The simplest of stitches for practice knitting is the garter stitch. A very useful article can be made so that these practice minutes can be used to good advantage.
Materials: J. & P. Coats Crochet Cord, 1 ball of color 123 Salmon Pink and 1 ball of White. Bone knitting needles size 1.
MATERIALS … J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, 2 balls of a light color and 2 balls of a dark color for entire set. Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 3 (3 mm. size). Milward's steel crochet hook No. 5.
WASH CLOTH No. 7173-A (Left)
Materials: Clark's O.N.T. or J. & P. Coats Pearl Cotton, size 5, 1 ball of Royal Blue and 2 balls of Ecru.
Milward's Casein knitting pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size).
Milward's steel crochet hook No. 5.
MATERIALS:
J. & P. COATS KNIT-CRO-SHEEN, 4 balls of a variegated, or self-shading color.
Milward's Casein Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 4 (3½ mm. size).
The above amount of materials is sufficient for a set consisting of a centerpiece 15 inches square; 4 place doilies, 12 inches square; 4 bread and butter plate doilies, 6 inches square; and 4 glass doilies, 4 inches square.
CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 4 Ply, Art E.232: 2 skeins (1 oz. "Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 950 Mexicana; and
COATS & CLARK'S O.N.T. "SPEED-CRO-SHEEN" MERCERIZED COTTON, Art. C.44: 1 ball of No. 1 White.
Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 2 (2¾ mm. size) and 1 pair No. 5 (3¾ mm. size).
Milwards Steel Crochet Hook No. 1/0 (zero).
GAUGE: 6 sts make 1 inch; 7 rows make 1 inch.
12 x 18 inches
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"AUNT LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN
7—70 yd. skeins White
2—70 yd. skeins Watermelon
1—70 yd. skein Buttercup will make 4 mats.
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 9 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
GAUGE: 4 sts = 1 inch.
Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD "AUNT LYDIA'S"
HEAVY RUG YARN
1—70 yd. skein Watermelon
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 9 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW
3 Wooden Hangers
GAUGE: 7 sts = 2 inches
No. 1
Cast on 8 sts. K for 14½ inches. Bind off.
No. 2
Cast on 8 sts, K 1 row, P 1 row for 14½ inches. Bind off.
No. 3
MATERIALS: J. & P. Coats or Clark's O.N.T. Pearl Cotton, Size 5, 13 balls will make 5 mats ... Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 1 (2½ mm. size).
Place mat measures 11½ x 1¼ inches
GAUGE: Each pattern stripe makes 2¼ inches; 12 rows make 1¼ inches.
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" ANTI-SHRINK, ANTI-MATTING SOCK YARN
or
"DAWN" SOCK & SWEATER YARN
1 oz. Scarlet
and
"STAR" PEARL COTTON, Article 90, size 5
1 ball Lt. Emerald
1 pr. knitting needles No. 2.
Steel crochet hook No. 7.
With Scarlet cast on 32 sts and work in garter st (K each row) for 74 rows, bind off. Sew 2 short ends together, gather one end tightly for top of apple, insert ball of cord and draw elastic or yarn through opposite end and fasten, leaving an opening for end of cord.
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "STAR" BLEND YARN, Article 75
1 skein National Blue or any color desired.
1 skein Cerise or any contrasting color.
1 pr. each Knitting needles No. 4 and No. 6.
Steel crochet hook No. 0.
With National Blue and No. 4 needles cast on 36 sts and work in ribbing of K 2, P 2 for 2 ¼ inches. Change to No. 6 needles and K across row increasing 4 sts evenly spaced.
Next Row. * P across row.
Next Row. K across row.