Big date tonight! Junior miss chooses a cherry-red bolero to cover her shoulders, send color to her face, its softly-curved lines serve equally well as the bright, right accent for movie night or prom dresses. Knit in stockinette stitch of angora yarn, bound in self-knitting. Sizes 11, 13, 15.
SIZES: Directions are for size 11. Changes for 13 and 15 are in parentheses.
Twilight discloses a new concept in after-dark coverage—the evening shoulderette, knit of ribbon and fine yarn in double seed stitch and studded with rhinestones. Its revers collar and soft-shouldered sleeves require little shaping, are knit in one flat piece, sleeves tacked back. One size.
MATERIALS: Nomotta Ruban d'Art, 4 100-yd. spools. Nomotta Chiffonlace, 4¾-oz. skeins. 14" knitting needles No. 8 or circular needle No. 8 (standard). English size, 5. Plastic crochet hook, No. 6. 200 rhinestones, sequins or beads.
Knick-Knacks
Book No. 134
The Spool Cotton Company
Original Copyright 1939
Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Pearl Cotton, size 5, 7 balls of any color.
Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Six Strand Embroidery Floss, 2 skeins of a contrasting color.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size).
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 7 or 8.
A pair of circular embroidery hoops, 6 inches in diameter.
Lining material if desired.
Gauge: (Stockinette st) 9 sts make 1 inch; 12 rows make 1 inch.
You'll have no trouble making this set! A pretty cable circles the cap; another cable goes down the center of each mitten. Directions tell how to knit on four needles and how to work the cable.
SIZES: Mittens fit 12-year-old.
MATERIALS: American Thread Company "Dawn" Knitting Worsted, 3 1-oz. skeins for mittens. 4 dp aluminum knitting needles No. 3 (standard). English size 10. Steel crochet hook No. 00.
You'll have no trouble making this set! A pretty cable circles the cap; another cable goes down the center of each mitten. Directions tell how to knit on four needles and how to work the cable.
SIZES: Headband, about 20".
MATERIALS: American Thread Company "Dawn" Knitting Worsted, 2 1-oz. skeins for cap. 4 dp aluminum knitting needles No. 3 (standard). English size 10. Steel crochet hook No. 00.
Even a beginner can knit it quickly and easily. You make a square - no decreasing or increasing - and you learn to knit seed stitch. Border is crocheted.
MATERIALS: American Thread Company "Star" Blend Yarn, 1 skein yellow, about 12 yards of blue. Straight aluminum knitting needles No. 2 (standard). English size 11. Steel crochet hook No. 00.
With yellow, cast on 41 sts. Edge stitch: Always sl first st of row, k last st through back of st.
You can make this bag all by yourself! The lesson teaches how to use knit and purl stitches for a seed-stitch border and for the stockinette-stitch center. Won't this be a wonderful gift for Mommy!
SIZE: About 5" x 8".
MATERIALS: American Thread Company "Dawn" Knitting Worsted, 4 fold, 2 1-oz. skeins. Straight knitting needles No. 3 (standard). English size, 10. Steel crochet hook No. 1. One 7" slide fastener. 12" square of lining material.
GAUGE: 6 sts = 1"; 10 rows = 1".
Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Pearl Cotton, size 5, 3 balls of any color.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 0 (2 mm. size).
A handle.
¼ yd. lining material.
Gauge: 10 sts make 1 inch; 13 rows make 1 inch.
