Crochet Soaker Diapers

This is being copied from Fleisher Yarns "Triangle Soakers No. 3481 and Crocheted Soakers No. 3483" Fleisher's Baby Book, Hand Knits for Infants to 4yrs Vol.87 (1950):10, 51. Print.

Triangle Soakers No. 3481

Size: Small and Large Size

Note: Instructions are for smaller size, changes for larger size are in parentheses

Materials

-Fleisher's Petite Knitting Worsted, 1 skein; or Fleisher's Wonderized Casa-Laine Sport Yarn, 1 ball.

-Bucilla Plastic Knitting Needles, 1 pair Size 4

Gauge: 6sts=1"

Cast on 112 (120) sts. Work k1, p1 ribbing for 5 rows.

Beading - right side -*k1, yo, k2 tog., p1: repeat from * to end

Work 7 more rows of ribbing. Change to a garter st (k every row), work 10 (16) rows even.

Dec. row - k1, k2 tog., k to end. Repeat last row until 2 sts remain. k2 tog. Fasten off.

Finishing Off

Steam by laying flat on pressing board, wrong side out.  Steam first one side and when dry, steam on other side. Steam all seams and crochet edges. Do not steam ribbing.

Sew ribbing and even rows of garter st tog. Fold soaker with point meeting end of seam. Sew first 3" each side of point to first 3" below seam matching ridges. With double strand of yarn, ch 30" for cord and run through beading.

Crocheted Soakers No. 3483

Medium size

Materials

-Fleisher's Wonderized Babyfair, 2 balls

-Bucilla Plastic crochet hook, Size 3

Gauage: 6sts=1"  13rows=3"

First Half

Ch38 for lower edge.  Work 1 hdc in 3rd st from hook and in each st to end; 36 sts.

Ch2, turn (ch2 does not count as 1 st), inc. 1st (2hdc in 1st) each side in each of the next 14 rows; 64hdc.

Work 4.5" even.

Dec. 1 st each side in next row. Work 1 row even. Dec. 1 st each side in next row.  Work 2 rows. Ch1 turn, 1sc in each st. Fasten off.

Second Half

Working from same side as row 1 of first half, work 36 hdc on free side of foundation ch. Finish 2nd half to correspond to first half.

Sew side seams. From right side, work a row of sc around leg openings, spacing sts to keep an even edge. Steam by laying flat on pressing board, wrong side out.  Steam first one side and when dry, steam on other side. Steam all seams and crochet edges.

Cord

Make a ch about 32" long, work a slip st in 2nd st from hook and in each st to end. Fasten off. Draw cord through last hdc row on top of soakers