CONTE NTS S p ool K nitting To K ni tters y . Rou nd Web F lat Web Circ ular Mat B all for Baby ’ ' Doll s M ufi Collarette . ’ Tom O S han ter Ca p . B b ’ R a y s attle . T b a o oggan C p . ’ Child s Bath or B ed room S lip p ers S m all Mitte ns . D ’ ' d oll s oo . ’ Doll s Coat or Jack e t B ootees . Little B oy Blu e Little R ed Rid ing ' ood ’ k D oll s S irt . ’ Littl e B oy s ' at ’ Child s Mu ffl er Child ’ s' ood ’ ' at Little Girl s . Doll ’ s S weater Wristlets Shou ld er Shawl ’ D oll s Ca1 riage Rob e ’ Child s Leggings . Mu ffl er Mad e of K nitting Cotton Ju m p ing R o p e Toy ' orse R eins Wash Cloth S chool B ag Chim ney Cleaner ’ D oll s ' ammock 2 8 6 006 S P OOL K N I TTI NG F e w elementary exercises have aro used more i n d u e interest the child than the toy knitting ' , w perhaps, to its simplicity and his po er to do it w easily and ell . To some kee n observer the little orb - weavi ng spider m ay have su ggested this form of occ u atio n who p . Be this as it may , the child is a l o ver of nat u re will be qu ick to perceive the strong resemblance he bears to this little i h w w w sect hile at ork ith his toy knitter, going fro m post to post j u st as the insect worked its net in spiral form on his frame work of radiating lines . The possibilities of an empty spool and a fe w pins are almost withou t limitations . The il l ustrations here given are merely s uggestive of many more that can be worked o u t along these n o t lines . They are simply to momentarily h b u t u attract the c ild , to permit of individ al ow to c a gr th , and have him parti ip te in the joy of u a u se its ltim te . SPOOL KNITTING 3 To y K n itte rs Toy knitters are made of a cylindrical piece of wood two and one - half or three inches long ' and at least one inch in diameter . This si e enables the child to grasp it easily and w ork w u ' itho t cramping the fingers . hole one fo u rth or one - half inch i n diameter is bored length wise thro ugh the center to ad mit the w S u a w ork . pools are sed to advant ge here knitters cannot be obtained . P w n u ins, staples, or ire ails are sed as posts . These are driven into the wood and then c u rved u w a l w o t ard ittle at the top ith pliers , to pre w l One t o . w vent the ork from s ipping off , , or u m a u three fo r posts y be sed . ' u we b b ut n mber of forms of can be made , the simplest and q u ickest are those made on the b u t two - knitters having posts . The fo u r post knitters are also simple and are u sed where a thick cord is needed . E xcept otherwise specified t wo - post knitters u d for m o are se these dels . SPOOL KNITTING SPOOL KNITTING 5 Ro u n d We b Drop worsted through the hole in the center of w o ut the knitter and dra it at the other end , u d w three inches . This end is sed to ra the u w work thro gh the knitter. Carry the orsted u leading from the ball , aro nd the post to the the c right, across enter of the hole in the knitter and aro u nd the post to the left then bac k across c t u the enter to the pos at the right, th s making t o L t w w stitches on this post . if the lo er or w first stitch ith a large pin or knitting needle , carry it o ver the second stitch and drop it over the pos t ' then across the center to the post at S o c u u l the left and repeat . ontin e nti the de n sired le gth is obtained . It will req uire seven yards of yarn to make b on o - n one yard of we the tw post k itter. SPOOL KNITTING SPOOL KNITTING 7 F l at Web wa u w e b b u t Begin in the same y as for ro nd , after ca rry ing the first or lo wer stitch over the t he w second stitch on each post, bring orsted u back aro nd the same post, and over to the post s w on the oppo ite side and repeat . This ill t wo leave stitches on each post . In knitting fiat w t wo t u w ebs, sti ches m st al ays be left on t wo o the end posts , and these are carried ver the third stitch and dropped over the post i n w orking back and forth . It requ ires eleven y ards of yarn to make one we b o n the t wo - yard of flat post knitter . SPOOL KNITTING SPOOL KNITTING 9 C i rc ul ar M at ' mat five inches in diameter requires two - u w e b S w and one half yards of ro nd . tart se ing with the piece of worsted hanging from the end e b se w u of the w . Coil and in place by taking p u n d erhalf o n n the of a stitch the right, the the u n d e rhalf of a stitch on the left side u su ally ' u called ball stitch . Contin e alternating from u right to left , taking p one stitch at a time except w hen it is necessary to widen ' then se w t wo stitches of the web i nto one i n the m a t . R u n the end of se wing thread back i n the i t W w h n e sewing to fasten . hen starting it a w w d u t se ing threa , p the needle in one inch back from where sewing ended and r u n it thro ugh w w c was the ork to here the last stit h taken . 10 SPOOL KNITTING SPOOL KNITTING 1 1 B all fo r B aby e b S w w eb ' se rou nd w . tart ith end of and l u W se w and coi as for ro nd mat . iden only when neces s ary to keep it from d rawi n g in too u W w q ickly . hen desired idth or center of ball w u of is reached , fill ith tiss e paper or a ball t o w n u a nd sof c tton . The se ing is the contin ed each ro w n arro wed off by taking t wo stitches w w e b in part already se ed and one in the . When the same n u mber of ro ws is n arro wed u e nd the filling sho ld be entirely covered . The l l left over wil serve as a cord for the ba l . Flat web may be u sed by tak i ng t we lve pieces three inches long and se wing them together w R un alternating color and hite , if desired . a draw - thread aro und the bottom and fill with paper or cotton then r un a draw - thread arou nd w h the top . Finish it a cord made of a piece of un e ro d w b . 12 SPOOL KNITTING 14 SPOOL KNITTING SPOOL KNITTING 1 5 C o llar e tte ’ u Ro und w eb five yards . Meas re the doll s G u w r o i n neck for collar. rad ally iden each w ro w of we b w the back . Bring the third do n in front to form the tabs ' then u p to the back a nd h of collarette finis the back , bringing the ro w last w do n in front into the tabs . P n ma u u b u t aper patter s y be sed as a g ide , children shou ld be encou raged to draw and cu t o n their w patterns . 16 SPOOL KNITTING SPOOL KNITTING I 7 ’ Tam O Shan te r C ap ’ Measu re the doll s head and make the top of o w w o f the cr n t ice the diameter the head . It w w a u m at is se ed in the same y as the circ lar . W w wn d hen the desired idth of cro is obtaine , begin the u nder side of the crown by narrowi ng off' two w that is, taking stitches in the cro n w i n w eb and se ing them into one stitch the .