Knitting (Written fop "The Post" by "Isobel." TO USE GLUE "Isobel.") LIGHTWEIGHT WOOLLEN

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 132, 30 November 1935, Page 19

Knitting (Written fop "The Post" by "Isobel."

TO USE GLUE

"Isobel.")

LIGHTWEIGHT WOOLLEN

JUMPER ,

This attractive . two-ply woollen jumper designed to fit the woman of larger bust measurement—3s to 37 inches—is knitted in moss stitch. The U-shaped yoke knitted in a fancy drop stitch may be worn open or buttoned to the throat, as desired, and is out-

DIRECTIONS.

Back: Cast on"130-on No: 10 needles, knit jnto back of sts. in first row, then do garter .stitch for: one inch, then work in moss'stitch. Always slipping the first stitch of. every row,: which gives a firm edge. Work 16 rows, then shape sides, by knitting two sts. tog. at beg. and end of every 4th row eight times, do 'a further- eight -rows, then increase, stitches at, intervals of 4 rows io. 130 again, 'knit until work is 14in from,beginning." Now.shape armholes, cast off .five sts. at beg. of next two rows, cast off■ 3 sts. beg.-of next four rows, then K. 2 tog. beg. and end of next three rows (14 sts. decreased each side altogether), knit until armhole is seven inches on straight. Cast off seven sts. beg. of next eight rows, cast. off. remaining 46 to form back of neck. .'■"''■'

Front: Cast on 130 sts.'and work as for back, for ten inches, then in next

row knit the middle 56 sis. in.stocking stitch, for yoke, moss on remainder, and in next row purl' the sts. knitted in the previous row, next row moss to yoke, then K. 2, pick up loop between next 2 sts. *K4, and pick up loop, K4, * continue from * to * until .yoke sts. are all knitted; moss to end. .Purl all sts. in yoke on wrong side of work. Continue on these sts. for six rows; next row, drop the st. picked up in previous rows and pick up loop in middle of the two remaining "ladders" and continue as before, from*. When armhqle is 2in from beg. of shaping, make the centre front opening by working the two sides separately, keeping the first three sts. either side of opening in garter stitch after 2Jin. Shape round neck as follows: Starting from centre cast off six sts., cast off two sts. beg.,of next three rows at neck edge, knit 2 tog. every alternate row, at neck edge until only 28 sts. left for shoulder. Cast off. Work other side to correspond. Sleeve: Cast on 78 sts., always knitting into back of cast on sts. Work six rows in garter stitch, increase to 96 in the next row by making one in the first and then in every 4th and sth st. alternately. Then knit in moss St., gradually increasing sts. both ends of the needle to 110 altogether, when sleeve is 4in, shape armhole by casting off five sts., at beg!' of nest two rows. Then cast off three sts..at beg. of every row until 24 are left. Cast off. Make the other sleeve the same. . TO MAKEUP. Stitch up shoulder seams and side seams and sew in sleeves. Pick Tip 134 sts, around neck on No. 14 needles, and Xl-Pl for one' inch, cast off on wrong side. . ; ■ ' f ■ Press out lightly under a damp cloth, turning the jumper inside out. With a thread of white wool run around yoke the shape of a U. Now with three No. 14 needles pick up 220 sts. round this line, 110 sts. on each needle, knit in moss stitch for Jin.^then in next row, increase 1 stitch in every stitch so that there are 440 sts. altogether, change to three No. 10 needles pointed both ends, and knit in moss stitch another inch. Cast off loosely. Make two loops for buttons on front opening. .

HINTS FOR HOUSEWIVES

It is essential to use a proper gluepot, having an inner and outer section. If an ordinary tin be used the glue will probably be burnt:

The chief cause of failure in the use of blue is omitting to clean the parts to be joined together, states a writer in the ''Cape Times." The surfaces of wood that are to be glued together must be quite clean and as smooth as possible. In the case of an old join, remove every trace of'old glue before applying new. When the glue is melted it should be thick enough to run slowly off the brush. If it runs rapidly it is too thin: if it does not run it will be too "tacky" to apply properly.

Having applied a coat to both surfaces, press them together firmly with the hands, and if possible bind them with siring. Should extra strength be needed, use screws, but bore the holes for the screws before beginning to use the glue.

A method of holding two parts together firmly until the glue has solidified and made the join is to glue a piece of brown paper rouni them—to be removed when the jo>n has set—and then wet it. The water will make the paper shrink and so grip the two parts (irmly together. Clamps can also be used for this purpose in many cases.

The best glue is the cheapest in the end. A few pennyworth will Insi for nil ordinary purposes for a long time. When melting down do not fail to see that the outer container of the glue-pot contains ample water.