KNITTING FOR TROOPS

Grey River Argus, 17 April 1940, Page 10

KNITTING FOR TROOPS

WESTLAND ALLOCATION. The Secretary of the Westland Piovuiciai Patriotic Committee (Mr D. JEvans) advises in connection w.tii patriotic work in the Westland Province, that the National Board at Wellington has asked the district to supply 280 scarves and 280 mittens lor the troops on active service. The wool is promised in a few days and will be distributed from Hokitika to the respective districts. The following is the allocation for knitting Uie articles:— District Scarves. Mittens.

When made the articles should be sent to the nearest of the three centres: Reefton, Greymouth, Hokitika, for packing and dispatch. Attaches is the knitting scheme as supplied from Wellington. The following is a pattern for trie mittens:—

2oz 4-ply wool: 1 pair No. 12 needles. Cast on 60 stitches: Work in rib c£ 2 plain 2 purl for 4 inches. _Knit 6 rows in stocking stitch. Commence the thumb: Ist row: K. 25. knit twice into the next stitch, knit to end of row. 2nd row: and every alternate row, purl 3rd row: K. 25, knit twice into the next stitch, K. 3, knit twice ihto the next stitch, knit to the end of the row: sth row; K. 25, knit twice into the next stitch, K. 3, knit twice into the next stitch, knit to the end of the row'. 7th row: K. 25. knit twice into the next stitch, K. 5, knit twice into the next stitch, knit to the end of the row. Continue working increasing two sts. between the increase rows until there are 19 sts. thus: K. 25, knit twice into the next stitch, Kl 9. knit twice into the next stitch, kuil to the end. Next row: Purl. This concludes the increasing for the thumb. Next row, K. 49, turn, purl back for 24 sts. Now work backwards and forwards on the 24 sis. Knit tog. the first 2 sts. on each row for 4 rows. Rib K.l, P.l, for 3 rows, cast off loosely. That completes the thuhib. Place the remaining stitches on one needle, join in wool and K.lp row's in st-st. Then, rib K.l, P.l for 5 rows. Cast off loosely. Fold the mitten in half and sew neatly, stitch for stitch, do not draw tightly. Sew up thumb likewise. The divisions between the fingers can be made, either by a tacking stitch with a darning needle, or with two or three strands of wool, the width of the finger, blan-ket-stitched.

Scarf in Basket Stitch: —Basket Stitch is worked in blocks of 4 knitted stitches followed by ~4 purled stitches, for 4 rows: The next bjock, starting with the sth, row is knitted or purled stitches over the previous purled or knitted stitches. 2 No. 5 needles: 4oz 4 ply wool. Cast on 44 stitches (this makes a width of lOin on No. 5 needles). Do 8 rows in garjter stitch. There is to be a border of 4 stitches in garter stitch at each side of the scarf. 9th row: K. 4 P. 4 to end of row, ending with K. 4 always and starting each row with K. 4. 13th row: Change the blocks of knitted stitches to purled stitches for 4 rows keeping garter stitch border. Contipiiq .in basket stitch until, the work measures approximately 54 inches. Then do 8 rows in garter stitch right across to correpond with the other end of the scarf. Cast off.

Inangahua County 37 37 Grey County 54 54 Westland County 54 54 Greymouth Borough SO 80 Runanga Borough 16 16 Brunner Borough 10 10 Hokitika Borough 20 20 Kumara Borough 5 5 Ross Borough 4 4 280 280