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Evening Star, Issue 22709, 24 July 1937, Page 8

flv Handicraft tml\» - Last week the first steps in making a winter cardigan for a girl aged about G years were described. Here is how to finish the article. Knit the first 12 stitches in each additional row in a rib of 1 plain 1 purl to secure a firm edge, and Very attract vases can he made by lacauering and decorating old glass jars or latin. S^'tS^SS^ arc easy to produce, and you mil be surprised to see such gratifying results. Vase- sutcnes^ iaiin Contlnue painting is a hobby from which boys and girls can obtain much pleasure. untJl work measures 6 inches, when you comselect some well-portioned filled in with coloured lacquer. Use a small-pointed mence to decrease on front edge of work for shapselect some weii ponionca purpose. A vase similar to fig. 3 ing of car digan. Nest Row—Knit border of 12, knife jars or bottles, and then thoroughly clean can haye dark blue as a background, with green' 2 together, knit 2, purl 2, and continue in rib to end ■K.J them with hot water and soap to rid the tor the triangles and the narrow band, and orange of row In tne nex t and following 10 rows flesurfaces of crease soots. Make sure that they are for the square spots. Pig. 4 has a yellow back- crease at edge of border or beginning of larger surfaces or grease spois. iviaiic suic m« m j c . th fl £ M d j and rim around the riD until you nave 60 stitches on your needle, and quite dry and in readiness to receive the lacquer *%. h the background above the design iSirwarfc measures 8 inches. Then decrease at of the colour you desire. If you propose to use can be oran ge. , opposite end of needle for armhole by casting on the vase for a special kind of flower select colours Fig. 2 shows an attractive design in three colours. 12 Pitches and knitting in rib for a further 4 that will harmonise. A 1i„ wide brush with not The lowpartis wide band Ugh bl e. should measure 12 inches fro* too much hair will prove to be the best tor lacquer Another way to decorate glass jars to disguise Cagt off tne stitches in the larger rib, but leave painting. their Identity is to paste suitably coloured paper or the 12 etches for border and continue knitting A simple but effective method of colouring Is to a coloured scene on the outside surface. Creases this extra str ip for another 2 inches. This strip makes the collar at the back of neck. Cast off. Knit I the opposite side in a similar manner, but omit the buttonholes. To make a sleeve, begin at top and mmmimmm: cast on 36 stitches, and knit in rib of 4 plain <. "'WmMm: DUr i f or 4 rows. Cast on 6.stitches at either ens or Needle, and knit another 4 rows. Cast on 6 rows |;« on either end of needle and knit a further 4 rows. I» Do the above until you have 72 stitches on your llil needle, and knit in rib for 12 inches. Change on to ilisS finer needles, and knit a further 2 inches for cuff in a rib of 1 plain 1 purl, and cast off. Make another sleeve irr a similar manner, to make up press pieces with a warm iron and Join up side and shoulder seams. Sew up seams Of sleeves and tack into position in cardigan. Then ' Wi machine sleeves in firmly." Top-sew the loose strip of border to back of neck and join two ends v , lilfiglS-: n< Make the white linen buttonholes attractive by doing a simple buttonhole stitch a few times through M 'M<:Wsm<" : . each hole in centre, and then sew to cardigan firmly by catching a piece of black tape on wrong side mm:»im*>m<;< of cardigan underneath buttons to give a firm finish. You will find this a cosy garment for school these chilly days. .» . . use two colours, say blue and green, in such a way that the green shows on the top portion of the jar and the blue for the bottom is brushed irregularly into the lower part of the green (Pig. 1.) When using this method you can paint the lacquer on thickly, because irregularities will not spoil the effect. . If you desire to arrange a design on the jar, such as is shown in figs. 3 and 4, it is best to apply two or three thin coats of lacquer rather than one thick coat, in order to prevent irregularities on the surface. Hold the jar with the fingers inside the opening, so that you can turn the vase into the most convenient position for painting. Commence at the top and work as rapidly as possible around the jar and towards the base. Rapidity in painting is tiicessary, because the lacquer dries quickly. When the surface has been painted stand the vase upright on its base. . , ...«m DO YOU KNOW?. ■ yvo you know how to open ai pocket-knife when it llilf Iffpilil J-J* i S very stiff? Instead of bruising your thumb- '""""" nail try this method. Fold a small piece of paper the suriace has been painted stand tne vase uprignt 1: ° n Then a a Se simple geometric design can be marked results. "" '"'"" , f ._ ~. . ed sed knife will_not_cut tteoughjtbe paper. out on the dry lacquer surface near the top and still another method is to paint the ouslde 01 .«,.».» he j ar with fairly thick varnish, which, while £ 0 j n 7,^ he jar with fairly thick varnish, which, while quite wet, is sprinkled with a thick layer of sand. The sand can be slightly tinted by immersing it in a bowl of dye and then dried before sprinkling it on the vase. You can use two or three different colours on the one. jar. '--•»---»_ . a bowl of dye and tnen ariea oeiore syi iuhuiib n, of coin - s i on the vase. You can use two or three different to see how many he has got. If no coins are rninm-s on the one jar. available, you may do the trick with buttons or colours on tne one.jar. counters. You then take some coins from your p-nket and say that you are going to add your coins to those in your friend's hands, so that if he t-v*<s»aYi -JfaTOnn&e has an odd number of coins in his hands, your .iinCdll Oicsliips coins wlu malce tne tota i an even number, while if , ~ he has an even number your coins will make the QOUTH-WEST AFRICA was formerly a German number. Add the two sets of coins, colony but was surrendered to the Union of an d your friend will see that you did exactly as you South Africa in 1915, and is now administered by promised. All you need do-is to hold an odd^number fh» TTnfn,, nf Smith Africa under a mandate from of coins in your hands. If your friend also holds the Union 01 ooutn Aiiica unaer a, mj.uuu.w num - n) j m jj er lh e total number will be even, the League of Nations. The stamps are printed whlle if his numb3r even the addition of your alternately to English and Africaans. though the number will make the total odd. prices are Uie same for either stamp. An interesting feature of these stamp:s is that the water-mark on them is the head of a springbok. Sm&l^m^m^m^^^fnW^n^f l^Turning the Cards J ""ROM a pack of cards select four or five picture cards, and place them in line on the table. Leave the room and ask someone to turn around any card or cards desired, and when you come back into the room you will be able to ten which card or cards have been turned. The secret lies in the fact that the upper and lower margins of most picture cards are not exactly the same, one being wider than the other. When you place your cards on the table put them all with the i wide margin the same way. and it will be easy to 1 pick any card that has been turned round. ~j