The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-09-20

Red Gross Society Issues
Them in Form of Pan1ph-
let for Use of Those Maxi
ing Articles for Soldiers
in France
1 New and official instructions for
knitting articles wanted by the Red
Cross for the soldiers in France, have
been received by Miss Laura Alton,
and should be followed rather than the
instructions given a couple of weeks
ago. The instructions are in the form
OF booklets, and are issued directly
from the headquarters of the Ameri-
can Red Cross.
| The color Of the yarn has been care
fully considered, with the authorities
of the war department and with the
American Red Cross commissioners
for Europe in France. 1t has been
learned from both these sources that
articles made in either gray or khaki
yarn will be acceptable. The general
regulations as to care in keeping knots
out of socks should be observed.
! Following are the new directions.
1t would be well to clip them out and
keep them, as they will not be printed
again:
Sleeveless. Sweater.
211a hanks Of yarn C7s lb); / pair
Red Cross Needles No. 8.
| Cast on so stitches. Knit 2, purl 2
tstitches for 4 inches Knit plain I'M
til sweater measures % inches. Knit
I2S stitches, bind off "a stitches for
neck, loose. Knit % stitches. Knit Z
ridges on each shoulder, cast on "a
stitches. Knit plain for 81 inches.
Purl 2, knit stitches for 4 inches.
Sew up sides, leaving 9 inches for
armholes, rows single-crochet around
| neck and / row single crochet around
! the armholeS.
Knitted Helmet No. 1.
11s hanks of yarn OK lb.); 1 pair
Red Cross Needles No. 2.
The Helmet is made in 2 parts,
which afterwards are sewed together
as shown in the illustration on the
cover of this booklet
Front of Helmet-Cast on 4S
stitches I'll inches), knit plain for %
fribs &C inches) and knit 2, purl for
35 rows. On the next row the open
ing for the face is made as follows:
Knit 2, purl 2, knit 2, purl 2, knit @.
knit and bind off loosely the next %
inches and purl l, knit Q, purl 2, knit
-, purl 2. Run the stitches before the
opening on spare needle and on the
stitches at other side of opening knit
2, 'purl for IL rows. The last row
will end at the opening and at that
point cast on % stitches to offset those
bound off Begin at the face opening
of stitches on spare needle and knit 2,
purl for IL rows. At the end of the
18th row continue all across to the
end of other needle, when there should
be 4S stitches on needle as at first,
Knit 2, purl 2 for "a rows.
Top Of Helmet-Knit 2, narrow
Emitting 2 stitches together). knit IA,
narrow, knit IA, narrow, knit ~. Purl
knit 2, narrow, knit 10 narrow, knit 10,
narrow, knit II. Purl 4th row. On
the 5tl row knit 2, narrow. knit II.
narrow, knit -, narrow, knit 10. Purl
9Th row. Continue to narrow in the
3 places every plain knitted. row with
i stitch less between narrowings until
9 stitches are left.
Back of Helmet-Work in same
manner as for front but omit the face
opening Sew the stitches of upper
edges together with joining stitch as
shown in detail cut. Sew up the side
seams leaving the plain knitting at
shoulders open.
Knitted Helmet No. 2.
(Same as No, 1, but knitted in one
piece.)
J. hank of yarn ca lb.); Red Cross
Needles No. 2.
Cast on sc stitches loosely Knit
plain for s inches for front piece. and
leave on extra needle. Knit another
piece to correspond for back. These
pieces must be at least 9 inches wide.
Slip the stitches of both pieces on to
8 needles, arranging for last 2 stitches
OF back piece to be on beginning of
LIST needle, with 80 stitches of front
piece added (making 40 on 1st needle).
Divide rest Of stitches on other
needles; 1886
Beginning with LIST needle, knit 2,
purl for 6 inches. Then on 1st
needle knit @ purl 2 for Is stitches.
Bind off % stitches for face opening.
(Try to Keep same arrangement OF
stitches on needles for further direc-
tions.) Knit 2, purl 2 forward and
back on remaining 90 stitches for Y
inches, always slipping first stitch. !
Cast on % stitches loosely to COM
plete face opening. and knit 2, purl
for 21a inches adjust stitches by slip
ping 2 from end Of Sd needle to 1st !
needle, making AZ on list needle).
Knit 1 round plain. Knit stitches |
together, knit II, knit stitches to-
gether, knit l. Repeat to end OF |