. Ch 3, 2 dc in same space, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, sc in next dc, repeat across front (15 shells) shell of 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in center of shell, 17 shells across shoulder, shell of 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, in center of shell, 30 shells across back, work other shoulder and front to correspond. 2nd Row. Ch 4, 3 dc over ch 3 of shell, * 3 dc over ch 3 of next shell, repeat from * across row working a shell of 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in each shell of shoulders. 3rd Row. Ch 3, 2 dc in same space * sc in center dc of next pattern, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, repeat from * to end of row working shells of 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc at shoulders. 4th Row. Same as 2nd row of pattern. 5th Row. Work shells same as 3rd row to shoulder, shell in center of shell, * ch 3, 2 dc in top of last shell made, repeat from * 5 times (this forms the armhole), 3 dc in center of next shoulder shell, work shells across back and work other side.

6th, 8th, 10th Rows. Work in dc same as 2nd row. 7th, 9th, 11th Rows. Work in shells. 12th Row. Work in dc increasing 5 times in row by working a group of dc between 13th and 14th shell, then increase after every 14th shell 3 times. (88 patterns.) The remainder of the jacket is worked even following pattern of 2nd and 3rd rows. Work 5 rows in Lt. Pink, 1 row Cream, 2 rows Lt. Pink, 3 rows Cream, 2 rows Lt. Pink, 1 row Cream, 2 rows Lt. Pink, break thread.

SLEEVE. Join Lt. Pink at underarm and work 29 shells, join each row and turn each row. Work 12 more rows of pattern in Pink, 1 row Cream, 2 rows Pink, 1 row Cream, 3 rows Pink. 21st Row. With Pink work 1 shell in every other pattern and work 2 rows even. Work other sleeve to correspond.

COLLAR. With wrong side of work toward you join Lt. Pink in 1st sc at neck, ch 3, 2 dc in same space, skip 2 sc, shell in next sc, * ch 3, skip 3 sc, shell in next sc, repeat from * around neck (32 shells). 2nd Row. With Cream, ch 4, * 3 dc over ch of shell, repeat from * 6 times, in next shell work 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc, work 7 patterns even, increase in next pattern, 7 patterns even, increase in next pattern and work remaining patterns even. 3rd Row. With Lt. Pink, work in shell pattern, working 1 shell in ch 2 at increasing points. 4th Row. With Cream work even in dc pattern same as 2nd row. Break thread, and with Lt. Pink work a row of shells all around jacket. Finish with ribbon or a crocheted cord as illustrated.

With Lt. Pink crochet a ch 13 inches long, work 1 row of one ch meshes then work in pattern same as jacket until band measures 5½ inches ending with a dc row. Join Cream and work 1 row. Next row work in Pink increasing once in center of cap same as in collar, then work 1 row in Cream and 1 row Lt. Pink increasing at center. To make up Cap fold through the center and beginning at lower edge, sew together for 1 inch (about 7 meshes). Through the remaining meshes lace a ribbon and tie, leaving back of cap open. With Cream work a row of shells all around cap, fold back the front of cap and finish with ribbon as illustrated.