KNITTING FOR THE SPRING

Evening Star, Issue 21518, 16 September 1933, Page 21

KNITTING FOR THE SPRING

NEW IDEAS Linen thread, wool worsted (which is singularly unlike wool, considering that that is what it is), and string—these are the three most noticeable and charming new arrivals in the way of knitting. Hand-knitted Sljetlands and other fine wools are still popular for pullovers and cardigans. Lacy stitches are used for the pull-overs and blouses; firmer and closer stitches for the cardigans. Their excellence for sports occasions enables them to hold their own against their youngest and most engaging rivals. The linen thread is cool to the touch, rather silky to look at, and altogether very fit for spring weather. The stitches used for this particular medium are usually very open. Some of the best jumpers and little waistcoats are in white, with diamond stripes of jade, hyacinth, tangerine, or primrose. Their sleeves are sometimes little more than caps for the shoulder; sometimes they reach to the wrist to end in a close band like the waistline. There are all sorts of knitted scarves and caps, too, quite different from last season’s, of course. The scarves are usually quite short, only long enough to tie once, perkily, or to bo folded over and held with a metal pin. The capes are mostly of the pancake persuasion.