Authorized by Comfort Committee of Navy League of U. S.
(_Courtesy of Mrs. Horace Leeds_)
½ Hank Knitting Worsted
2 Pair Steel Needles No. 12
With double thread cast on 56 stitches, on three needles; 16 on the
first and 20 on the other two. Knit 2, purl 2 for 6 inches.
Begin widening for thumb on needle with 16 stitches. Widen thus; insert
needle in the first stitch, make a stitch, then in back of same stitch
make another stitch; now slip stitch off needle; this gives you 2
stitches in one. Widen this way in first 2 stitches of needle with 16
stitches. Knit 1 round plain, next round widen in same way, 1 stitch
each side of where you widened before. Then widen every other row until
you have 24 stitches added for thumb, making 40 stitches on needle. Then
knit 1 round, then knit around again until you come to where the thumb
stitches begin. Take off the 24 extra stitches on a large safety pin.
Cast on 10 stitches on needle just used; knit 1 round. On the next round
narrow 1 stitch at beginning and end of the 10 stitches. Do this until
you have 56 stitches on needle (the same number on each as at first).
Knit plain for 2 inches from bottom edge of gore.
_Index Finger_—Knit 10 stitches, slip all the stitches on safety pins
except the last 9 stitches, use 3 needles, cast on 3 stitches. Knit 1¾
inches, knit 1, purl 1 for ½ inch. Bind off.
_Thumb_—Take the 24 stitches of the thumb and the 10 of the gore, put 18
stitches on 1 needle (the 10 of the gore and the 4 on each side of it)
and 8 stitches on each of the other 2 needles. Knit 1 round plain. Then
on each succeeding round, until the gore is gone; narrow 1 stitch at the
beginning and end of the 10. Knit plain for 1 inch. Rib as for finger.
Bind off.
_Three Fingers_—Pick up all remaining stitches and the three extra
stitches at bottom of finger. Shift stitches on needles so as to have 2
needles. Join at outside edge of hand. Knit 2½ inches and begin to
narrow on outside of hand thus: Knit 2 stitches together at end of one
needle and beginning of other. Knit 1 round, then narrow at same place
(narrow every other row), 5 times. Knit 1 row plain, then narrow at
beginning of every needle until there are 18 stitches on needle. Shift
stitches so as to have 6 stitches on each needle. Then narrow on every
needle (beginning and end) until 2 stitches are left on each needle.
Draw yarn through these 6 stitches and fasten on wrong side.