The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1918-02-07
INSTRUCTIONS FOR
RED CROSS KNITTERS

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American Red Cross is in receipt o1
revised knitting instructions, and ad
vice on how to make each knitted arti
Gle. OF course, these suggestions arr
not mandatory on Red Cross workers
they are simply offered as the result o.
experience in handling hundreds o.
thousands of articles of knitted wear
The tendency of many knitters is t,
knit too tightly and to measure size b
stretching the articles. hence the Ret
Cross goes into the fullest detail.
1t should be remembered that tn;
Red Cross requires no more Red Crosi
helmets. This is because they are no
necessary in this country and the Rex
Cross has alread received a sufficien
number of them to equip the soldier
in France and those about to leave fol
Europe.
Knit loose" say the expert knit
ters of the Red Cross, and remember
that the boys will wash their socks il
cold water and under all kinds of con
ditions. Remember. too, to equiI
socks with the Kitchener toe" Thi'
is really essential for marching troops
1t is rigid knitting rule in England
1t should be rigid here. There is al
instructor at the workroom at the
Commercial club rooms who will ex
plain and demonstrate the Kitchener
toe. 1t is simple, but looks more diff
cult than it is. With the Kitchenel
toe there are no peaks, ridges or lump'
in pair of socks.
Here are the latest Red Cross knit
ting suggestions:
Sleeveless sweaters pair need
les, Columbia guage No. Z; cast on g
stitches; knit 2. purl 2 stitches fol
four inches; knit plain until the sweat
er measures % inches knit 2S stitches
bind off "a stitches for neck. loose
knit % stitches; knit five ridges Oh
each shoulder, cast on "a stitches
/ Knit plain for 10 inches. Purl 2, kni
2 stitches for four inches. Sew VI
sides, leaving nine inches for armholes
Two rows single crochet around necl
and one row single crochet arount
armhole. Neck of sweater must stretcl
IL inches. Finished sweater must bt
% inches long.
Wristlets No. 3 (made in one piece =
Four needles, Columbia guage No. 8
cast on So stitches on three needles ;l6
l6 20, knit 2, purl for eight inches
70 make opening for thumb, knit 2
purl to end of third needle, turn
knit and purl back to end of first need
lie, always slipping first stitch turn
continue knitting back and forth fo
two inches. From this point continue
as at first for two inches for the hand
Bind off loosely and buttonhole thuml
opening.
Mlffier One pair of needles, Colum
bia guage No. q, cast on so stitches
or II inches. Plain knitting for 81
inches, always slipping first stitch.
Socks-No. steel needles or No.
amber needles, Columbia guage. Gas
on 60 stitches, 20 on each needle. Ri
four and one-half inches, plain anc
2 purl. Knit plain seven inches III
inches in alD.
Heel-Knit plain 80 stitches on to one
needle, turn, purl back these 80 stitch
es turn, slip one. Knit to end of row
turn, slip on, purl to end of row. Re
peat. always slipping the first stitch
till you have 30 rows or two and one
half inches in all for back of heel IN
B.: This makes square 80 stitches
| by 80 stitches for back of heeD. Will
| the inside of the heel towards you, pur
II stitches, purl together, purl !
turn, knit 6, slip !, knit l, pull slipped
stitches over, knit /. Turn, purl Z
purl 2 together, purl |. Turn, kni
Is, slip !, knitfl. pull slipped stitcl
over, knit l.
Continue working in this way unit
all the stitches are worked in. Picl
up and knit the l6 stitches on one side
of the heel piece. Knit the 30 stitches
off the front needles on to one needle
Pick up and knit the l6 stitches on tht
other side of the heel piece. Divide
the heel stitches on the two needles
and knit right around again to the cen
| ter heel.
First needle Knit to within stitch
es of front end of side needle, knit
together, knit |.
Front needle-Knit plain.
Third needle-Knit l, slip /, knit !
pull slipped stitch.over, knit plain t.
end of needle.
This reducing is done every othel
row until there are 60 stitches on thC
needle go on front needle and Is OF
each side needle).
Knit plain until the foot from bach
of heel measures eight and one hall
inches.
To decrease toe Begin at from
needle. Knit /, slip |, knit l, pul
slipped stitch over, knit plain to with
in three stitches of end of needle, kni
together, knit l..
Second needle Knit l, slip /, knit |
pull slipped stitch over, knit plain t.
end of needle.
Third needle-Knit plain to within
three stitches of end of needle, knit
together, knit l. Knit three plair
rounds then decrease as BEFORE Knit
two plain rounds, then decrease as be
fore. Knit two plain rows, decrease
Knit another two plain rows, decrease
Knit | plain row, decrease, anothel
plain low, decrease. Knit another
plain row, decrease again. Now de
crease in each of the next three rows
which leaves you with l6 stitches OF
two needles, eight on needle across tht
| front and eight on back needle.
Intake of toe-Break yarn, leaving
about nine inches. Thread darnins
needle. Begin at front needle, pu
| needle in as if to knit, pull WOO
through and take off stitch. Put need
lie in next stitch. as if to purl, pull WOO
through but leave stitch on. Go t,
back needle, put needle in first stitcl
as if to purl, pull wool through ant
take off stitch. Put needle in mex
stitch as if to knit, pull wool through
but leave stitch on. Now come t,
front needle and repeat. Always tax,
wool under knitting needle, not over.
N. B.-Each stitch must be gon,
through twice. Slip off when knitting
on front needle. Slip off when purlin,
on back.
In finishing off end of yarn run yarl
once down the toe so as not to max,
ridge or lump.
Please wash socks, fasten together
mark size.