The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-08-24

At work each afternoon this week
and the garments made are begin
ming to make quite a nice little pile
and growing faster each day 80 do
not fail e. be at the work room on
the day the squads meet, to which
you have been assigned.
The Finance Committee has been
doing good work and showing the
splendid result OF si72.b5 donated
This you will understand Is only a
part Of the fund made possible by
the generous hearted. open handed
citizens OF our town and country and
is very much appreciated by the
members and will help to nll a need
by our boys who are at tho front, so
do your Bit.
Knitted Socks for Service Wear
Materials required; 4 skelns OF stock
ing yarn, 4 steel knitting needles,
SHELL. Cast on IS stitches Gao on one
needle, "a on second and thlrdneed-
les. Knit In rib Of two plain, two
purl for four inches, 27th round
knit 10 Cpick up an extra stitch now
and purl II always for the seam
stItch.) Knit plain to round end.
Repeat the 27th round until the
57th round is reached.
57th round. first increasing; knit
TO within 3 OF seam stitch; knit :
together; knit 1, purl the seam
stitch. knit one, slip one, knit one
pass the slippted stitch over NJ
knitted one. knit 10 end OF round.
Repeat third decreasing every 9th
round. having decreased 4 times.
Now knit without decreasing for
"a rounds. then prepare for the heel
AS follows. For the heel, Place ID
stitches each side OF the middle
seam stitch and knit these 81 stitch
es backward and forward 20 rows
always slipping the first stitch work
ing | plain row and l purl row al
ternately.
To turn the heel, slip the hrsI
stitch, knit 10. knit 2 together kniI
one; turn the work; slip purl ?
purl 9 together; purl 1; turn; sill
/: knit 3; knit 2 together knit l
turn: slip purl a. purl 2 together
purl /. turn;sllp /; knit o. Knit
together: knit L. turn; slip l., pur
G: purl 2 together purl /; turn
slip /: knit Z; knit together kni
1: turn: slip L. purl 3; purl to
rether: purl /; turn; slip 1; knit 0
knit 2 together; knit Il turn; f'
/: purl 10; purl 2 together purl ]
turn: slip /; knit II, knit togcth
or. knit /; turn; slip /; purl IL
purl 2 together, purl 1 turn; slip ]
knit 10: knit 2 together, Knit ]
turn The heel is now finished
Knit 10 stitches and proceed Il
pick up II stitches down the side o
the heel next to the needle. just I'm
lshed knitting each stitch az It !
raised: knit the 80 stitches that wer
left on to one needle for the front o
the foot; and proceed to pick ~
II stitches the other side Of the hee
then knit on to these half the stitch
90 that were left at the top OF tn
heel
Knit one round the second de
crease thus; on the first side needl
knit 2 with In Of end; knit to
gcthor; knit I; knit the front needle
the second side needle; knit /; sill
/ 1; knit /; Pass the slipped slilcI
over the knitted one; knit to end o
needle
Decrease in this manner ever
2nd round until there are 10 on eac
of the side needles. reducing them 4
correspond with the front needle
maklng1O decreasing for the mister
Knit As or 80 rounds from III
last decreasing for length Of foot am
then decrease for the toe In the fol
lowing way;
!, LIST side needle; knit to within
of the end; knit 2 together knit 1
Front needle; knit slip kni
/; pass the slipt stitch over; kni
to within 3 Of end; knit together
knit l.
End Side Needle knit / slip /
knit 1; pass the sllppedo stitch over
knit to end Of needle.