Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-08
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We have another shipment ready.
BY Mrs. p. p. Bernard

We have another shipment ready.
In spite of all that has been said
about knitting socks right, they still
come in of all sizes and shapes. OF
those we packed for shipment Tuesday
there were at least a dozen pairs that
are disgrace to our knitters. There
are socks less titan 8 inches long in the
foot, many II inches and one pair near
~ Ii inches long and wide in proper
ton. All Of the i'll sized socks have
ly square at the end. No man has a
foot they will fit. And, strange to say,
the knitting is good in nearly all of
them, which proves that the shaping
is either carelessness or Indifference,
whether the knitters know it or not.
feet and sn.saas.sSno woman wishes to
knit uncomfortable socks for our SOL
diers. Below are the latest directions
from Headquarters for knitting socks,
please use them:
Use either No. s or No. 10 steel
needles. Cast on loosely with double
thread 81 stitches, knit 2, purl 2. for
31a inches then knit plain for Z inches
For heel: Take 80 stitches and knit
back and forth for 80 rounds. (always
take off first stitch without knitting)
TO Narrow. with wrong side toward
you purl Is, narrow, purl l, turn, knit
| 6, slip l, knit 1 and draw slip stitch
over last stitch, knit 1 turn and purl
to the narrowing Indicated by hole)
and purl stitches on either side of the
hole together, purl l, turn, knit to hole,
narrow, knit 1, alternate purling and
knitting as directed until all stitches
are knit off. Take up stitches on side
of heel, knit across front. take up
stitches on opposite side Of heel. Take
four stitches from front needle and
put on to heel needles. From center
of heel knit to within 5 stitches of end
of needle, narroW, knit 3, knit across
front needle. Knit 3, slip 1, knit 1,
put slip stitch over, knit rest plain.
Knit 1 plain round. repeat from *
till there are but GA stitches left on the
3 needles. Knit plain till the foot
measuring from heel is 211a inches less
than you desire finished sock to be.
TO decrease for toe: Begin at the
front needle. Knit 1, slip 1, pull slipt
stitch over knit plain to within 3
stitches of the end of the needle. Knit
2 together, knit 1. Repeat all way
around. Knit plain rounds then de-
crease as before. Kit plain rounds
then decrease as before. Knit plain
rounds, decrease as before. Knit
plain rounds, decrease as before Knit
1 plain round. decrease as before. Knit
1 plain round, decrease as before, knit
,, plain round. decrease as before. De-
crease as above until there are but 20
stitches. These stitches should be di-
rectly in center Of foot.
Intake Of toe: Having 10 stitches on
each of ? needles-Break off wool
leaving about u yard with which to
finish off the toe. Thread the wool
into a darning needle. Put the needle
into the first stitch of front needle as
if to knit. Pull the wool thru and slip
off the stitch. Put the needle into the
next stitch of needle as if to purl pull
the wool thru and leave the stitch on.
Put the needle into the first stitch of
the back needle as if to purl, pull
the wool thru and take the stitch off.
Put the needle into the next stitch of
the back. needle as if to knit, pull the
wool thru and leave the stitch on. Re-
peat till all the stitches are off. Darn
in the end of the thread
If No. needles are used 60 stitches
are often quite sufficient, especially if
one knits loosely.
To have socks just right. please,
observe the following rules: Length of
sock, II inches. Width of sock. AZ
inches. Length of foot from heel to