Here are the directions for a nice set of knitted clothes for a large doll. The pattern doesn't tell how large the doll is, but says the dress is 14" long. The first pattern is for a coat and bonnet. The second one is for a dress, undershirt, panties, and socks. I am searching the Trove files for the original coat pattern. I found it some time ago and made an edited copy, but try as I might, I can't find a complete Trove entry. It only shows the bonnet part, but does not have the coat directions or photo selected for editing. Click here for the coat and here for the other garments.
Here are my edited copies of the two patterns, with pictures. You will need US5 (3.75mm) needles for all the pieces except the socks, which use US1 (2.25mm) needles. The yarn is a light fingering weight -- I always use KnitPicks Palette.
A
DOLL'S KNITTED OUTFIT. – HOW TO MAKE A SMART ONE.
The
Age (Melbourne, Vic., Australia), Friday 5 June 1931.
How very smart your doll would
look in some prettily-made woollies like these, wouldn't she? If you
like knitting, as most girls do, this will making the various clothes
for your doll by following these instructions. Should you feel very
energetic. you might dress a doll for a bazaar and make quite a good
sum of money. This doll has a bonnet and coat, a frock, singlet,
modesties and socks. For the bonnet and coat you will need 2 ½
ounces of 4-pIy knitting yarn, a small ball of brush wool, two No. 9
(US5) needles, a small piece of millinery wire, four small pearl
buttons and one 1 ¾ yard. of narrow ribbon. For the frock,1 ½
ounces of 3-ply knitting yarn, five tiny pearl buttons, a steel
crochet hook (No. 1 size) and one ¾ yard of ribbon (this is for the
sash). Then the singlet, modesties and socks will take 1 ½ ounces
of 2-ply knitting yarn, ¾ yard of narrow ribbon, a small piece of
elastic, and you will want two No. 9 (US5) needles and a pair of No.
14 (US1) steel knitting needles. The directions given here, will make
garments 14 inches in length.
Abbreviations. — K., knit;
P., purl; dec.,- decreasing; tog., together; stocking St., stocking
stitch; St., stitch. To increase, knit twice into the same stitch,
first into the front and then into the back; This does not leave a
gap. Crochet Abbreviations. — D.c., double crochet; ch., chain.
THE
COAT.
The
Back.— Cast on 66 sts. and knit 9 rows in plain- knitting,
working the first row into the back of the stitches to make a firm
edge. Continue in stocking-stitch until work measures 5 inches,
ending with a p. row.
Next
Row: K. 1, k.2 tog. Repeat from to end of row (44 st.).
K.
4 rows plain and continue in stocking st. for 1inch, ending with a p.
row.
Make
armhole curves. Cast off 2 sts. at beginning of each of the next 2
rows, then dec. at both ends of the needle on every alternate row
until 32 sts. remain.
Continue
without dec. for 8 rows, and cast off.
The
Left Front. — Cast on 30 sts. and k. 9 rows plain, working the
1st row into the back of the sts. 10th Row: K. plain.
11th
Row: K, 6, p. 30. Repeat these rows until the work measures 5 inches,
ending with a p. row.
Next
Row: K. 1, k. 2 tog. Repeat to within last 6 sts., k. these.
K.
4 rows plain. Continue in stocking st for ¾ of an inch, ending with
a p. row.
Make
armhole curve. Cast off 2; k. to end.
Next
Row: K. C, p. to end.
Next
Row: K2 tog ., k. to end. .Repeat last two rows once, leaving 22 sts.
Work 8 rows in stocking st. Cast off 8 sts at neck end, p. to end.
Turn,
k. to within last 2 sts., k. 2 tog.
Turn,
p. 2 tog., p. to end.
Repeat
last two rows twice and cast off.
The
Right Front. — Cast on 36 sts. K 9 rows plain.
10th
Row: K.
11th
Row: P. 30, K6. Repeat these 2 rows until work measures 5 inches,
ending with a p. row.
Next
Row: K. 6, *k. 2 tog., k. 1. Repeat from to end.
K.
2 rows.
Next
Row: K to within last 4 sts,, cast off 2 (for first buttonhole) , k.
2.
Next
Row: K 2, cast on 2, k. to end. (Make a buttonhole on every 4th and
5th rows. This will not he referred to again.) Continue in pattern
for ¾ of an inch, ending with a k. row. Cast off 2, p. to within
last 6 sts., k. 6.
Next
Row: K. to within last 2 sts., k. 2 tog.
Next
Row: Work in pattern. Repeat last 2 rows once.
Work
8 rows in pattern. Cast off 8 at neck, k. to end.
Turn,
p. to within last 2 sts., p. 2 tog.
Turn,
k. 2 tog., k. to end.
Repeat
from once. Cast off.
