'File [1/39 I] Major T Hickinbotham, OBE (Private File)' [‎37cr] (98/836)

A FRONT LINE
SOLDIER’S GLOVE
MITTENS
Pattern of Soldier’s Glove Mitten with
opening in front to slip fingers out.
Four No. 11 or 12 needles and double knit
ting wool or Front line—about 4-oz. wool.
Cast on 52 sts., arrange 18 on two needles, and 16 on third.
K.2, P.2 for 5^ inches. Knit 3 rounds plain.
FOR THUMB GUSSET.
Knit
1st round. —Arrange 19 sts. on first needle, K.9, make 1, K.l, make 1, knit the remaining 9 sts.
the other two needles plain.
2nd round.— Knit plain.
3rd round.— K.9, make 1, K.3, make 1, K.9. K nit the other two needles plain. Repeat these two rounds,
increasing every second round (each round increased there will be 2 sts. extra to knit after making 1 ) until 'sou
have 39 on the needle. . • • m ..
r nit 9 sts. on the thumb needle and run a piece of wool through the 20 middle sts. and then knit the remaining 10 sts.
on this needle and continue the round plain.
FOR THE RIGHT HAND.
1st round. Beginning from the thumb needle, K.9 and slip them on to the needle behind, knit plain the remaining
10 sts. and 16 off the next needle, making 26 sts. on this, the palm needle, and continue the round plain, having 13 sts.
on both back needles.
2nd round. —Knit plain. ... , r ^ . ,
3rd round. —Beginning on palm needle. K.3 (P.2, K.2 for 20 sts.) and knit plain to end of round. Repeat this lound
5 times.
9th round. —K.3, cast off 20 sts. and knit plain to end of round.
10th round.— K. 3 , cast on 20 sts., and knit plain to end of round. , . _ . „ , , .
11th round.— K.3, then (P.2, K.2 for 20 sts.) and knit plain to end of round. Repeat this 5 times * then plain all
round for 1 ^ inches.
TO DECREASE FOR THE TOP.
1st round.— Begin on palm needle. K.l, K.2 tog., then plain to within 3 sts. on the end needle, slip 1, K.l, pass slip
st. over, K.l.
2nd needle.— K.l, K.2 tog. and knit to end of needle.
3rd needle.—Knit to within 3 of the end, then slip 1, K.l, pass slipped st. oyer, K.l.
2nd round. Knit plain. Repeat these 2 rounds until there are only 24 sts. left, 6 on each back needle (which should
now be knitted on to one needle) and 12 on the front. Break off wool, leaving about 20 inches, thread bodkin or wool
needle pass bodkin through front st. as if purling and draw the wool through, place_ it in the same way in the st. on
the back needle, draw the wool through and slip the st. off. Place the bodkin as plain knitting on the back needle and
draw the wool through, then place it in a smilar manner in the st. on the front needle, draw the wool through and slip
the st. off. Repeat until all the sts. are used up, then pass bodkin to wrong side and finish neatly.
FOR THE THUMB.
Put the 20 sts. tied up for the thumb on to 3 needles and pick up 2 extra ones at the gusset where it is joined together,
'nit 2 rounds plain, then P.1, K.l for 6 rounds and then cast off.
‘for the left hand.
1st round. Beginning from the thumb needle, knit 9 sts. and slip them on to the needle behind. Then knit 13 sts.
on to a needle and 13 on to another needle for the back of the hand and knit the 3rd, or palm needle, plain.
3rd round*. K.2 back needles plain and the palm needle K.3, then (P.2, K.2 for 20 sts.) then K.3. Repeat this
Oth^round.— Plain the 2 back needles of 13 each and K.3 plain on palm needle, cast off 20 sts. and K.3.
1 Oth round K 2 back needles plain, then on palm needle K.3, cast on 20 sts. and K.3.
Hth round*. —plain 2 back needles, then K.3 (P.2, K.2 for 20 sts.) then K.3. Repeat this round 5 times and knit
hand as described from * to 6 .
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