Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-23
PRETTY GIFTS EASILY MADE.


 Dear Members of Social Corner: Here are a few useful and pretty gifts:
 Dainty Sleeveless Jacket-Material required is one skein yarn, white. Make a 'ch of 45 stitches, oh for 1st treble, treble in 1st oh, ch 1, treble in same oh, ch 1, miss l ch, 1 treble in next oh, ch l, treble in same place; re- peat across until you have 15 blocks in all.
 9 Ch 8. 1 treble in st of oh, oh 1. treble; repeat same as 1st row until you have q rows of blocks This is back of jacket
 3. Now make rows of blocks, turn and repeat until you have this side front as long as back, then make the other side same as this one. Now start at lower edge of back, make treble, l oh all way around; make rows of white, then 1 row of coIored yarn; leave place for armholes and join both sides with slip st Tie with bow. Horseshoe Picture Frame-Cut out | of cardboad shape of horseshoe; have 1t about two inches wide all around and about seven inches high; cover with some cheesecloth, then crochet a straight strip of same colored silkateen | as cheesecloth; crochet same as sleeve l holders, so a ribbon can be put up | through center; sew the crocheted piece on over frame; run ribbon | through; tie a bow on upper righthand corner; now make a standard of piece | of cardboard 1-2 inches wide. ( | inches long; cover with cloth same | color as frame; sew on back; take ? pieces of baby ribbon inches long, sew on back to hold in picture. This | is pretty gift and easily made l have made green one with pink ribbon run through, and pink one with green ribbon, and they are the prettiest gifts l have, think.
 l SIeeveholders-Take some inch wide | elastic, measure to fit arm: then take ribbon twice as long as elastics, and two | inches wide; put elastic between two ribbons, in center, and stitch on ma chine on the edges of elastic, sew 2 ends together and sew on bow. The ribbon will be shirred over elastic. | A Darning Equipment-Take bone ring, tie to 1t a piece of ribbon inches | long; on the end tie small pair of scissors; tie to ring another ribbon inches long; on end tie an emery cush- | ion; on third ribbon tie a darning ball;
 on fourth ribbon tie needle book, and | and the fifth run through or SpoolS | alarming cotton; tie big bow on end | to hold in spools. What housewife would not be pleased with this gift?
 Baby's Crochet Bib-Make a chain
 80 stitches.
 1. Miss 1st stitch, double in each st
 following, turn.
 2. Oh l. 39 doubles in 39 doubles, al-
 ways working in back vein of st; in
 next, IS doubles in next, IS doubles | turn.
 3. Oh 1, a double in each of IS dou- ibles, missing 1st st, in 2d of wid- ening double; 1 in each of IS, turn.
 4. Oh l, a double h each st, 3 tr
 widening double, IS double down op- posite side, turn.
 Continue same as 4th row until you
 have ribs on IA rows of same width then add a st every other row to wid-
 en; make Is more rows. break anc
 fasten thread; join at end of IS doubles
 in 2d row, and finish row with 21 dou-
 bles; turn and proceed with border as
 follows:
 1. Oh 2, miss 1 double, a double 1T
 next; oh 2, miss 1, a double in next
 repeat from star around bib, making
 doubles in same st with ch betweer
 at each corner; turn.
 2. On 3, a double under ch,; repea
 around.
 8. Oh f. trebles under oh, oh 5