PAGE GENERAL REMARKS 5 TERMS USED IN KNITTING 6 BABY’S BOOT: SMALL SIZE 22 ” ” MEDIUM SIZE 25 ” ” FULL SIZE 30 CHILD’S JACKET OR SPENCER 7 ” SOCK 19 DAISY-STITCH SHAWL 33 FROCK 10 INDEX OF THINGS IN KNITTING-BOOKS 35 OPEN-WORK PATTERN 18 PETTICOAT 16 SHAWL 34 TAM O’SHANTER CAP 17 The size of wool and pins is important in trying a pattern. Wools necessarily vary, both in quality and price; the best kinds to use for babies’ boots are Merino, Andalusian, 2-thread Lady Betty, and Eider yarn. Penelope wool is a trifle thicker, and is sold in 2-oz. skeins. Small-sized things can be increased by using larger pins and coarser wool: for instance, the smallest boot in this book can be made to fit a m…
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