CROW SHAY’S RELATIVES
WOOLEY BALL and the Yarn Baby looked over the yarns that Mary Frances
had put on the sewing table.
“These are just right,” said the Yarn Baby. “You have every kind of
wool here that we shall need. Will you see that all the yarns are wound
into very, very loose balls before your next lesson?”
[Illustration: “These are just right”]
“Yes,” promised Mary Frances, “I will wind them over my hand the way
Aunt Maria does, so that the balls feel quite ‘spongey.’ I wish that
all yarns came from the factories wound in balls, though!”
[Illustration: “Yes, I will”]
“You are not the first person to wish that,” said the Yarn Baby. “Hanks
and skeins are much harder for a child to manage than balls. Now, if
you please, we will talk a few minutes about crochet hooks.”
[Illustration: WIND YARNS OVER THE HAND]
Crow Shay rolled his eyes toward the Yarn Baby, but did not say a word.
[Illustration: “Come, Crow Shay”]
“Come, Crow Shay,” said the Yarn Baby; “you may tell us about all your
little and big relatives.”
Then Crow Shay began to tell about—
[Illustration: Crow Shay began to tell.]
CROCHET HOOKS AND KNITTING NEEDLES
Crochet hooks and knitting needles are made of bone,
or celluloid (amber), or rubber, or wood. These are
usually made in sizes from 0 to 15, size 0 being the
smallest.
[Illustration: OFF TO SCHOOL
FOR DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING KNITTED ARTICLES SHOWN IN THIS ILLUSTRATION
SEE
CROCHETED SCARF—69 CROCHETED GARTERS—242 HAIR PIN BALL—107
CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT)—99 CROCHETED BOOK BAG—118]
Crochet hooks and knitting needles are also made of
steel. Steel crochet hooks usually come in sizes from 0
to 14.[A] Size 0 is quite large. Size 14 is very small.
Steel knitting needles are usually numbered from 8 to
20. Size 8 is large. Size 20 very fine.
Steel hooks and needles are generally used for making
articles of cotton thread, and needles made of bone,
celluloid, rubber or wood are generally used for wool
work.
[Illustration: Steel hooks.]
“I will give you a gauge card to measure the sizes of crochet hooks and
knitting needles,” finished Crow Shay.
[Illustration: THIS SCALE FOR STEEL KNITTING NEEDLES ONLY
Sizes for knitting and crochet needles.]
“Oh, thank you,” said Mary Frances, helping Crow Shay take a card out
of the knitting bag. “Now I shall feel very much better acquainted with
your whole family.”
“Take good care of the picture,” said Crow Shay. “You may often want to
look at it.”[B]
[Illustration: “Dear little girl.”]