Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-11-16

MrTENs FOR THE ARMY.-As d guide for
patriotic ladies who moy desire to knit mi.tens
for the soldiers during the approaching cold
weather, we give the following instructions -
The mttens should be knit with thumb end
forehoger, otherwise they would be uuavaila.
BILE 10 using o musket. Crochet a chain of
43 stitches, unite chain, crochet in close stitch
3 rows, 4th row widen . stitches where the
chain unites. Omit aud widen alternate rows
until the llth row-alwnys widening il the
range of the stitches first widened. Then
omit for 3 rows l4th row commence widen
ing again, alternate rows after widening on
the 18th crochet round the mitten unif you
come to the outer widening stitch then make
q chain of 3 or i, connecting the widenpd
stitches, and making The thumb about 10
stitches round. Crochet 1 rows for thumb,
and narrow rapidly. Return to the inside Of
the hand crochet 8 rows, then commence the
finger turning the thread towards the inside
OF the hand, make chain across Of 3 stitches,
the finger to be Is stitches round. Crochet
~ or l3 rows for finger, and narrow as in
thumb. Finish the main part of the mitten
O row or two longer than the Gnger, aud NOR.
row i: ss before Crochet at the wrist
dozen rows With q needle finer than that pre-.
viously used that .he milten may set closely.
Another way is to knit the wrstlet ribbed.
Another method Cast "a stitches on two
needles and % on the middle one. Knit
long wrist, ribbing two and two. X nit round
once plain, when the wrist is done. Then set
the thumb by scanning a stitch and widening
each side of the middle stitch on the needle
where there Bre 23 stitches: continue to
widen, knitting round twice between each
widepiug until there are % stitches between
the seam stitches. Then kuit three times
round between the two last wdenugs there
will then be q stitches between the seam
stitches; run thread through the q stitches,
taking them oil the needles. Cast of 10
stitches for the gore which usrrow away on
the hand to l stitch, knitting once round be.
tween each narrowing. There will then be
% stitches on each Dcedle. X nit times
round after finishing the gore then set the
finger by taking of the hand on two Deedles
22 stitches(ll on each), aud cast 10 stitches
on the third needle for the gore narrow
away two stitches on the gore, which will
leave lC stitches on each needle. The finger,
when done, should be about 3iuches long
Narrow away the gore on The hand knit it
up and narrow oil, SO that when finished it is
little longer than The first finger. Take up
the stitches for the thumb and narrow away
the gore to 10 stitches on each needle. The
/ thumb should be y inches long when finish.
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Also Another Cast 20 stitches on each
needle, knit'25 rows of ribbing, aud 20 rows
! plain. Then take the 20 stitches that are
upon one needle and knit iG rows, backward
and forward, This is for the beginning Of the
thumb. Then take these 20 stitches on three
needles, and knit round for Ii rows, after
which narrow graually until the thumb is Gn.
! ished,
Take up 20 stitches at the lower part of
the thumb. There will then be 20 stitches
on the three needles. Knit 20 rows. Take
the 20 stitches nearest the thumb, join them
on three needles. and kuit ~ rows. Theu
narrow gradually until the finger is finished.
! Take the remaining 40 stitches on three
needles, and knit % rows. Narrow grudu'
ally TIL finished.