The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-09-11


by the committee in overcoming
this. The Red Cross organization of
North Dakota hopes to ship $500
sets of knitted articles abroad by
Thanksgiving time, and the local
chapter lis at present investigating
the feasibility of using available
knitting machines for this work.
Contractor Schlanser is now turning
out a very acceptable birch wood
knitting needle, for use especially in
making socks by hand, SO that need
is being filled here. If the knitting
machines can be made to do the
work satisfactorily they will help
immensely, but there will still be
need for much handwoFk to fill the
quota asked.
Knitting Direetions Out.
New directions for knitting, In
which former errors are corrected,
are. out today, and may be obtained
at the Red Cross rooms. They read
as follows:
Socks. !.
Cast on sixty C60) stitches on three
CD needless: 100000. Knit 2,.purl 2
Tor inches: (Measure by rule.) Knit
plain for inches.
You now have so stitches on nee
dies. ana are ready for the Semi
FOR the Heel
Divide all the stitches on two nee
dies, to be called Front" and Heel
needles respectively.
You are now to knit back and forth
on Heel" needle only, as follows:
"slip l, knit /, slip 1, knit / to end
of Heel needle (If correct, last
Turn and purl all stitches to begin
ming of Heel needle.
Turn and repeat from to until
Heel" piece measures 2 liz inches In
TO Turn the Heel.
Knit one more than half of the
Heel stitches. Slip /, knit /, slip
the slipped stitch over the knitted one,
knit /, turn. Purl until you have /
more than half the heel stitches on
the right hand needle. Slip /, purl /,
slip the slipped stitch over, purl /
Knit to the stitch before the hole
Slip that stitch, knit /, slip the slip
ped stitch over, knit ! and turn.
Repeat until all the stitches are
Divide stitches on Her needle on
two needles designated Right ana
For the Foot.
Pick up all stitches on right and
left sides of heel piece knitting each
stitch as IL is raised and Knit once
around to center of heel.
On Heel needles narrow every
other row on ends. of needles next to
Front" needles as follows:
On Left" needle knit plain to last
On first end on Right" needle, slip
/, knit /, slip the slipped stitch over.
Knit around plain and repeat the
narrowing until the stitches on Heel
needles equal the number on Front
Knit plain until the foot measures
s inches from tip of Heel by rule.
For the Toe.
Narrow the toe as follows:
Knit stitches, knit 2 together and
knit 6. Do this until you have knitted
around once.
Knit rows without narrowing.
: Knit stitches, narrow, knit 5,
Continue once around. Then Knit S
of narrowing with intervals of 4
stitches and plain rows.
Narrow with interval of stitches
and plain rows. Then interval of 2
stitches and 2 plain rows, until you
have only "a stitches left.
Divide on 2 needles, IL on Front
needle, ~ on Heel needle. Break of
wool thread length, and use darning
needle. Holding the knitting needles
together with the Front" needle next
TO you, wool at right end of Heel"
needle. we are now ready to- finish the
Kitchener Toe. Slip darning needle
through the first Front stitch in
the position Of .SPurlings. slip ittI
knitting, drawing the wool close, as
If knitting. These are then prepared
stitches. Slip through the same first
Front" stitch, in the position of
knitting, and draw the stitch of the
Purl the second Front" stitch, ito
prepare. Purl the first Heel stitch
and slip It of the knitting needle.
Knit the second Heel stitch to
prepare. Knit the second Front
stitch and slip it of the needle. Purl
the third Front stitch TO prepare.
off and knit the third Heel Ito pre-
pare. Continue until all the stitches
are slipped of and then weave thread
through the sock for 4
inches. Also thread the 4-inch length
of wool at Beginning Of sock and
weave it into the leg lengthwise.
sleeveless Sweaters.
Cast on 80 stitches. Knit 2, purl 2,
for inches. Knit plain until sweat
er measures % inches. Knit 2S
bind off "a stitches for neck,
loose. Knit % stitches. Knit 5 ridges
knit plain for 81 inches. Purl 2, knit
2 stitches for 4 inches. Sew UP sides,
leaving 8 inches for armholes. Two
rows single crochet around neck. One
row single crochet around armholes.
WHISTLES.
Cast on So stitches, knit 2, purl |
for IL inches. Sew UP, leaving inch |
space for thumb 2 inches from the
Cast on so stitches for 10 inches, |
plain knitting for SIS inches.
,ounty chapter American Red Cross.