Part 4

MATERIALS: HERO Crazy Daisy Winder. HERO Smart-Set Interchangeable Bag Handle. 4 Ply Knitting Worsted, 2 oz. skein, 1 Royal Blue, 1 Turquoise and 1 Olive Green. HERO No. F aluminum crochet hook and a yarn darning needle. Two pieces lt. blue felt, 7½″ × 11-¼″ each. Two pieces dk. blue Indian-Head for lining 7⅛″ × 11⅛″. Press-on non woven interfacing.

TO MAKE DAISIES: Follow general directions for winding daisies on page 3. TO SEW CENTERS: Insert darning needle under 2 petals and draw yarn through tightly, * bring yarn back over the last one of the 2 petals, insert yarn under this petal and next petal and draw through tightly; repeat from * until you have completed 3 rnds of sts around center. Make 20 daisies in Royal blue with Turquoise centers. These daisies are shown with the back st center as the right side. Make 20 daisies in Turquoise with Royal Blue centers, however on the Turquoise daisies the side facing you as you sew the center will be used as the right side so be sure to work all ends in neatly.

TO MAKE CIRCLE: With Olive Green, sc in end of petal (go through the 2 loops of petal), * ch 2, sc in next petal; repeat from * around, ending ch 2, join with a sl st to first sc. Fasten off.

TO ASSEMBLE: Alternating the color of daisy, with Olive Green join each daisy at one st with a sc (center it at the 6th and 12th petal) until 10 daisies are joined. Make 1 more strip of 10 in the same color arrangement and 2 more strips of 10 in the alternate color arrangement. Join the 4 strips tog in the same manner, making sure to alternate color of daisy. From wrong side, fold in half and join side daisies leaving the upper 2 rows free to be tacked to lining at opening. With wrong side facing, sew Indian-Head tog with ¼″ seams, rounding corners at bottom and leaving 3½″ open at each side. Assemble felt in the same manner, leaving 4¼″ open at top. Cut press-on material to fit and press on to felt. Fold felt 1″ at top edge to wrong side and machine st in place. With wrong sides facing, slip Indian-Head into felt and blind st in place (lining slightly smaller than felt). Pull daisies over felt and tack at top of side seams and top of bag. Slip bars of handle through top bands and fasten ends.

CRAZY DAISY CARDIGAN

Shown on page 22 and back cover

SIZES: Directions are for Small (size 8-10). Changes for Medium (size 12-14) and Large (size 16-18) are in parentheses.

MATERIALS: HERO Crazy Daisy Winder. Wool and Shetland Wool, 2 oz. skein, 7 (8-9) Grey (A) and 2 (2-3) Ecru (B). HERO No. 5 straight knitting needles and No. 6 circular knitting needle. No. 1 steel crochet hook. Tapestry needle. 9 small button molds.

GAUGE: 4 connected daisies—7½″.

TO MAKE DAISIES: Turn knob to release spokes. With left thumb hold A at center leaving end to extend at center for about 1″. With right hand, pass yarn from left to right around spoke No. 1 at top, across center, from right to left around spoke No. 2 directly opposite; wrap around these spokes once more in the same manner. Bring yarn across center from left to right around spoke No. 5 at right of first spoke wrapped, across center from right to left around spoke No. 6 at left of 2nd spoke wrapped, wrap around these 2 spokes once more. Bring yarn across center from left to right around spoke No. 9, across center and from right to left around spoke No. 10, wrap around these 2 spokes once more. Bring yarn across center and cut about 1″ beyond center (you have been winding around every other spoke). Continue with B in this manner wrapping twice around 2 spokes exactly opposite then passing on to the next 2 free spokes until all spokes are wrapped twice, ending with spoke No. 12—thus wrapping with B the spokes that were skipped when you were winding with A. Bring yarn across center and cut about 1″ beyond center.

TO CONNECT DAISIES: Follow directions given for Joining A on page 3 using A yarn. Join daisies until there are 5 rows of 18 (20-23) daisies for body of cardigan—2 fronts and back. Next row: Join 4 (5-6) daisies for front, skip 1 daisy for underarm, join 8 (8-9) daisies for back, skip 1 daisy for underarm, join 4 (5-6) daisies for other front.

SLEEVES: Join 4 rows of 7 (7-8) daisies. Lower Cuff: With No. 6 needle and right side facing, with A pick up and k 55 (57-59) sts across lower edge of sleeve. Row 1: K 1, * p 1, k 1; repeat from * across. Row 2: P 1, * k 1, p 1; repeat from * across. Repeat these 2 rows for ribbing for 2″. Bind off loosely in ribbing. Join seam of sleeve the same as joining daisies. Join another row of 6 (6-7) daisies across top of sleeve, leaving 1 daisy free for underarm. Note: Circular needle is used as two straight knitting needles.

YOKE: Join last row of top edge of sleeve to top edges of last row of fronts and back. With circular needle, A and right side facing, pick up and k 41 (46-51) sts on right front; 58 (58-63) sts along top of sleeve; 85 (85-90) sts across top of back; 58 (58-63) sts across top of sleeve and 41 (46-51) sts across top of left front, 283 (293-318) sts. Row 1: Wrong side. * P 3, k 2; repeat from *, end p 3. Row 2: * K 3, p 2; repeat from *, end k 3. Repeat these 2 rows for 1½″ (2″-2½″), ending with row 1. Dec Row: * K 1, k 2 tog, p 2; repeat from *, end k 1, k 2 tog. Continue in pattern as established for 1½″, ending on wrong side. 2nd Dec Row: K 2, p 2 tog; repeat from *, end k 2. Continue in pattern as established for 1″, ending on wrong side. 3rd Dec Row: K 2 tog, p 1; repeat from *, ending k 2 tog. Change to No. 5 needles and continue in ribbing for 1″. Bind off in ribbing.

LOWER BORDER: With No. 6 needle, A and right side facing, pick up and k 163 (175-187) sts along lower edge. Work in ribbing as for cuff of sleeve for 4″. Bind off in ribbing.

FINISHING: Block lightly. With A, work 1″ of sc along left front edge, working a ch 1 to turn all rows. Last Row: Work backwards (counter clockwise), sc in each sc along front edge. Fasten off. Mark position of 9 buttons evenly spaced, placing first 1″ from lower edge and last ½″ below neck edge. Work right front border as for left front for ¾″. Buttonhole Row: Opposite each marker for button, ch 3, skip 2 sts, sc in next st. Next row: Work 2 sc under each ch-3 space. Complete as for left front. Work 1 row of sc around neck, holding in slightly. Work 1 more row around neck as for last row on left front edge. Fasten off.

CROCHETED BUTTONS: Make 9. With B, ch 3 and join with a sl st to form a ring. Rnd 1: 6 sc in ring. Rnd 2: 2 sc in each sc. Rnd 3: 1 sc in each sc. Rnd 4: Insert mold. * skip 1 sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * around until mold is covered. Fasten off. Join underarms and sleeves to back and front.

Transcriber’s Notes

—Silently corrected a few typos.

—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.

End of Project Gutenberg's "Crazy Daisy" Boutique, Vol. No. 5, by Anonymous