’You will require 6 oz of Ladyship Babyship 3-ply wool in white, 5 1/2 yards of Cash’s baby ribbon, 2 yards of 1/2-inch ribbon and 1 yard of wider ribbon for the bonnet, a pair each of nos. 8, 10 and 12 knitting needles, a set of no. 15 steel needles, a medium size crochet hook, 4 of the smallest size pearl buttons.’

Please note that these needle sizes are the old English ones. The size 15s are for the gloves, which are knitted in the round. The dress fastens at the shoulders with the tiny pearl buttons, and the crochet hook is used to make a simple edging for the neck, and to make the button holes on the shoulders.