The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1917-09-29
Sleeveless Jackets-Large Size.

knit 81 stitches. Knit 9 ribs on each
shoulder, cast on % stitches. Knit
plain p inches. Knit ?, purl 2 for 4
inches. Jacket will measure 25 inches
when completed. Sew up sides leay-
ing 10 inches for armholes. No. 5
Needles-bone or celluloid. 3D. hanks
of Knitting Yarn. Crochet 2 rows
around the neck and l row around
armholes.
Helmet No. 1.
1 Hank Knitting Worsted.
l pair amber needles No. 4.
4 steel needles No. 10.
With amber needles, cast on 81
stitches, knit plain 10 inches for fro.1t
and slip off on spare needle. Work
another piece to correspond 5 inches
long for back. Slip the stitches of
both pieces on to 8 steel needles, hav-
ing SO stitches on each needle. Knit
2, purl 2, for 5 inches. Bind off 80
stitches very loosely to make the
opening for the face. Knit 2, purl .,
forward and backward for Is rows.
Cast on 80 stitches loosely, and on
3 needles knit ?, purl 2. for 212 inches.
Knit l round plain, then narrow by
knitting the last 2 stitches on each
needle together, every row., until there
are s stitches left on each needle.
Then knit 2 stitches together all
around, leaving 4 stitches on each
needle. Then draw the loop of the
yarn through all Il stitches with a
crochet hook and fasten. firmly. Knit
rather snugly.
Mems Knitted Socks.
Material Hank Worsted Knitting
Yarn, 4 Steel Knitting Needles No. y.
Instructions-Size No. II.
Cast on IS stitches, "a on each of 2
needles, and 30 on the Sd needle, knit
?, purl 2, for 50 rows, then knit 80
rows plain, purling the 18th stitch on
the first needle for seam, then i knit
to within the third stitch of seam
stitch, slip 1, knit l, drop the slip
stitch over the knit stitch, knit /,
seam l, knit l. knit ? together. repeat
from s. every 10th row until Is stitch
es remain on first needle. when work
measures 10 inches from starting
point add I stitches from each front
needle onto the back needle which
gives you 80 stitches for heel and 80
on the front needles Us on each).
Heel-With wrong side of work to-
ward you s. slip l, purl l, repeat from
- across.
Row 2-# slip l, knit plain across,
repeat these two rows until you have
10 rows on the right side, then slip l,
puTl l, purling the 22d and 2Sd stitch
es together, turn. slip l. knit plain
knitting the 18th and 18th stitches to-
gether, turn, slip l. purl l, purling the
18th and 18th stitches together, re-
peat this until all stitches are on one
needle. then pick up 20 stitches on II
side of heel (this is known as first
needle), knit straight across front on
one needle, then pick up the other 20
stitches on side of heel or second
needle, knit all around to first needle
of heel to within the Sd stitch of
front. slip l, knit l. drop the slip
stitch over the knit stitch, knit across
the front thsn on second heel needle
knit first stitch, knit 2 together. now
knit l row plain all around then de-
crease, repeat until there are Is stitch
es on each back needle and 80 stitches
on front needle, knit So rows plain or
the length desired less 2 inches for
toe, 10Y narrow for the toe on front
needle knit l, knit 2 together, knit
plain 10 Wll0ll D STITCHES Ol the emu,
slip l, knit l, drop the slip stitch over
the knit stitch, knit l, next needle
knit 1. knit 2, together, knit to within
s stitches of next needle, slip /, knit
l, drop slip stitch over knit stitch,
then knit l row plain all around, re-
peat this narrowing every other row
until there are 10 stitches on front
needle and 5 stitches on each back
needle, slip all the back stitches on
one needle and bind off stitches as
follows: Break off the yarn, leaving
about 10 inches on the work, thread
this in a darning needle and prepare
the stitches by drawing the yarn
through the first stitch of front needle
as if for purling, then through the
first stitch of back needle as if for
knitting, then through the first stitch
of the front needle as if for knitting
and take this stitch off, s. draw
through next stitch of front needle as
if for purling to prepare stitch, then
through first stitch of back needle as
if for purling and take this stitch off,
prepare next stitch of back needle as
if for knitting, draw through next
stitch of front needle as if for knit
ting and take this stitch off, repeat
from = until all are taken off.