The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-05-17

last 3 stitches, knit together, knit ]
on the third needle, knit /, slip /, kni'
], pass the slipped stitch over the
knitted one, knit TO the one end Of the
needle. Knit one round plain
Repeat from until the toe is re-
duced 10 20 stitches.
Divide the instep and foot stitches
equally onto 2 needles.
Turn the sock inside out and cast
off the two needles together.
Knitted Wipes and Sponges-Dex-
ter knitting cotton, No. s, 3-ply; knit
ting needles, No. 4, amber or equiva-
lent.
Cast on 35 stitches, knit rows.
Knit the first stitch, put the thread
over the needle. Knit next stitch and
repeat TO end of work.
Knit the knitted stitch, drop the
thread over needle and repeat to end
of work
! Knit two rows and repeat instruc-
tions from until you have ten Of the
double rows and nine Of the single
large mesh rows, and finish.
Pajama Coats-Fell all seams on
right side. Turn all hens on inside.
Coats and trousers fasten from left
TO right. Turn on outside pocket,
1-3 inch hem Stitch one Red Cross
in center hem. Basic three sides of
pocket and stitch on left side coat two
inches above under arm seam and five
inches from arm side. Turn one-inch
hem on fronts of coat. Join shoulder
seams. Back over front. Stitch on
collar, 20 inches finished. Full sleeves
in (body over sleeves). Fell under arm
seams. Turn one-in. hem on bottom of
sleeves and coat. Seam other two on
coat nine inches apart.
Pajama Trousers-Stitch on gussets
and trim. Turn hem on left side and
stitch fly on right side. Stitch and
fell seams of legs. Turn one-inch hem
on bottom legs. Join body and fell.
Fasten fly securely. Turn one-inch
hem on top of trousers. Make button
hole in hem inside of fly for tape be-
fore stitching hem.
Sheets-Cut SO inches long, II
inches wide with two-inch stop at bot
tom and reinforced corners. Sew
seams very carefully. Stitch corners.
Use rather small gauge machine
stitch
Pillow Slips-Cut SO inches long
with two-inch hem. Material is 40
inches wide or more. Stitch rough
seams together with two rows of ma
chine stitching 116 inch apart. Sew
salvage edges together as near the
edge as possible without danger of
ripping. Turn hem and hem carefully.
Bed Substantially all needed Of
these are on hand. They are made of
gray blanket flannel bound with tape
and open at instep. A pair of tap
ties are sewed at the top and a
shorter pair stitched at ankle.
Nightingale-Use two-yard length
gray daisy cloth. Hem ends as mar
row as possible. Cut six-inch v in
the middle by turning cloth down and
stitching fiat with two rows of stitch
ing.
Surgeons Towels-Use one-half
yard length of huck with narrow hens
machine stitched.
Hand Towels-Same material a
yard long.
Surgical Shirts-Sew all seams and
hens on outside. Set tapes nine
inches apart from bottom of first to
top of next. First sew tapes on collar.
Tapes one-half inch wide and nine
inches long. Sew yoke on outside.
Stitch collar across top. Fell all
seams. Make one-inch hem on
sleeves and bottom of garment Rein
force pockets. Stitch tapes around
across middle.
Convalescent Robes-Make belt and
stitch up and down three times on
middle of back IS inches down from
neck. Fit jacket on right front 20
inches from neck and nine inches from
edge. Stitch shoulder seam. Fell
same on right side. Fell collar and
cave two inches out on either front
beyond collar. Hem front 2h inches I
vide. Fell sleeves in on right side. '
Fell underseam and sleeve seam at one
ime on right. Turn three-inch hem s
IN bottom and one-inch hem on sleeve. &
Fell all seams on right side. I
Tray Covers-Make of buck IS I
inches wide and finished Is inches long q
With one inch for hem. G