Pyrénées-Béarn

MATERIALS: 

D•M•C Pearl Cotton, Art. 116D, Size 5: 

1½ balls Black No. 310, ½ ball Red No. 350, 

1 ball Lt. Emerald No. 913.

D•M•C Pearl Cotton, Art. 116D, Size 8: 

2 balls Med. Sevres No. 798, 

½ ball White, ½ ball Yellow No. 307.

Small amount of Green and Red for Embroidery.

Steel Crochet Hooks, Size 5 and Size 8.

SKIRT: The skirt is worked lengthwise in one piece with a seam in the back. With Green and Size 5 hook, ch 50. Work in dc as follows: 3 rows Green, 1 row Black. 1 row Red, 3 rows Black, 1 row Red, and 1 row Black. Repeat these 10 rows 5 more times — break thread at each color change. Sew seam leaving a 2" opening at top. Run in threads then make a hem the desired size. For waistband, with Black, ch 50. Work 4 rows of sc. Gather top of skirt and sew to waistband. Close with a snap.

WAIST: With Blue and Size 8 hook, starting with back, ch 26. Work 5 rows of dc. Leave off 3 sts at each side on next row for armholes then work 6 more rows. For one half of front, work 4 rows on the first 6 sts then increase 1 stitch at neck edge, every other row, until there are 11 rows in all. Next row, add 3 sts for underarm then work 5 more rows. Work other front to correspond. Sew side seams. For sleeves, ch 24. Work 10 rows of dc increasing 1 stitch at each end of every 3rd row. Work 1 row across the center 20 sts only then finish with 1 row along all the sts.

BONNET: The bonnet consists of one long band that is folded in half and sewn in back. With Blue and Size 8 hook, ch 30. Work 10 rows of dc. Continue to work in dc increasing, for back edge, 1 stitch at end of 11th and 13th row and increasing 2 sts at the same edge at end of 15th, 17th and 19th row. Next row, leave off 10 sts at the same edge then work 2 rows across all sts as in row 19. This is the center of the bonnet; work other half to correspond reversing the shaping. Sew back seam. Work 2 rows of sc along front edge; turn back edge about ½" then sew a tiny strip of white cotton to inside edge.

SHAWL: With White and Size 8 hook, ch 100. Row 1: (insert hook in half the stitch only) Work 2 slip-sts, 2 sc, 1 hdc, work in dc to last 5 sts, work 1 hdc, 2 sc, 2 slip-sts. Row 2: Work same as Row 1 making 3 dc in center stitch. Rows 3 through 7: Work same as Row 2 having 3 sts in center stitch and shaping the ends by leaving off 1 stitch at each end of every row. With Yellow and size 8 hook, work 5 rows of sc along lower edge going into the entire stitch. Embroider the shawl in Green and Red as shown. Attach a Yellow fringe in every other stitch.