The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-06-07
SAUk CENTRE WOMEN ARE.
BUSY IN THIS RED CROSS
DEPARTMENT.
IMPORTANT WORK IS UNDER
UNDER SUPERVISION OF
81. MRS. E. ]. LEWIS.

'CrOSS WORK. "A number OF Sank Gen.
tire ladies evincing desire to serve in
this division, work has been started,
with Mrs. E. ]. Lewis at the head.
Those desiring to take up this branch:
of the work are rec. Tested TO conriun-.
icate with Mrs. Lewis who will give.
i necessary instructions and fu1nish
the necessary materials. The Herald
publishes herewith the specifications
required by the Red Cross for socks.
Specifications for other articles will be-
published in later issues of the Herald.
ad soldiers socks int and he'd to come.
Length of foot when finished not
less than 10 inches, not more than
12A inches.
Worsted-Four or FIVE ply SUPER
lingering or three ply wheeling; need
les, No. IL or Is English gauge.
For socks with foot 10 or 1Ok
inches Cast on "a stitches, rib AZ
inches, two plain, two purl, knit plain
IN inches.
Heel-Knit plain 80 stitches on one
needle, turn, purl back these 80 stitch
es, turn, slip one, knit to end of row.
turn, slip one, purl to end of row. Re-
peat, always slipping the first stitch
till you have 80 rows in all for back of
heel. This makes a square, 80 stitches
by 80 stitches for back of heel
With the inside of the heel towards
the one who is knitting, purl 10 stitch
es, purl two together, purl one, turn,
knit eight stitches, slip one, knit one,
pull slipped stitch over, knit onep
turn, purl seven stitches, purl two to-
gether, purl one, turn, knit eight
stitches, slip one, knit one, pull slip
ped stitch over, knit one, turn, purl
nine stitches, purl two together, purl
one.
Turn-Knit 10 stitches, slip oney
knit one, pull slipped stitch over, knit
! one; turn, purl, II stitches, purl two
together, purl one.
Turn-Knit -, stitches, slip one.
knit one, pull slipped stitch over, knit
one, turn, purl 13 stitches, purl two
together, purl one.
Turn-Knit IA stitches, slip one.
knit one, pull slipped stitch over, knit
one; turn, purl Is stitches, purl two
together, purl one.
Turn-Knit 16 stitches, slip one>
knit one, pull slipped stitch over, knit
one; turn, purl II stitches, purl two
together, purl one.
Turn-Knit II stitches, slip one,
knit one, pull slipped stitch over.
Pick up and knit II stitches down
the side of the heel piece.
needle onto one needle. Pick up and
knit the II stitches at the other side
of the heel piece. Divide the heel
stitches on the two side needles, and
knit right around again to the center
of the heel.
First needle-Knit to within three
stitches of the front end Of side need
lie, knit two together, knit one.
Front needle-Plain.
Third needle-Knit one, slip one-
knit one, pull slipped stitch over, knit
plain to end of needle.
This reducing to be done every 9TH
er row until there are GA stitches ON
the needles (front needle 81, side
needles 16 each.)
Knit plain until the foot (from the
back of the heeD, measures IN inches"
less than the full length required,
namely 81 inches for 1917 inch foot
To decrease for the toe begin at the
front needle, knit one, slip one, knit,
one, pull slipped stitch over, knit plain
to within three stitches of the end Of
the needle, knit two together, knit one-
Second needle-Knit one, slip one,
knit one, pull slipped stitch over, knit
plain to end of needle.
Third needle-Knit plain to within
| three stitches of the end of needle,
knit two together, knit one.
| Knit three plain rounds, then de-
crease as before; knit another three
plain rounds, then decrease as before
Knit two plain rounds, then de-
crease as before; knit another two
plain rounds, then decrease as before.
Knit one plain row, then decrease
again, knit another plain row, then
Edecrease again; knit another plain
| row, then decrease again.
Now decrease as above in each of
the next three rows, which leaves 20
stitches.
Intake of Toe-Having 20 stitches
on two needles, put 10 on needle across
the front and 10 on back needle. Break
off wool, leaving half a yard with
| which to finish off sock and thread it
into a darning needle. Put darning
needle in first stitch of the front knit
ting needle as if to knit; pull wool
through and take off stitch.
Put darning needle in first stitch Of
the front needle as if to purl, pull wool
through, but leave stitch on. Go to
back needle, being particularly care
| full that the wool is taken under the
knitting needle each time and not
| over.
! Put darning needle in first stitch of
the back needle as if to pull; pull wool
through and take off stitch; put darn
ing needle in next stitch of the back
needle as if to knit, pull wool through