C-83 Sacque from Coats and Clark's Baby Book-1951

I decided to make this specific sacque because it was one of the few that wasn't done in thread. Let's dive right in.

The pattern suggests Chadwick's Red Heart Baby Wool, 3 ply, Shrink and Stretch Resist Finish, and a size D hook. To complete the entire set, you need 3.75 ounces of the main color and 0.75 ounces of the contrast color. You also need ribbon for the bow. I used Loops and Threads Woolike Fingering Weight yarn (now discontinued, which makes me a little sad) and a D hook. Woolike yarn is an acrylic fingering weight yarn, and I don't often see that. It was an easy substitute for wool yarn for baby items and was available in my local Michaels store. I bought some when they were phasing it out, but I've started to cut into my supply this year. It's now on my watch list for estate sales.
They gave a gauge, and my swatch was a little bigger than their gauge.  What this pattern and most of the other patterns in this booklet leave out of the descriptions is the finished size of the project. I didn't know if this would be newborn size or if it would fit a nine-month-old, so I wasn't concerned about being a little loose on the gauge.

Even though the pattern is written in columns of text, it was easy to follow and fairly simple to make. The body is done in one piece, then the sleeves are added. There is a contrasting color border that they call "beading" around the neck, even though there are no beads involved. They have you make a bunch of the little flowers to go around the neck, but I decided to skip those. That seems like a thing a baby could tear off, and it involved a French knot in the middle. The ribbon is threaded through, and it's done. I used acrylic yarn, so I didn't block it.

The finished item is cute but very small. Under the arms, it's about 8.5 inches across, and the length is the same. The Craft Yarn Council says this should fit a 3-6 month old. This might be a county fair entry. We'll see what else I make before then.

Scoring:
Is the pattern easy to understand? Yes. 1.0
If there is a gauge, could I match it? Mostly 0.75
Does it look like the photo? Yes. 1.0
Would someone wear this? Yes, but for a very short time frame. 1.0
Did I enjoy making it? Yes, but I wish I'd known what size it would be. 0.75

Total Score: 4.5