The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-23
DIRECTIONS ARE
| GIVEN KN|7TERS
Red Cross Society Sends Out infor-
nation to Aid Women Who VIII
Make Garments for
/ Soldiers.
ALL EXPLAINED HERE
Local Women Asked to Clip These
Out and Keep Thorn Handy
In Their Knitting
Bags.
ALL EXPLAINED HERE

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wristlets, sweaters and munlefs loa
the soldiers are asked to follow tnese
carefully. 1t would be well LOT inc
Keokuk women to clip these oirec-
lions and keep them in their XIII
ting bags.
| In the first place, here are tne
dou'ts for the knitters Of SOCKS:
Don't cast on tightly. An otherwise
we'll knitted sock may become useless
} by this tight cord at the top.
| Don't knot your wool. JOIN II oy
splicing the ends or leave two or
three inches of each end and darn
back carefully.
Don't make heel with seam on
the sole.
| Remember a man may not have
chance to change his socks for many
days, and a lump or knot brings
blister. If the blister breaks, blood
poison sets in and may result In the
loss of foot or a life. We cannot
afford to lose our men though negn'
gence or ignorance.
| Don't use black, bright or dark
colors. There is again danger OF
poisoning.
! Don't use needles too fine for the
wool. The knitting should be elias
tic; if too tightly knitted the SOCK
becomes hard and boardlike with use
Don't make a foot less than eleven
inches long.
Directions for Socks.
Here are directions for the knit
ting of socks with Red Cross heel
and kitchener toe:"
Materials-One hank wool and stee
needles No 10 or II.
Cast on 81 stitches on needles
24-20-20 Knit 2, purl 2 for inches
Measure by rule.) Knit plain for
. inches. Divide all stitches on
needles, to be called front" and
heel" needles respectively. You are
now to knit back and forth on heel
needle only, as follows:
Knit across needle, Slipping frs
stitch; turn and purl all stitches tc
beginning of heel needle. slipping
first stitch. Repeat from until hee
piece measures inches in length.
Turn and knit 10 stitches Cor
more than half the stitches or
medley Slip !. knit l, slip the
slipped stitch over the knitted one
knit /, turn. Purl until you have
more than half the stitches on righ
hand needle Slip /, purl l. slip the
slipped stitch over, purl l and turn
Knit to stitch before the "hole.'
Slip that stitch, knit l, slip slipped
stitch over, knit and turn. Repeal
until all stitches are taken up.
Divide stitches on heel" needle OF
needles, designated right" anc
left"
Pick up all stitches on right anc
left sides of heel piece and knit once
around to center Of heel.
On heel needles narrow every
other row on enss of needles next t
front" needle, as follows:
On left" needle knit plain to las
S stitches Knit two together
Fourth and fifth stitches). Knit las
plain.
On arst end of right" needle, kni
three stitches, slip 1, knit l, slip the
slipped stitch over.
Knit around plain and repeat the
narrowing until the stitches on heel
needles equal the number on front
needle.
Knit plain until the foot measures
81 or 8 inches from tip of heel
by rule.
Narrow the toe as follows: Knit
stitches, knit 2 together and knit 5
Do this until you have knitted around
once. Knit 6 rows without narrow
ing. Knit 4 stitches, narrow, knit 4
stitches. Continue once around. Then
knit rows without narrowing. Then
row of narrowing with intervals OF
stitches and 4 plain rows. Narrow.
ing with interval of stitches and
plain rows. Then interval Of stitch
and 2 plain rows. You will now have
twenty stitches. Divide on needles
ten on front" needle and ten on
heel needle.
Break OF wool thread length and
use darning needle.
Holding the knitting needles togeth
er with front" needle next to you
wool at the right end of heel" needle
we are now ready to finish the "Kitch
ener toe" Slip darning needle through
the first front" stitch in the position