Material: ½ hank of yarn (⅛ lb.); 1 pair Red Cross needles No. 2.
Directions:
Cast on 48 stitches, knit 2 and purl 2 for 12 inches, and sew up leaving 2 inches open space for thumb 2 inches from the edge.
WRISTLETS No. 2
Material: ½ hank of yarn (⅛ lb.); 4 Red Cross needles No. 1.
Directions:
Cast on 52 stitches on 3 needles: 16-16-20. Knit 2, purl 2 for 8 inches. To make opening for thumb, knit 2, purl 2 to end of third needle, turn; knit and purl back to end of first needle, always slipping first stitch; turn. Continue knitting back and forth for 2 inches. From this point continue as at first for 4 inches for the hand. Bind off loosely and buttonhole thumb opening.
MEDIUM SIZED SOCK
Quantity of wool required: about one-quarter pound.
56 stitches on three No. 1 Red Cross needles (20 on first needle, 20 on second needle, 16 on third needle).