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AND HOW THEY WEAR!
MAN’S SOCKS
5 skeins 4-ply wool and one set of No. 12 needles.
Cast on 72 sts., 24 on each of 3 needles. Work m
rounds of K.2, P.2, rib for 5 inches. Now work in
plain knitting for 5 inches. Shape for the leg as
follows:
1st round.—K .2 tog., knit to the last 2 sts. of the
round, K.2 tog., through the back of the loops.
Work 7 rounds without shaping.
Repeat the last 8 rounds until there are 60 sts.
Work plain until sock measures 13 inches from com
mencement. Commence heel as follows:
Knit the first 15 sts. of round on to one needle, then
slip the last 15 sts. of round on to other end of same
needle. These 30 sts. are for the heel. Now divide the
remaining 30 sts. on to two needles for the instep.
Work on the heel sts. in stocking st., always slipping
the first and knitting the last st. of every row, for
29 rows.
Turn the heel as follows:
1st row. —K.18, K.2 tog., K.l, turn.
2nd row.—P.7, P.2 tog., P.1, turn.
3rd row. —K. 8 , K.2 tog., K.l, turn.
4th row.—P.9, P.2 tog., P.1, turn.
5th row.—K.10, K.2 tog., K.l, turn.
Continue in this manner until all the heel sts. are
worked on to one needle.
Knit back 9 sts., thus completing the heel.
Slip all the instep sts. on to one needle. Take another
needle and knit the remaining 9 heel sts., and pick
up 16 sts. down the side of the heel, with a second
needle knit across the instep sts., with the third
needle pick up 16 sts. up other side of heel and knit
the remaining 9 heel sts. Shape for the instep as
follows:
1st round.—Plain.
2nd round. —Knit to the last 3 sts. of the first needle,
K.2 tog., K.l ; knit plain across the second needle ;
on the third needle K.l, K.2 tog., through the back
of the loops, knit to end of needle.
Repeat the last two rounds until there are 15 sts.
on each of the first and third needles.
Now knit until work measures from where the heel
sts. were knitted up, 6 inches for a 10 -inch foot, 6 g
inches for a lOj-inch foot, 7 inches for an 11-inch
foot. Shape for the toe as follows:
1st round. —Knit to the last 3 sts. on the first needle,
K.2 tog., K.l ; on the second needle, K.l, K.2 tog.,
through the back of the loops, knit to last 3 sts.,
K.2 tog., K.l; on the third needle, K.l, K.2 tog.,
through the back of the loops, knit to end.
2nd round.—Plain.
Repeat these two rounds until there are 24 sts.
Knit the sts. from the first needle on to the end of
the third needle. Graft together.
MAN’S MITTENS
4 ozs. of 5-ply and one set of No. 12 needles.
Cast on 56 sts., 16 on 1st needle and 20 on 2nd and .nd.
Work 4^ inches in K.2, P.2 rib.
Shape as follows:
1st row.-—-P.1, increase once in the next 2 sts., K.l, P.1, knit
plain to end of round. (P. sts. mark gusset for thumb.)
x *Work 2 rounds plain without shaping, purling the sts.
which were purled previously.
4th round.- —P.1, increase once in the next st., knit to the
last 2 sts. before next purl st., increase once in the next s',
K.l, P.1, knit to end of round.**
Repeat from ** to ** until there are 19 sts. between the 2
purl sts.
In the next round K.l, slip the 19 thumb sts. on to a thread
and leave them.
Cast on 5 sts. and continue in rounds of plain knitting.
Proceed as follows: •
Work 10 rounds in plain knitting. Work 10 rounds in K.2,
P.2, cast off loosely in rib.
THUMB.
Knit the 19 sts. which were left on thread and divide them
on two needles. With the 3rd needle knit up 5 sts. along the
space between the two needles. Work 6 rounds in plain
knitting. Work 6 rounds in rib of K.2, P.2, cast off loosely
in rib.
Work another mitten in the same manner.
KNEE CAPS
GIVE ’EM
2 ozs. 4-ply wool and one pair of No. 12 needles. Cast on
76 sts.
1st row. —K.2, * P.1, K.l, repeat from * to end of row.
Repeat this row for 3f inches. Work 6 rows in garter st.
Proceed as follows: '''
1st row. —Knit plain to the last 2 sts., turn.
2nd row. —Like the first.
3rd row. —Knit plain to the last 4 sts., turn.
4th row. —Like the 3rd.
Continue in this manner, working 2 sts. less at the end of the
needle in every row until 12 sts. remain between the shapings.
Proceed as follows:
-Knit 14, turn.
turn,
turn.
4th row. —Knit 20, turn.
Continue in this manner, working 2 sts. more at the end of
the needle in every row between the shapings until all the
76 sts. are knitted again.
Work 6 rows in garter st. without shaping.
Proceed as follows:
1st row. —K.2, * P.1, K.l, repeat from * to end of row.
Repeat this row for 3f inches, cast off loosely in rib.
Make another knee cap in the same manner.
1st row.-
2 nd row.— Knit 16,
3rd row.— Knit 18,