THE
SLEEVES AND COLLAR. — For the sleeve cast. on 20 sts and k. 10
rows plain. Then work 3 rows in a ribbing of k. 1; p. 1. Continue in
stocking st. for 4 rows. *Increase at both ends, of next row. Work 4
rows in stocking st. Repeat from * once. Work 4 more st. st. rows.
Cast off 2 sts. at beginning of each row until 10 remain. Cast off.
For
the collar, cast on 40 sts. K. 2 rows in. a ribbing of k. 1, p. 1.
Work 3 rows plain. Next Row: *K. 4, make 1. Repeat from * to end.
Work 3 rows plain. Repeat from * to * once more. K. 4 rows and cast
off. Sew up the sides and shoulders of coat. Make up the sleeves and
stitch into armholes. Sew ribbed edge of collar to neck on right
side. Press and turn back. Work round the buttonholes and sew on
buttons to fasten. Crochet a row of d.c. round the edge of cuffs and
collar with the brush wool.
THE
BONNET. – Cast on 48 stitches. Work in stocking stitch, for 3
inches, and end on a p. row.
1st
row of shaping: *K.5, k. 2 tog. Repeat from * to end.
Work
2 rows without shaping.
4th
row; *p. 4, p. 2tog., repeat from * to end.
Work
2 rows without shaping.
7th
Row: *K. 3, k. 2 tog. Repeat from * to end.
Work
2 rows without shaping.
10th
Row: *P. 2, p; 2 tog. Repeat from * to end.
Work
2 rows without shaping.
13th
Row: *K. I, k. 2 tog. 1 Repeat from * to end. Cut wool and draw
through sts. on the needle.
To
make the turned-back front; hold wrong side of work towards you,
pick up and k. through every cast-on stitch (48) . P the next row.
Continue in stocking st. for a depth of one inch. Then on the next
knit 1 row, k. 14, cast off 20, k. 14. Work on the last 14, passing
the first 14 on to a safety pin. Work in stocking stitch; dec at both
ends of needle every k. row until 2 st. remain, then draw wool
through the remaining sts.
Join
wool to the opposite side and p. next row. Complete this point to
match the first. Sew up edges of bonnet from centre back as far as
the decreasing for the back, leaving the front straight part free.
Work | a row of d.c. with the brush wool round the neck. Then work a
row all across the turned back. front, covering the wire, working 3
d.c. into the points for turning. Bend the wire sharply at all
corners. Fold back the front and ease the wire to the width of the
work before cutting off the ends of the wire. Make a I small rosette
of the ribbon for each side of the bonnet and use the remainder for
strings.
A
DOLL'S KNITTED OUTFIT. – HOW TO MAKE A SMART ONE.
The
Age (Melbourne, Vic., Australia),
12 June 1931.
The
following details, together with directions for the bonnet and coat
given last week, complete the instructions for making a doll's
knitted outfit. For
the frock, 1 ½ ounces of 3-ply knitting yarn, five tiny pearl
buttons, a steel crochet hook (No. 1 size) and one ¾ yard of ribbon
(this is for the sash).
The
singlet, modesties and socks will take 1 ½ ounces of 2-ply knitting
yarn, ¾ yard of narrow ribbon, a small piece of elastic, and you
will want two No. 9 (US5) needles and a pair of No. 14 (US1) steel
knitting needles. The directions given here, will make garments 14
inches in length.
THE
FROCK.
THE
FRONT. — Cast on 91 sts. and work in moss stitch (k. 1 and p. 1
alternately in every row, so that a plain stitch comes over a purl
stitch and a purl one over a plain stitch in the following rows).
Continue in moss stitch for one inch, then go on in stocking st.
until the skirt measures 3 ½ inches from the beginning, ending with
a k. row.
Next
make a row of holes. 1st Row: K. 2, *wool forward, k. 2 tog.; repeat
from * to end.
2nd and
3rd Rows: K.
4th
Row: *K. 2 sts. tog.; repeat from * to end,: leaving 46.
Continue
in stocking st. for 2 inches, ending, on a p. row. Cast on 2 sts. at
the beginning of each of the next 2 rows.
3rd Row:
5 moss sts, k. to within last 5 sts., k. in moss st.
4th Row:
5 moss St., p. .to within last 5 sts., work in moss 1 st. Repeat the
last two rows twice.
9th Row:
5 moss St., k. 11; moss st. 18, k. 11. moss st. 5.
10th
Row: Moss st. 5, p. 11, moss st. 18, p. 11, moss st. 5. Repeat, last
2 rows once.
13th
Row: Moss st. 5, k. 11. moss st. 4. Put remaining sts. on to a spare
needle for the present.
Then
moss st, 4, k. 11, moss st. 5.
