MAINLY TOR WOMEN

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 November 1939, Page 9

MAINLY TOR WOMEN

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HOW TO KNIT SOCKS

PLAIN SERVICEABLE PATTERN

Tho following pattern lor plain serviceable souks will be welcome by knitters. It features a special ridgeless toe, taken from Lady Liverpool s knitting book, which was used extensively during the last war. Five skeins of 1-ply fingering wool. A set of four No. 13 needles.

Cast on 76 stitches on three needles (2S on one, and 21 on the other two). Knit two, purl two, for three and a half inches to lour inches, then knit in stocking stitch for seven inches. Divide the stitches for the heel as follows: —Knit the first. 21 stitches of the round ,to one needle, slip the last 21 stitches of the round on to the other end of the same needle (these 42 stitches are for the heel). Divide remaining stitches on to two needles and leave for the instep. Return to the stitches on the heel needle, working ■ the double heel (which is extra strong) as follows. — Knit one, slip one, all along the row; purl every stitch on the way back. Repeat these two rows alternately till the heel measures a good three inches (a .long heel Wears best);, and finishing with.a purl row. Turn the heel as follows:: —-Knit 26, knit two together, turn; purl 11, purl two together, turn; knit 12, knit two together, turn; purl 13, purl two together, turn; knit 14, knit two together, turn. Continue in this manner until all the stitches are worked on to one row. Knit back 13 stitches, thus completing the heel. Slip all the instep stitches on to one needle. Knit the remaining 13 stitches of the heel, knit up 21 stitches at the side of the heel, and the first stitch from the instep stitches; with a second needle knit all but the last of the instep stitches; with a third needle knit the last instep stitch, knit up 21. stitches at the side of the heel and the other 13 heel stitches. Knit one round without shaping. First row: On the first needle knit plain to within three stitches of the end, then slip one, knit one, pass the slipped stitch over, knit. one. On the second needle knit plain. On the third needle knit one, knit two together, knit plain to the end of the row. Second round: Plain all round. Repeat, the last two rows until only 20 stitches remain on each of the first and third needles. Then continue until the foot measures 81 to 9 inches.

Begin to decrease by knitting every seventh and eigth stitch together for one round. Knit six plain rounds. Then knit every sixth and seventh stitch together for one round. Knit fivd plain rounds. Knit every fifth and sixth stitch together for one round. Knit four plain rounds. Knit every fourth and fifth stitch together rounds. Knit every third and fourth stitch together for one round. Knit two plain rounds. Knit every second and third stitch together for one round. Knit one plain round. Then if the stitches are not enough reduced knit two together all the way round 1 . It does not matter how many stitches remain to be cast off, provided they are an even number, and are divided equally between two needles, one for the stitches that have formed the centre of the instep and one for those that formed the centre of the sole of the sock. Begin- on- the instep needle. Break off wool about 2ft from the work. On the instep needle: —Purl the first stitch, pull the thread right through the stitch and slip the stitch off the needle. Knit the second stitch, pull the thread right through, but keep the stitch on the instep needle. On the sole needle: — Knit the first stitch, 1 pull the thread right through, slip the stitch off the. needle. Purl the second stitch, pull the thread right through, and keep the stitch on the sole needle. Return to the instep needle:.—Purl the stitch that you left on the needle, pull the thread through, and slip the stitch off the needle. Knit the next stitch,’ pull the thread through, and keep the stitch on the instep needle. Return to the sole, needle: —Knit the stitch that'you left on the needle, pull the thread through and slip the stitch off the needle. Purl the next stitch, pull the thread through, and keep, the stitch on the sole needle. Continue as above, working alternately on the instep and sole needles, till the stitches have been cast off. Run the thread in neatly with a darning needle. Or. alternately, the whole casting oft can be done. with, the .wool threaded through a darning needle if this is preferred; but in.this case the darning needle must, be drawn through the stitch. the opposite way, i.e., on the instop needle the .darner must be put through the first stitch as the knitting needle would be in plain knitting, and through the second as if to purl. On the sole needle the first stitch must be taken as in purling and the second as in plain knitting.

UPSWEPT HAIR.

LOSING ITS APPEAL

Hollywood says unswept hair is on its way out! The popular vogue has lost its appeal among screen atmosphere actresses. This was determined by a plebiscite taken on the set of Columbia’s “Incredible Mr. Williams” co-starring Melvyn Douglas and Joan Biondell.

As a result of the hirsute ‘‘self-deter-mination” for several scores of extra girls as authorised by director Alexander Hall, the high hair -..vogue was definitely voted down, and the soft and Huffy “long bob” style decided on. “They insisted that the high hair dress aged them too much,” explained Hall, “so I had all the players vote for or against the new style. With one or two exceptions, all favoured the long-haired bob type of hair dress to wear in different sequences of the film.

ADVICE TO BRIDES Don’t be in a hurry to furnish your home from cellar to attic. Most people who are getting married rush 1 around buying everything for the home so that it will be complete by the time they return from the honeymoon. This is, however, very unsatisfactory. It is better .to get the vitally necessary articles o£ furniture' and then, spend many happy hours looking around for the other things: Don’t be in a- hurry to show your man how clever you are in the home. It is better to let him think you can do very little and then give him pleasant suprises during those difficult first months of marriage. You see, if a man goes to the altar thinking that his bride can do anything, he asks for the impossible a few weeks later, instead of being pleasantly thrilled to find that she can make a decent batterpudding, or that she can be trusted to prune the rose-trees. Don’t be in a hurry to make firm friends with the neighbours. Be polite but don’t get too pally until you know exactly what kind of people they are. As a general rule, such friendships are like bananas that’ripen too quickly, coming over in the steamer, and arc therefore, useless when they arrive at the market and are needed. Don’t be in a hurry to wear all the new clothes you have been getting together for the occasion. One can usually tell a bride by the fact that she is always appearing in new clothes. As a matter of fact, it is foolish to buy many; it is far better to keep the money and then enjoy bouts of shopping after the honeymoon, when, if you have been used to going to business, you may want something to occupy your time. Don’t be in a hurry to clear out all the old junk your husband has brought with him into the home. He is fond ofthose old pipes and whatnots, and it is unwise to make him think that marriage means the giving up of all the precious relics of his bachelor days. Take it easy, and slowly weed them out. HINTS FOR WASHING DAY Discoloured clothes may be made white and all stains removed if a lemon is sliced including the rind) and added to the copper of clothes when, boiling.. If an article has been accidentally left in the blue water it may be restored' by steeping it for a short time in water to which the juice of a lemon has been added.

The juice of a lemon added to each tub of water will help to break down hard water. • --••••

To bleach linen moisten with lemon juice and spread on the grass in the sun. This process will also remove mildew.

To remove the stains of ironmould, fruit, or ink, cover the marks with common salt, squeeze lemon juice over and put in the sun. Repeat if necessary. Beetroot stains may be removed in the same way.

To remove perspiration stains moisten with ltmon juice and wash in soapy water. Do not leave the lemon juice on too long before washing the garment.

To remove scorch marks rub on lemon juice immediately the scorch is made and bleach in the sun. In the case of scorched flannel wet the marks thoroughly with lemou juice and leave on a liberal quantity oi the white pith as well. Leave in the sun to bleach.

For tea stains apply lemon juice freely and expose to the sun, keeping the stains wet with the juice until they disappear. If slight marks remain these will come out when the article is washed or boiled.

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