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Astarte, in the Qustions and Answers section of an 1884 magazine, Little Folks  A Magazine for the Young,  sends the following directions, in answer to W. M.’s question as to
how to make a pair of baby’s woollen shoes, suitable for a bazaar:—
“One ounce of white Berlin wool. A chain of thirty-four stitches; double-crochet into this for […]

Crochet for Baby
Nightingale with Colored Border by Mrs. C. J. Matthews

pg. 10, Home Needlework Magazine, October, 1915 Design No. 1510-25;2 skeins white and one skein of pink or blue saxony, and a steel crochet hook No. 3.  Pink or Blue ribbon, 2 ½ yards. st/s=stitche/s dt=Double treble (Having loop on hook, thread over twice, insert hook […]

10b. No. 1. Baby Boy Bootees (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)
A pair of dainty bootees makes a nice gift for baby, and is appreciated scarcely less by baby’s mamma. Two very pretty styles are given, one in pink and white, the accepted colors for a girlie, the other in blue […]

10a. No. 2. Baby Girl Bootees (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)
A pair of dainty bootees makes a nice gift for baby, and is appreciated scarcely less by baby’s mamma. Two very pretty styles are given, one in pink and white, the accepted colors for a girlie, the other in blue and […]

9. Baby’s Shoes in Crochet (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918)
These little shoes may be made of crochet-cotton, or silk, white or delicate color, or of wool. They are very firm and neat, and shaped to the foot. The sample pair was made of No. 15 crochet-cotton; finer or coarser material […]

8. Babies’ Jacket (from Handbook of Wool Knitting and Crochet, 1918 )
Materials required are three skeins of Saxony yarn, one spool silk-finished crochet-cotton or crochet-silk, and two and one-half yards of No. 1 ribbon. Use a hook which will carry the yarn easily.
(Explanation of Crochet Stitches Used)
Make a chain of 100 stitches, turn.
1. […]