Girls Knitted Suit Pattern Design 538

Knitted Childs Suit: This pattern contains directions for making a child's knitted suit in sport yarn. The suspender skirt, worked in ribbing simulates pleats; the zipper jacket is worked in plain stockinette with a bit of garter stitch. The suit can be made in Size 2, 4 and 6 year.

This is a mail order pattern, purchased through newspapers and catalogs. This pattern was marketed as Laura Wheeler 538 in 1947.  The newspaper description:   "The young set loves the look and warmth of knit. Send daughter to school in this smart set. Costly to buy, easy to knit suit, just knit and purl creates interesting front panel. Skirt has pleated effect".