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Show CHE PRETTIEST and ni03t prac-1 tlcal gift for an autumn baby will bo something warm and cosy something knitted of soft, daintily colored wool. For who knows what the temporaturo and the coal situation sit-uation aro going to bo by mid-winter, and baby at any event, must bo kept comfortably warm. The tiny garments and belongings arc easily and quickly made; an expert ex-pert knitter can turn out a llttlo sacquo or a pair of bootoos almost ln an ovenlng, and a carriage or crib spread should not require moro than two or three days' work. These knitted knit-ted articles, too, cost Ies3 than baby things picked up ln the department stores. Fine llttlo frocks, bonnets, wicker nursory furnishings and even hand-palntcd tollot articles aro apt to bo high-priced, and If ono must glvo tho new baby something and cannot can-not afford to spend a great deal for tho gift by all means let It be a dainty, knlttod offering. 1 Mo winter baby can havo loo many cosy worstod sacques for wear ln the houso on crisp mornings. Those knitted knit-ted Jackots aro far better protection for cold weather than tho embroidered and hand-scalloped cashmero sacques that aro so dainty in summer tlmo. A very llttlo baby will not wear a worsted jacket a knitted blankot will wrap tho tiny stranger for the first month or soJ-and ln planning tho llttlo worsted sacquo. havo It largo enough to fit a baby of three to eight months old. A small baby may bo cnvclopod ln a roomy Jacket with tho sleeves turned up; but pity tho bouncing Infant, In-fant, active of arms, who Is squeezed Into a knitted sacquo too small for him! Tho llttlo pink and whlto Jackot pictured is very easy to knit and tho work goes quickly. The wholo garment gar-ment Is done in plain, back-and-forth knitting, with no complications of purling or othor fancy stitches to be puzzled out ln tho directions- You will need throo skeins of three-fold Saxony yarn (two of whlto and ono of pink) and a pair of No. 1 bono knitting needles. Cost on 50 stitches for tho back and knit plain for 40 ribs. Cast on 4 0 stitches for each sleovo and knit 15 ribs. Bind off 15 stitches at center I for back of neck and knit 3 ribs ovor tho .shoulder. Cast on 10 stitches for front of nock and knit 15 ribs. This completes tho sleevo on ono sldo. (Tho other sldo of tho shoulder has, of course, been taken off on a safety pin whllo you aro proceeding down ono front.) Bind off the 40 stitches from outsldo edgo of sleevo and thon knit straight down the front for 40 ribs, i J Knitted Jacket In White Ami Pink; Warm Slln-on In Rose Color With White Aurora Wool Trimming, And Tho Cunning: Cap Whlto With Pink liniuls And Pompons, and bind off. Tako off tho shoulder stitches at othor irldo and finish that front In the same way. Nov you aro ready for tho trimming. Put eight or nlno ribs of pink knitting on the edges of tho sleeves and around tho bottom and front edges of the sacquo. Tako up tho stitches around the neck opening open-ing and knit tho collar, making It from twelve to flfteon ribs deep you will be ablo to Judge when you have If Baby Goes Sleighing Sho Will Appreciate This Cosy Cape And Bonnet. Tho Picture Shows Also a Knitted Reticule For Baby's Belongings An Enslly-mado Ilood, And a Pair Of Wco Lcgglns. tho collar deep onough to turn over prottlly on tho 3acquo. A narrow pink ribbon may bo threadod ln and out, through tho stitches, at tho baso of tho collar, to tlo tho llttlo jacket neatly neat-ly under baby's chin. If you do not know how to mitro, i or turn tho corners of tho border, horo aro directions: Tako up all stitches around front and bottom as far as tho center back, on ono sldo of sacquo. Whon you reach the corner, throw tho wool ovor tho needlo, knit tho corner stitch, throw over tho wool and knit as usual. On tho return knit straight ahead without throwing wool ovor. Repeat next row, adding one stitch at the corner. On tho return knit straight ahead. And so on until tho border Is completed. This gives a division in tho border at tho center back, llko a llttlo 3lash which will mako tho Jacket sot better ovor baby's skirts and petticoats at tho back. Tho knitted slip-on is for a larger baby ono at least nlno to twolvo months old. A woman who has boon knitting army sweaters and what woman has not '-should find no difficulty dif-ficulty ln knitting ihls slip-on after closely examining It and studying tho dimensions of tho sacquo whoso directions direc-tions havo boon given above. Tho i angora collar and cuffs and knotted Ibowknot add greatly to this attractive I llttlo piece for cool days Indoors. Tho daintiest sort of knitted coat A Perambulator Gift For a Winter jH Baby, a Warm Croehctcd Afghan. H for a llttlo maid of two years or less EjH Is made of whlto Shetland wool, with ljH doublo breasted front and two rows H of whlto buttons. A bolt, knitted llko ljH cuffs and collar on smaller ncodles, ll holds the coat ln trim lines over tho jjjH llttlo figure. This sweater may bo jH knitted with pink or bluo wool, but It scorns prettiest in tho puro white, jH over llttlo whlto houso frocks. H Tho fascinating bonnot and capo jH will bo just the thing to wrap around IjjH baby when sho takes a few minutes 1 airing on tho porch, wlntor mornings; jjjH or when sho must bo carrlod from jH room to room, through chilly halls. IjjH ; Tho hood and yoke of tho capo are dono on knitting needles ln a purled Ijjl stitch, but tho lower part of tho capo IH and tho border aro crochetod. A much H finer worsted Is used fo.; tho laco-llko H scalloped border and Its contrast with IH tho heavier wool of tho capo is very jH offcctlve. Tho rlbbon-trlmmod hood jH In tho same plcturo Is simply a plain jH strip of knitting, doubled and sowed jH up tho back. Tho ridges run length- IH wlso of tho strip and about seventy or jjH eighty stitches should bo cast on to H mako tho length of this strip. Rib- Ijjl bon Is run through tho stitches an IH Inch or so from tho bottom of tho IjjH hood and 13 tied ln a llttlo bow at tho H back of tho nock; then tho ribbon ends IjjH aro tied under baby's chin. Very orna- ljH mental is a many-loopod bow of match- rjjjjjjjjjjjjjjH lng ribbon on tho top of tho hood. IjjH Beautifully soft satin ribbon, doublo- jH facod, should bo used for baby's bon- jjjH fjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjH Tho rctlculo for baby's belongings Is jH a convenient affair which will swing "jH from tho handlo of tho perambulator. IjjH It Is drawn up at tho top by a band tjjH of much tlnor knitting, dono on small jJjjjjjjjjjjjjH needles. Tho handles aro of silk cord H and wool embroidery decorates tho sldo of tho reticule. A cosy afghau jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjH and a pair of leggings which will keep IjjH baby's ankles and knees 'delightfully jH warm, no matter how cold tho day, aro "jjjjjjjjjjjj shown. Tho leggings aro madq of shet- "jjjjjjjjj laud and are knitted. The afghan is "jjjjjjjjjjjj of very heavy wool and Is done with "jjjjjjjjjjjj a crochet needle. Tho dashing llttlo ""jjjjjjjj cap with pompons Is knlttod and tho "H checked border Is mado by alter- lj"H natcly knitting and purlins: to glvo tho "jjjjjjjjj contrasting stitch, "jjjjjjjjjjjj |