Smocked Frock by Australian Women's Weekly

Smocked Frock

Knitting
July 1945
Light Fingering ?
US 3 - 3.25 mm
1000 - 1200 yards (914 - 1097 m)
4-5 years
English
This pattern is available for free.

Can be knitted in 3-ply wool for winter or in cotton for summer wear. Specially designed for 4-5-year-olds.

There is a pattern for the drawstring bag, also.

Measurements. Length from shoulder, 21in.; skirt, 11in.; waist, 22in.; yoke, 8in. across back.

Materials: 9oz. Patons “Beehive” fingering wool, 3-ply (Patonised Shrink-resist finish); 1 pair No. 11 needles; or 11 skeins knitting cotton (equivalent to 3-ply wool) ; 4 skeins cotton equals 3 skeins wool; No. 12 needles if using knitting cotton; 1 bone crochet hook; 6 small buttons; 2 skeins contrasting shade embroidery wool.

Tension: 10 rows to the inch.