Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1918-01-21

5 needles, arranging for last 2 stitches
of back piece to be on beginning of 1st
needle, with 3S stitches Of front piece
added (making 40 on LIST needle).
Divide rest of stitches on other 2
needles; 1886.
Beginning with list needle, knit 2,
purl for inches Then on 1st needle
knit 2, purl 2 for is stitches. Bind Off
| % stitches for face opening. Cry to
keep same arrangement of stitches on
needles for further directions.) Knit
2, purl 2 forward and back on remain
ing 80 stitches for l " inches, always
| slipping first stitch. Cast on %
stitches loosely to complete face open
ing, and knit 2, purl 2 for 2la inches
adjust stitches by slipping 2 from end
of Sd needle to LIST needle, making AZ
on LIST needle).
Knit 1 round plain. Knit 2 stitches
together, knit II, knit stitches to-
gether, knit l. Repeat to end Oh
round. Knit a rows plain. Then knit
2 stitches together, knit 8, knit 2 to-
gether, knit /. Repeat to end of round.
Knit rows plain. Continue in this
way, narrowing on every fifth round
and reducing number of stitches be-
tween narrowed stitches by 9 (as Z, 5,
3, etc. until you have 2S stitches left
on needles. Divide on needles, hav-
! ing ii on 1st needle and IA on the
other, and finish the same as for the
toe of sock.
WRISTLETS NO. 1
" hank of yarn (A lb); l pair Red
Cross Needles No. 2.
Cast on As stitches, knit 2 and purl 2
for IL inches, and sew up leaving 2
inches open space for thumb 2 inches
from the edge.
WRISTLETS NO.
" hank of yarn ~ lb.); 4 Red
Cross Needles No. l.
Cast on 50 stitches on 3 needles:
16-16-20 Knit 2, purl for inches.
To make opening for thumb, knit z,
purl Q to end of Sd needle, turn; knit
and purl back to end of LIST needle,
always slipping first stitch; turn.
Continue knitting back and forth for >
inches. From this point continue as
at first for 4 inches for the hand. Bind
off loosely and buttonhole thumb open
ing.
MEDIUM SIZED MANS seek.
4 Red Cross Needles No. 1; " ID. G.
hanks) of yarn.
Set up 60 stitches, 20 on each OF
three needles. Knit plain and 2 purl
for IS rows az inches). seth row
knit 10 plain stitches, knit 2 together;
repeat this until the round is COM
pleted Knit so rows plain until leg
measures II inches. (61. inches OF
plain knitting).e Take half the num-
Der OF stitches t25) on first needle for
the heel Qeaving IL and Is stitches on
the second and third needles for the
instep), add on the % stitches knit !
row, purl 1 row alternately for 26
times Cor 5 inches). always slipping
the first stitch. Begin to turn heel on
the wrong SIDE slip l, purl 10, purl 2
together, purl l.
Turn work over, slip /, knit 4, slip |,
| c1; CT al
knit l. Turn, slip l, purl 5, purl to-
gether, purl l. Turn, slip l, knit D,
slip /, knit /, and pass it over slipped
stitch, knit l. Continue working
toward the sides of the heel in this
manner leaving more stitch between
decreases on every row until all the
stitches are worked in. There should
then be Is stitches on the needle
Pick up 13 stitches on side of heel;
needle on to one needle, which be-
comes your I'd needle; with your Sd
needle pick up the Is stitches on other
side of heel, and knit stitches of!
your 1st needle so that you Will now
have q stitches on the list needle, %
stitches on the 2d needle, and 20
stitches on Sd needle. 1st needle (a)
knit to within stitches of end, knit .
together, knit l. I'd needle 90 knit
plain. Sd needle (c) knit /, slip l,
knit 1, pass slipped stitch over, knit
plain to end of needle. Knit around
plain (d).
Repeat a, b, C and d until you have
Is stitches on list needless stitches
on I'd, ~ stitches on Sd. Knit plain
for Az inches. LIST needle (e) knit 10
stitches-knit 2 together, knit l. I'd
needle f) knit l, slip /, knit l, pass
slipped stitch over, knit 10 stitches.
Knit together, knit l. Sd needle tgl
Init I elm knit | mass Slinppl stitch