PRACTICAL STITCHERY

Hawera Star, Volume L, 17 May 1930, Page 15

PRACTICAL STITCHERY

PHACTICA L STITCH I NG

DAINTY GARMENTS EASILY KNITTED.

Cobwebby woollen “undies’' can easily be made, and are not very expensive, either. Charming “undies” can be made from Shetland or 2-ply wool. The pattern of this opera vest is simple and not bulky; when made up, it can be worn with evening frocks. Dy adding longer shoulder straps.

Materials: iNine ounces of 2-ply or Shetland wool and 1-i yards of ribbon. No. 9 bone needles. The length of the singlet when finished should measure 28 inches. Begin at the top of the front and cast on 146 stitches. Knit into the back of each stitch for the first row. Then knit two plain rows before beginning the pattern for the top of the vest.

First row of pattern: Knit 1, knit 2 together three times, wool over needle, and knit 1 six times, knit 2 together six times. Repeat until you have seven stitches remaining on your needle, and then knit 2 together three times, knitl. Second row plain. Third row plain. Fourth row purl. Repeat these last four rows until you have made four patterns. Now you work in stocking stitch: First row plain, second row purl, until your knitting measures 27 inches; then begin ribbing for- the bottom, 2 plain, 2 purl until the length? of the vest is 28 inches. Cast off loosely; work another piece for the back in exactly the same pattern as I have given you for the front.

Press out with a damp cloth and a hot iron. Sew up the side seams and cut the shoulder straps the lengths that you usually wear them on your vests, and sew on. If the width round the top is too large for you, thread a narrow rib>bon through the holes at the top of the pattern. The following is a pattern for a knitted jersey for a child of three. Materials needed are five skeins of fourply wool and No. 9 bone needles. Begin at the bottom of the back by casting on 90 stitches and knit .into the back of each stitch the first row to give the work a firm foundation. Then knit in ribbing, two plain, two purl for 2£in. Begin the pattern for ! the bodice of the jersey by knitting four and purl one, continue to end of row, and coming back purl four, knit one. Continue to end of row. Work in this pattern for eight inches, and then do one perfectly plain row at the eud of which cast on 50 stitches for the sleeve. Knit into the back thread over the 50 stitches you have just cast on and knit in plain knitting to end of row, here cast on 50 stitcher: for other sleeve, knit into the back of the 50 stitches you have just cast on and knit in plain knitting backwards and forwards over all the stitches on vour needle for 38 rows.

On the 39th row knit 80 stitches, cast off 30 stitches for the back of the neck, and knit 80. Now continue knitting on the 80 stitches for six rows to form the shoulder. Then cast on 15 stitches at the neck edge of your knitting and knit on in plain knitting for 34 rows. Now break your thread and join it on to the other sleeve and shoulder and knit six rows for the shoulder, cast on 15 stitches at the neck edge and knit for 34 rows. Now knit all your stitches together again and at the beginning of the next row cast off 50 stitches for the sleeve. Do the same for the other sleeve and then start knitting four plain, one purl in pattern again for Sin. Then rib, two plain, two purl for 2J in. Cast off loosely and sew up. The Collar: Cast on 16 stitches and knit into back thread for first row. Knit in plain knitting to and fro until it fits the neck. Cast off and sew on. Crochet a cord and thread it up and down the front and finish with two tassels.