El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-26
SELF SACRIFICES FOR THE SOLDIERS
AND THE SAILORS IS ORDER OF DAY;
OLD JEWELRY TO BE COLLECTED NOW
By DOROTHY 3. JOHNSTON.

BY DUhOAhL d aulAs 1 ON-
? knitting bee Back Of the real
/ patriotic motif in clicking the needles
/ there is undeuiably a fascination
/ about the work that is gaining hold
l with matron and society bud alike.
/ After one has started, It is as imDos-
I sible to lay down knitting as to
/ abandon a thrilling story Where
milady goes, there also goes her
Z Snitting-to church, TO luncheon, out
shopping. in cars and limousines, and
TO the theater; Sundays and eek
days, morning, noon and night
Just now, the Red Cross is max
ing a drive for 5000 sets of finished
garments, TO be sent off in time TO
reach the American soldiers before
winter sets in. One thousand gar
ments day is the record for which
they viii strive, and in this collec-
ton there will be socks, sweaters,
wrisuets, mufflers. etc New Hork
has promised to provide $4,000 com
plete sets-nOt so much for its popul-
alton as we are doing.
The Red Cross headquarters have
but two pamphlets OF the instruc-
ton for knitting. and ask that the
following directions be cut out ana
kept by thise who have volunteered
for the service:
Sleeveless SWeassr.
Two and one half hanks Of yarn Is Ib.)
one pair Red Cross needles No. g.
Cast on so stitches. Knit .. purl
stitches for four inches. Knit plain until
sweater measures Is inches. Knit Is
stitches bind off - stitches for neck.
loose. Knit IS stitches. Knit 2 ridges on
each shoulder. cast on - stitches knit
plain for q inches Purl two. knit two
stitches FOR four inches. Sew up sides,
leaving nine inches for armhOles Two
rows single crochet around neck and one
row single crochet around the armholes.
one and one half hanks OF yarn g ID [
one pair Red Cross needles No .
The helmet IS made tn two parts, which
afterwards are seWed together
Front Of helmst-Cast on IS stitches
Oh iuches), knit plain FOR S5 ribs tsix
on the next row the opening for the face
Is made as follows: Knit two, purl two. ]
knit two, purI two. knit two, knit and
bind loosely the next IS stitches and purl I
one. knit two pun two. knit two, purl
two Run the stitches before the opening 4
on a spare needle and on the stitches at 7
other side Of opening knit two, purl two ]
for - rows The last row viii end ~ ]
the opening and at that point cast on Is !
stitches TO offset those bound of. Begin l
at the face opening OF stitches on spare I
needle and knit two. purl two for u rows
At the end OF the 18th row continue all /
across TO the end Of other needle when .
there should be As stitches on needle as
81 fist. Knit two. purl two Tor - rows
Top OF helmet-Enit two, narrow knit
ting two stitches together knit Is. mar
row knit II. narrow, knit T. Purl the
entire next row. On the third row knit
two. narrow, knit Is, narrow. knit Is.
narrow. knit Il. Purl fourth row. On the
fifth row knit two. narrow. knit y. mar
row. knit l.. narrow, knit To- Purl sixth
row. Continue 10 narrow in the three
places every plain knitted row with one
stitch less between narrowiugs until nine
stitches are left
Back Of helmet-worIz IN same manner
as FOR front but omit the face opening. Z
Sew the stitches OF upper edges together
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leaving the plain knitting at shoulders
Knitted Helmet No. ..
Same as No. I. but knitted in one piece
One hank OF yarn o. lb-); -Four Red Cross
needles 40. ..
cast on SIS stitches loosely. Knit plain
Tor eight inches for front piece and leave
on extra needle Knit another piece 10
correspond for back These pieces must
be a. least nine inches wide Slip the
stitches OF both pieces on 10 three need
les. arranging for last two stitches on
back piece 20 be On beginning OF first
needle with IS stitches Of front piece
added (making 20 on first needle).
Divide rest Of stitches on other two
needles: 1886.
Beginning with first needle. knit two.
lurl two for six inches Then on first
needle knit two. purl two for is stitches.
Bind off . stitches for face opening
Try 20 keep same arrangement Of stitches
IN needles for further directi0us). Knit
wo purI two forward and back on remain
nE 80 stitches for II inches, always
slipping first stitch. Cast on % stitches
loosely TO complete face opening. and knit
.w0 purl two Tor - inches adjust
stitches by slipping two from end OF third
needle 10 first needle. making - on first
lesdlel.
Knit one round plain. knit two stitches
together. knit Il, knit two stitches to-
gerher. knit one Repeat TO end Of round
Knit four rows plain Then knit two
stitches together, knit nine. knit two to-
gether. knit one Repeat 20 end OF round
Knit four rows plain Continue IN this
way, narrowing on every fifth round and
reducing number Of stitches between mar
rowed stitches BY two (ss Z, 5. :, etc-),
until you have IS stitches left or needles.
Divide on two needles. having Il on first
needle and a on the other, and finish
the same as for the toe OF q sock
WHISTLES No. l.
one half hank Of yarn (is lb-)5 one pair
Red Cross needles No .
Cast on As stitches, knit two and pull
two for Il inches and sew up leaving two
inches open space for thumb two inches
from the edge
WHISTLES No. ..
One half hank yarn Cis lb); four Red
Cross needles No. l.