Hand Crochet by Royal Society for Babies 1942

I've had this booklet for a while and it has a lot of beautiful projects for babies. Twenty-eight are crochet projects and many of them are sets. Most of these use thread smaller than size 10 though so I haven't made anything out of it yet. Nine patterns use size 10 thread and there's one rug that uses rug yarn. There are also a few knitting patterns tossed in even though the title is "Hand Crochet". Let's look at some of these delicate baby items.
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This Irish Crochet dress is one of the two patterns done in size 50 thread. The other is a bassinet ruffle.

​This Dream Dress and the little jacket are both made in size 30 thread. There is a third pattern with the same size thread; a carriage blanket.

​These are made in Perle Cotton which runs in a slightly different sizing structure. The Perle Cotton 8 is smaller than size 10 thread and Perle Cotton 5 is close to the same as size 10 thread. I thought the little romper below was adorable.

Under the Sun Romper

Cap and Booties

Hat and sweater set

​Here are some of the projects in size 10 thread that I didn't pick to make next week.

The adorable rug pattern with a fairy driving a snail has a terrifying Humpty-Dumpty doll in the photo. The doll is made with thread. The rug is made with worsted weight yarn.

For next week, I've made the Petite Pinafore in size 10 thread. Full disclosure; this isn't something I can make in a week so I started it in December and finished in mid-January.