Repeat
the last 2 rows twice. Cast off. Join wool to neck end of remaining
sts. Cast off 10 for front of neck and finish the other shoulder to
match the first one. Cast off.
THE
BACK.— Proceed, exactly the same as for the front as far as the
beginning of the bodice. After reducing the number of stitches: to
46, work as follows. —
1st Row.
P 23 and put the remaining 23 stitches on a safety pin.
2nd Row.
Cast on 2 Work 4 moss st , k. 21.
3rd Row:
P. 21, moss st. 4. Repeat these rows for 2 inches, ending with a k
row.
THE
ARMHOLE — Cast on 2 sts at the beginning of the next row.
1st row.
Moss st. 3, p. 18, moss st. 4.
2nd Row:
Moss st. 4, k. 18, moss st. 5. Repeat the last 2 rows twice, then
the 1st row once more
8th Row:
Moss st. 13, k. 9, moss | st. 5.
9th-Row:
Moss st. 5, p. 9, | moss St. 13. Repeat last 2 rows once.
12th
Row: Cast off 9 st., work 4 moss st, k. 9, 5 moss st.
13th
Row: |5 moss st., p. 9, moss st. 4.
14th
Row: Moss st. 4, k. 9, moss st. 5.
Repeat
the last 2 rows twice. Cast off. Join wool to the wrong side of the
other set of sts. and cast on |2 sts. Work 4 moss St., p. 21.
Next
Row: K 21, moss st. 4. Repeat these 2 rows for 2 inches, ending
with a p. row.
Cast on
2 sts.
1st Row:
5 |moss st., k. 18, moss st. 4.
2nd Row:
4 moss st., p. 18, moss st. 3. Repeat last 2 rows twice.
7th Row:
13 moss st., p.19, moss st. 5.
8th Row:
5 moss St., k. 9, moss st. 13. Repeat last 2 rows once.
11th
Row: Cast off 9, moss st. 4, p. 9, moss st. 5.
12th
Row: Moss St. 5, k. 9, moss st. 4. Repeat last 2 rows twice. Cast
off.
Join up
shoulders and side seams. Crochet a row of d.c. round armholes. Sew
buttons down left side of back opening. Join wool to top of right
side of back opening and work buttonhole loops ; *4 chain, miss a
small space for button to pass through, 3 d.c. into edge and repeat
from * to bottom. Fasten off wool and press seams with warm iron.
THE
SINGLET.
Cast on
44 sts. Work in a k. 2 and p. 2 ribbing for 10 rows. Continue in
plain knitting for 4 ins. Dec. 1 st. at both ends of needle (by k. 2
tog.) on every row until 30 sts. remain. Work 10 rows of plain
knitting, then begin to shape the neck. K. 10, and leave the other 20
on a safety pin. Turn, and dec. 1 st. at neck end of the next 4 rows,
leaving 6 sts. Work 10 rows on these 6 sts., cast off. Transfer sts.
from the safety pin to needle, join on wool and cast off' 10 for
front of neck and knit remaining 10. Work this side to match the
other and cast off. Work another piece exactly the same. Join up side
and shoulder seams. Work round neck and armholes in this way: *1
double crochet, 3 chain, miss quarter of an inch. Repeat from * all
round. Then thread ribbon through holes at the neck.
THE
MODESTIES.
Cast on
48 sts. and work in a k.2 p. 2 ribbing for 5 rows. Make a row of
holes like this for the elastic
to go
through; k. 2, *wool forward, k. 2 tog.; repeat from * to) end. Work
5 more rows in ribbing, after which, continue in plain knitting for
26 rows (13 ridges). Then k. 2 tog. at both ends of needle on every
row until 22 sts. remain. Work 4 rows without decreasing, then
increase that is, knit twice into the same stitch, first into the-
front and then into the back) on every row until there are 48 sts.
again. Work 20 rows plain, then 5 rows in ribbing. Make a row of
holes as before, then 4 rows of ribbing and cast off. Sew up the
sides. Round the leg openings crochet the same edging as on the
singlet. Thread the elastic through the holes at the waist.
THE
SOCKS.
Use the
No. 14 steel needles and 3-ply wool, and cast on 28 sts. Make a
ribbing of 10 rows of k. 2 and p. 2. Then continue 10 rows of
stocking St.. Next begin the foot. K. 9, and continue in stocking st.
on the next 10sts. for 8 rows. Fasten off and run in the end, leaving
the 10 toe sts. on the needle. Join up the wool again at the end of
the first 9 sts. at the corner of the instep. Continue (with the same
needle that has the 9 sts. on it) and k. up 4 sts. along the side of
the instep, and 10 sts. across the toe. With the same needle k. up 4
sts. at the other side of the instep and the remaining 9 sts. from
the ankle. K. 6 rows in stocking st. on these sts. and cast off. Sew
up foot and leg seams.