Among the things required for the Red Cross are Bed Socks which should be knitted with M & K. KNTTTING COTTON No. 8-3 Thread in Navy Blue, Silk Drab, Seal Brown or Slate-Approved by the American Red Cross, 3 balls make one pair. Use. One pair of bone knitting needles No. 4.

 

Directions; Cast on 60 stitches.

Knit 2 stitches, purl 2 stitches all across row.

Repeat for 22 inches long.

Then knit 1 row.

Purl 1 Row.

Knit 1 Row.

Purl 1 Row.

Knit 1 Row narrow (by knitting 2 stitches together) every 5th stitch.

Purl 1 Row.

Knit 1 Row.

Purl 1 Row.

Knit 1 Row, narrow every 4th stitch.

Purl 1 Row.

Knit 1 Row.

Purl 1 Row.

Knit 1 Row, narrow every 3rd stitch.

Purl 1 Row.

Knit 1 Row,. narrow every 2nd stitch.

Purl 1 Row.

Knit 1 Row. Narrow every 2nd stitch.

Then bind off and sew up.

 Star Needle Journal 1917

Taken from the workbasket 1955