’A jointed doll, 11.5 inches in height, is attired in a bathing costume, which consists simply of a pair of drawers, reaching just below the knees, a tunic, with elbow sleeves, and a cap, and by her side she carries her towel.’

The legs of the drawers are knitted in the round until the body part is reached. The tunic is in one piece starting at the bottom front, and has a hole for the head, then continues to the bottom back. It is seamed, leaving room for the arm holes. Sleeves are knitted in the round from stitches picked up around the arm holes. The costume is trimmed with white stripes and white frills. It has a buttoned belt, and a crochet chain is threaded at the neck, then tassels are added. Another chain threads through the holes at the waist of the drawers.

The smaller needles and cotton are for the towel, which has red stripes at the ends. The middle section is knitted in huckaback stitch, which is the same as moss, or seed, stitch (k1, p1).

The Practical Knitter 40th Series appears in Volume XIII of Weldons Practical Needlework, and dates from 1898.