7. Second row: Fasten yarn in the middle of the first scallop on the left side, leaving the end hanging. Chain 3. Put 1 double crochet in same stitch. Chain 2. Put 2 double crochets in same stitch, and continue to other end of yoke, making a scallop in the middle of each scallop.
8. Continue in this way until the body is as long as the strip in front.
9. Thread a long-eyed needle with the end of yarn hanging from the first scallops, and catch it to the front strip with an over-and-over stitch. Cut off yarn.
Continue to fasten fronts to scallops in this way until they are fastened down the full length of the fronts.
1. Fasten yarn at corner of armhole. Chain 3, and make a scallop (as in body part of sacque) in first stitch.
2. Skip 4 of the slip stitches on the edge. Make a scallop in the next stitch. Continue in this way around the armhole.
3. Join last and first scallop with slip stitch.
4. Chain 3 and make another round of scallops and join.
5. Continue to make rounds of scallops until there are 7 rows.
6. On the next row, chain 3. Put 2 double crochets in the middle of each scallop in the row below.
7. Next row: Chain 3. Put 1 double crochet in each double crochet of row below. Break off and fasten yarn.
1. Chain 6, and make a strip of afghan stitches 14 rows long.
2. Finish all around strip with slip stitch.
3. Sew ends of band together, and slip it over the end of the sleeve, putting the seam to the seam of the sleeve, and sew in place with end of pink wool.
Trimming.—With pink silk, make a row of slip stitches all around the edge of the sacque, and ends of the sleeves.
Thread a zephyr needle with two threads of the silk, and make cross stitches on the front strips, and around the strips at ends of sleeves.
Fasten pink narrow ribbons at neck to tie.
Material: Two-fold Saxony wool. Crochet silk (mercerized) for trimming. Bone crochet needle, No. 2.
1. With the Saxony, make 3 chain stitches.
2. Join them in a ring with a slip stitch.
3. Make 3 chain stitches, and make 16 double crochets in the ring.
4. Join the last double crochet with the top of the 3 chain stitches with a slip stitch. This makes the first row.
5. Second row: Make 3 chain stitches and put 2 double crochets in each double crochet of the first row. In making this garment, take up back loop of the stitch only. Join as in direction No. 4 (bottom of page 236).