Trove #7 -- Doll's Leggings

These leggings are surprisingly easy to make. They will fit a doll 12-14" in length. The original pattern, here, includes a pair of baby bootees, which I have omitted, since they are not for dolls. My edited pattern follows.

KNITTED DOLL LEGGINGS.

The Maitland Daily Mercury (NSW, Australia), Saturday 26 January 1935.

The doll's 'leggingettes' take one ounce of two-ply wool, and are knitted on number twelve (US2) needles. They should fit a 12-14 inch doll.

Start at the waist by casting on 34 stitches, and work four rows in two plain, two purl ribbing.

Now make the holes for the elastic: *Knit four, make one, knit two together, repeat from * to the end of the row.

Knit six more rows of ribbing, then knit plain for four inches.

Now decrease one stitch at each end of the work every other row, until you have reduced the stitches to 30, then work 12 rows without shaping.

Next row: Knit three, make one; knit two together; continue from to the end of the row. Continue in plain knitting for four rows, then divide the stitches for the foot.

Next row, knit ten, and on the next (middle) ten stitches work backwards and forwards for 12 rows.

Break off the wool, and join to where the ten stitches were left, then, with the same needle, pick up six stitches along the side of the instep flap and also ten stitches across the toe.

Take a spare needle and knit ten toe stitches, pick up six stitches down the other side of the instep flap, and also work the remaining ten stitches on to the same needle.

Knit across all the stitches for six rows, then decrease one stitch at both ends of the needles, for four rows and cast off. This completes one leg. Make another to match, then join the feet and leg seams, thread elastic through the waist, and ribbons through the holes at the ankle parts.