HINTS FOR KNITTERS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21473, 22 April 1933, Page 6 (Supplement)

HINTS FOR KNITTERS

Both'hand and machine-made jumpers have an unhappy knack of stretchins. at their base and neck lines, especially after they have been washed once. And when once the stretching has taken place, nothing will rectify it, and the garment becomes slovenly. The thing to do is to prevent its happening hv facing back stretchable edges with either sarsenet ribbon or a narrow fold of washing material —your choice depending mainly on the weight of the jumper. In sewing this fold on, take care to use sewing silk which works in as a dead match. One shade darker in the hand usually gives you a dead match when worked in. Make loose stitches, otherwise you get a nailed down or puckery edge. Another good idea for those who make socks for their men-folk is to strengthen the heel of the sock by knitting an extra thread with the wool when you are working the heel-flap. Any reliable make of mercerised cotton will do, and remember to choose a skein as near the colour of the wool as possible. You will bo agreeably surprised how much longer the socks will wear at the hoel, if you follow this simple hint.