Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-05-15
Knitting for the Soldiers.
INSTRUCTIONS WHAT TO MAKE AND HOW
TO MAKE IT.

TO MAKE IT.
The knitting committee Of the South
Paris Branch of the National League fol-
Womap's Service wish to call attention
to the directions for knitting the follow.
ing articles. They are the official In.
structions from the Irrational headquar'
tiers, arranged 10 order Of importance:
SLEEVELESS SWEATER.
IA lbs. of wool makes 2 sweaters;
pair amber needles.
Cast on 90 or 81 stitches-rib three
inches. Knit until It measures 20 inches
from the beginning.
Make neck hole as follows: Knit "a
stitches, finish off M-knit "a. Knit 4
ribs on each side. Knit "a stitches
of "a stitches-knit "a. Knit for ~
inches-rib 8 inches.
Sew up sides, leaving ample arm hole.
Knit or crochet edge IL inch deep
around neck.
SAILORS HEALET
Four double-ended amber needles.
Cast on 100 stitches using two needles
and knit 2, purl 2, for seven inches.
Leave 20 on pin and knit "a garter
stitch for six inches.
Cast off 26 at each end and knit % for
six inches.
Sew up two sides and pick up all
around 80 to 100 stitches on three
needles.
Knit 2, purl 2, for three inches.
Cast off, not purling.
wRIsTERs
All wristers must be at least eight
inches long and may be knit on four
needles or on two. Steel needles.
Four needles. Cast on 20 stitches on
each of three needles. Knit 2 and purl Q
for seven inches. To make hole for
thumb reserve knitting, knit back and
forth for inch and quarter, then join,
closing hole and knit an inch. Overcast
edge of thumb on, crochet single stitch
to strengthen edge.
Two needles. Cast of go stitches.
Knit 2, and purl for nine inches. When
sewing up, leave one inch and one-quar-
ter for thumb hole, top of hole being one
inch below top of wrister.
SCARF
Amber needles.
Cast on 90 stitches. Knit In garter
stitch always slipping the first stitch)
until 1-2 yards long. width should
be II inches.
MEMS KNITTED SOCKS
11.2 hanks Scotch yarn; 2 Pair No.
IS or IA steel needles.
Cast on 80 stitches, 20 on needle and
~ on each of needles.
Knit in ribs of knit and purl for 4
inches.
Knit plain, making stitch the seam
stitch until the sock measures 6 inches,
including the ribbed part.
Now narrow on each side OF the seam
stitch for the ankles as follows:-Knit to
within the last 8 stitches of the seam
slip /, knit l, pass the slipped stitch over
the knitted one, knit /, purl the seam
stitch, knit l, narrow, knit the rest plain.
Knit rounds plain.
Repeat this narrowing every eighth
row until there are 70 stitches In the
round.
Knit plain until the leg measures 1-2
inches.
For the heel. Divide the stitches,
having II on each side of seam; knit and
purl these stitches until the heel meas
ures 2 IA inches, slipping the first stitch
OF every row.
To turn the heel, slip l, knit rs, slip 1,
knit l, pass the single stitch over. Turn.
Second row-Slip /, purl Is, purl 2 to-
gether. Turn.
Third row-Slip one, knit Is, slip 1,
knit /, pass the slip stitch over. Turn.
Repeat second and third rows alter
nately until there are II stitches on the
needle. Knit these II stitches, and on
the same needle pick up 10 loops along
the left side of the heel, knitting each
loop ss you pick 1t up.
On second needle knit the 35 instep
stitches, and on third needle pick up
10 loops on the other side of the heel and
knit s stitches off the first needle or top
of the heel.
Gussets-On first or foot needle knit
plain To within 2 stitches of the end, mar.
row. knit along the instep needle.
son third of foot needles slip !, knit /,
pass the slip stitch over and knit plain
70 end of needle. Knit round plain.
Repeat from y until there are IS
stitches on the 2 foot needles or 70
stitches in the round. Continue to knit
plain for 4 8 4 inches, or until foot meas.
ures inches.
For the toe-Begin on the first foot
needle for frat round, sknit 8, narrow.
Repeat irons, knit 8 rounds plain.
Seventh Round-sKnit 4, narrow. Re-
peat froms, knit rounds plain.
Twelfth Round-"Knit 8, narrow. Re-
peat FROM, knit rounds plain.
Sixteenth Round-sKnit 2, narrow.
Repeat from =, knit Q rounds plain.
Ninteenth Round-%Knit l, narrow.
Repeat from".
Twentieth Round-Narrow 10 times.
Draw the wool through these 10 stitches,
draw together, break off wool and fasten
on wrong side. The foot now measures
II inches.
The color of the yarn is dark gray. It
Ia "Scotch Iron" In quality.