Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1917-07-17

Kalttlar tor the solaIsrs.
SUGGESTIONS AZ 10 WHAT TO MAKE
AND HOW TO Make IT.

SUGGESTIONS As 10 WHAT TO MAKE
AND HOW TO Make RI.
For tho benefit Of those Who missed II
when these instructions were Published
In the Democrat some weeks since. they
are republlshed, By request Of the South
Paris branch OF the National League for
Women's Service. They are the Official
Instructions from the national head.
quarters, arranged In order Of impor-
tance:
sLEEvELEss SWEATER.
ia lbs. Of wool makes 3 sweaters; !
pair amber needles.
Cast on 80 or 81 stitches-rib three
inches. Knit until II measures 20 inches
from the beginning
Make neck hole a. follows: Knit "a
stitches, finish of 24-knit a. Knit 4
ribs on each side. Knit a stitches-bind
Of "a stitohes-knit "a. Knit for ~
inches-rib inches.
Sew up sides, leaving ample arm hole.
Knit or crochet edge IL inch deep
around neck.
SAILORS HEMLET.
Four double. ended amber needles.
Cast on 100 stitches using two needles
and knit 2, purl 2, for seven inches.
Leave 26 on pin and knit "a garter
stitch for six inches.
Cast of 28 ut each end and knit u for
six inches. :,
Sew up two sides and pick up oil
around 90 to 100 stitches on three
needles.
Knit Q, purl 2, for three inches.
Cast of 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 3 and purl
for seven inches. To rake hole fol
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 90 stitches.
Knit Q, and purl Q for nine inches. Whom
sewing up, leave ono inch and one-qusr.
ter for thumb hole, top of hole being one
inch below top of wrister.
SCARF.
Amber needles.
Cast on go stitches. Knit In garter
stitch (always slipping the first stitcb)
until Il IL yards long. width should
be II inohea.)
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11-2 hanks Scotch ysrn;2 pair No. IL
or IA steel needles.
Cast on 80 stitches, 26 on needle and
81 on each of 2 needles.
Knit in ribs of knit and purl for 4
inches.
Knit plain, making stitch the scam
stitch until the sock measures 6 inches
including the ribbed part.
Now narrow on each side Of the seam
stitch for the ankles a. follows:-Knit tc
within the last 8 stitches of the seam
slip /, knit i, pass the clipped stitch over
the knitted one, knit /, purl the seam
stitch, knit 1, 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 o IL
inches.
For the heel. Divide the stitches
having II on each side Of seam; knit and
purl these stitches until the heel meas
ures 3 IA inches, slipping the fret stitch
OF every row.
To turn the heel, slip /, knit Is, slip l.
knit /, pass the single stitch over. Turn
Second row-Slip l, purl 10, purl 2 TO-
gether. Turn.
Third row-Slip one, knit IL, slip /
knit l, pass the slip stitch over. Turn
Repeat second and third rows alter
nstely until there are II stitches on thu
needle. Knit these II stitches, and OF
the same needle pick up 16 loops along
the left side of the heel, knitting each
loop ne you pick 1t up.
On second needle knit the IS insteI
stitches, and on third needle pick NJ
10 loops on the other side Of the bee
and knit 8 stitches of the Hrst needle OF
top of the heel.
Gussets-On first or foot needle knil
plain to within 2 stitches Of the end
narrow, knit along the instep needle.
sOn third Of foot needles slip I, knit
pass the slip stitch over and knit plair
to end of needle. Knit round plain.
Repeat from until there are 81
stitches on the foot needles or Il
stitches In tho round. Continue to knit
plain for 4 8 4 inches, or until foot meas
ures 8 inches.
For the toe-Begin on the first foot
needle for first round, *knit 8, narrow
Repeat from*, knit 8 ron Ids plain.
Seventh Round-sKnit 4, narrow. Re
peat irons. knit rounds plain.
Twelfth Round-sKnit 8, narrow. Re
peat from., knit 8 rounds plain.
Sixteenth Round-*Kuit Q, narrow
Repeat from =. knit 2 rounds plain.
Nineteenth Round-sKnit /, narrow
Repeat from =.
Twentieth Round-Narrow 10 times
Draw the wool through these 10 stitches
draw together, break off wool and faster
on wrong side. The foot now measures