Knitting

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 7, 25 August 1933, Page 48

Knitting

Baby’s Pilchers

Materials: 14 oz. 3-ply Beehive wool, 2 pr. No. 9 needles, lyd. ribbon. Measurements: Width, 11 inches; length at centre front, 10} inches; length at centre back, 12 inches. Abbreviations: K., knit; p., purl; tog., together; m., make a stitch by putting wool over needle; st. stitch; ch., chain; d.c. double crochet. Cast on 72 stitches. K. 3, p 3 for 3 TOWS. (4) * K. 2 tog., m. 1, k. 1, p. 2 tog,, m.1,p.1. Repeat from *. (5) k. 3, p. 3. (6) (k. 8, p. 3) 7 times. Turn (k. 3, p. 3) twiee. _Turn (k. 3, p. 3) 3 times. Turn (k. 3, p. 3) 4 times. Turn (k. 3, p. 3) 5-times. Turn.

Continue in this manner, working k 8, p. 3 once more each time before turning, till you have all the stitches worked off. Now change to moss stitch. (1) k. 1, p. 1. (2) p. 1, k, 1. Work these 2 rows 30 times (60 TOows). Next row, k. 2 tog., k. to last 2 sts., k, 2 tog. Repeat this row 20 times {30 sts.) Knit 12 rows without deVreasing. ; Next row k, in front and back of first st., k. to last st., k. in front and back of last st. Repeat this row 20 times ( 72 sts.).

Change to moss stitch, and work the ‘2 moss stitch rows 30 times (60 rows). P. 3, k. 3 for 3 rows. Next row. * p. 2, tog. m. 1, p. i, k. 2 tog.,m.1, k. 1. Repeat from *. P 3, k. 3 for 3 rows. Cast off. Press gently on wrong side, under a damp cloth. Sew up side seams, With a fine bone crochet hook, make 1 dc. at Teg seam, * 4 ch., 1 d.c. into second chain, 1 ch., miss 2 sts: of knitting, 1 d.c. in next st. Repeat from * all round leg. Work other leg to match and thread ribbon through. Work a chain with double wool, and thread through waist holes. Make 3 ch., slip st. into first st. to form a ring, 3 ch., and then fill the ring with treble. a:

Slip st. into first one, and fasten off. Attach one to each end of cord.