Two Guest Towel Ideas

Radio Record, 4 September 1936, Page III

Two Guest Towel Ideas

Lace udging For Guest Towel ATERIALS Required: 2 balls (10 gram) Coats’ Mercer-Crochet No. 40’s F, 441 (Buttercup). 1 pair knitting needles, No. 15’s. yard Huckaback (Buttercup). 1 skein "Anchor" Stranded Cotton F. * 441 (Buttercup). Width of edging across peak ‘equals 2 inches (5.10 cms). Cast on 15 sts. ist Row: S 1. k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 5, ot, k 2 tug, ot, k 2 tog ot, k 2. 2nd and every alternate row: Ot, k 2 tog, k to end of row. 8rd Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog. k 4, * ot, k 2 tog, repeat from * twice more, ot, k 2. 5th Row: Si, kil, ot, k 2 tog, 4 3, * ot, k 2

tog, repeat from * 3 times more, ot, k 2. 7th Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 2, * ot, k 2 tog, repeat from * 4 times more, ot, k 2. 9th Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 1, * ot, k 2 tog, repeat from * 5 times more, ot, k 2. lith Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog, * ot, k 2 tog, repeat from * 5 times more, k 1. 13th Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 2, k 2 tog, * ot, k 2 tog, repeat from * 4 times more, k 1. 15th Row: 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 3, k 2 tog, * ot, k 2 tog, repeat from * 3 times more, k 1. 17th Row: 1, k 1, ot k 2 tog, k 4, k 2 tog, * ot, k 2 tog, repeat from * twice more, k 1. 19th Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 5, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, }: k 2 tog, k 1. sl, 21st Row: k 1, ot, k 2 , tog k 7, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2. 23rd Row: S i, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 8, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2. 25th Row: S 1, k 1, ot k 2 tog, k 9, ot k 2 tog, ot, k 2. 27th Row: 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 10, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2. 29th Row: S 1, k 1 ot, k 2 tog, k 11, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2. 31st Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 9, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, k 1. 33rd Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 8, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, k 1. 35th Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 7, k 2 -tog, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, k 1. : 87th Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 6, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, k 1. 89th Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 5, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2 tog, k 1. 40th Row: Ot. k 2 tog, k to end of row. Repeat from first row for length required. | Narrow Edging: Cast on 6 sts. ist Row: S 1, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 2. 2nd Row: Ot, k 2 tog, k to end of row. | Repeat these two rows for length required. ' To Make up Towel: Lay a hem 3/16th.-inch (.5 cm.) at iend of towel and work 1 de with 1 ch ‘between over it. Sew lon edging. ' Finish off other end of towel in same way and sew on narrow edging, placing the looped edge to edg2 of dc’s.

Alternative: With Stranded Cotton F. 441, using dg strands, work a row of button stitch along either end ot towel making the stitch g-inch. (.82 cm.) in depth. Sew on edgings. Meterials required in Anchor Pearl Cotton No. 8: « ball (10 gram) F. 441 (Buttercup). INSERTION FOR GUEST TOWEL Materials Required: 1 ball (20 gram) or 2 balls (10 gram) Coats’ Mercer-Crochet No. 40’s, F. 459 (blue). 1 pair Milward’s Phantom Knitting Pins, No. 15’s. yard Huckaback (blue). Width of Insertion: 28 inches (6.05 cms.). Cast on 23 sts. ist Row: S 1, k 2, ot k 2 tog, k 1, ot, k 8, ot, ik 2 tog, k 3 tog. pass the last st over, ot, k 8, ot, k 2, ot, k 2 tog, k 2.: 2nd and every alternate Row: S 1, k 4, p 18, k 5. 3rd Row: S 1. k 2, ot, k 2 tog, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 1, k:2 tog, ot, k 1, ot, k 2 tog, k 1, k 2 tog, ot, k 2, ot, k 2 tog, k 8. 5th Row: Same as 8rd row. 7th Rew: S i, k 2, otk 2 tog, k 1, ot, k 1, ot, s 1, k 3 tox, pass the slip stitch over, ot, k 1, ot, s 1, k 3 tog, pass the slip stitch over, ot, k 1, ot, k 2, ot, k 2 tog, k 2. { Sth Row: S 1, k 2, ot, k 2 tog, k 1, ot. k 2 tog, ot, k 3 tog. ot, k 3 tog, ot, k 1, ot, k 3 tog, ot, k 2 tog, ot, k 2, ot, k 2 tog, k 2. ; 10th Row: S1,k 4, p 18, k 5. ! Repeat 9th and 10th rows 8 times more. ; Repeat from ist row for length required. H Make two pieces the same length. { To Make up Towel: For bottom of towel cut a strip of Huckabtck 1 #-inch (4.45 cms.) in depth, fold over and turn in an j-inch. (.82 cm.) hem on wrong side. Whip edge Ai ‘insertion to edges of strip. Cut another piece of back 18 inches (45.88 cms.) in length. Lay a small hem g-inch. (.82 ecm.) in depth along bottom and sew down. Whip other edge of insertion to edge of hem. Finish of other end of towel in same way. Abbreviations: 8, slip; K, knit; P, purl; Ot, over thread; Tog. together; Sts, stitches. | Materials required in Anchor Pearl Cotton, No. 8’s: 2 balis (10 gram), F. 459 (blue).