USEFUL JUMPER HINTS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20001, 17 July 1920, Page 6

USEFUL JUMPER HINTS.

FOR AMATEUR KNITTERS. 1. In joining wool, unravel for about live indies one or two strands of the ball you are finishing, and do the same with the end of tiie new ball of wool, 1 wist these stramis together and continue knitting. Tins will obviate the bulkniess caused by amtung with double wool. 2. Often, after finishing,, tho sleeves of a jumper will be a little short. This can easily be remedied by laying them flat, wrong side uppermost, and presses them heavily wuh a hot iron and a very clamp doth in the direction desired to increase the length, This can also bo done when the jumper gives a rather flat appearance across tho bust or hips, Hie dampness and heat cause the wooi to give, without showing any trace of stretching. 3 * All jumpers should bo pressed, after finishing, on tho wrong side, with a slightly damp cloth (not too damp, and do not stretch the garment). Seams should bo well flattened by this means, and a well finished appearance is attained. 4. in all-plain knitted jumpers the first stick should be slipped. This "ives a knotted appearance at tho edges—one knot to each rib (or two rows). The jumper does not drop at tho sides when made up (as with tho chain-stitch), and it is easier to sew up, knot to knot. The chain-stitch leaves holes. 5. When stocking stitch (one row plain, one row md) is used, the knotted effect is attained: (a) In tho plain row, by inserting the needle as for purl slipping, putting the wool round to back, and continuum knitting. (b) In tho purl row, inserting the needle as for plain, slipping, putting the wool round to the front, and conturning purling. G. In casting-off jumpers, it is better to do so on the wrong side, so that the chain-stitch comes also on tho wronoside. Jo have the purled edge on the right side is neater and less amateurish m appearance than if it is on the wren" side.—S.W., in the “Daily Mail " ~