Polka
For a Child.
Pins No. 9, double Berlin wool, or 4-thread fleecy, cast on 252 stitches with white.
1st row—Make 1, slip 1, knit 2 together; this is the stitch throughout the Polka.
Knit 32 rows, join on the color, and knit 16 rows; then knit 51 stitches, knit 3 together, work on with pattern for 144 stitches, knit 3 together, finish the row with pattern. Next row knit 51 stitches, make 1, slip 1, knit 3 together, knit 145 stitches, make 1, slip 1, knit 3 together, finish the row with pattern. Knit 24 rows. Knit 51 stitches, and knit 3 together, knit 142 stitches of pattern, knit 3 together; finish the row with pattern. Next row knit 51 stitches of pattern, make 1, slip 1, knit 3 together, knit 139 stitches of pattern, make 1, slip 1, knit 3 together; finish with pattern. Knit 24 rows; decrease as above, knitting 6 less in the middle. Knit 24 rows; decrease again. Knit 10 rows. Knit 51 stitches of pattern, then knit 1, knit 2 together, to within 51 stitches of the end; finish with pattern.
Next row, after knitting the 51 stitches, make 1, slip 1, knit 3 together, within 51; there will now be 168 stitches on the pin. Knit 36 rows. Knit the 51 stitches, leave them, and with another pin, cast off 9 stitches for the arm hole, knit 48 stitches of pattern, cast off 9 stitches; leave the fronts on the pins, and knit 40 rows; then knit 3 together, finish the row in pattern. At the end of the next row, knit 3 together. Knit 3 rows. Knit 3 together at the end of the next row. Knit 12 rows. Knit 3 together at the end. Knit 12 rows. Knit 3 together. Cast off the back.
For the fronts, knit 40 rows, knit 3 together at the arm hole; at the end of next row, knit 3 together. Knit 8 rows, decrease again, knit 8 rows, decrease, knit 8 rows, decrease, knit 2 rows, decrease as before; cast off 6 stitches at the front, decrease at the arm hole. Next row, cast off 3 stitches, decrease at the arm hole, and cast off. Knit the other front the same.
Sleeve
Cast on 72 stitches.
Knit 70 rows of pattern.
71st row—Knit 54 stitches, turn back.
72nd row—Knit to the end.
73rd row—Knit 51 stitches, turn back.
74th row—Knit to the end.
75th row—Knit 42 stitches, turn, knit to the end.
77th row—Knit 36 stitches, turn, and knit to the end.
79th row—Knit 33 stitches, turn, and knit to the end.
81st row—Knit 30 stitches, turn, and knit to the end.
Then knit 22 rows all along; cast off.
Collar
Cast on 144 stitches.
With white, knit 24 rows; join on the color, knit 6 rows.
31st row—Knit 129 stitches, turn back, and knit to within 15 stitches of the other end; turn back, knit till within 21. Next row, the same; turn back, knit till within 30. Next row, the same, knit till within 33. Next row, the same, knit till within 36. Cast off.
For the side border and cuffs, cast on 15 stitches with white, and knit the length of the color.