Turn the web and begin to sew from this point up to the top, then turn again and sew down to the toe. Continue in this way until the front part is two and one-half inches wide.
Bring the remaining rows down to within two inches of the end of the toe, until the legging is wide enough to go around the child"s leg, then sew to the opposite side of the front. Sew a piece of tape to the instep.
[Ill.u.s.tration]
m.u.f.fler
This may be made of round or flat web. Make the part to go around the neck first. In this model the neck band is ten inches long and three inches wide. Sew four rows of flat or six rows of round web for the neck. Begin three inches from the ends to make the front. Gradually shorten each row until it is of the desired length.
Make loops of twisted yarn and sew to one end of the neck band to slip over the b.u.t.tons. Sew the b.u.t.tons on the opposite end and on the inside where they will be hidden while the m.u.f.fler is being worn.
Made of Knitting Cotton
Knitting cotton can be secured at any department store. It comes in colors white, black, red, navy blue, and mixed colors. This is not as elastic as worsted and is used where strength is required, such as bags, hammocks, wash-cloths, etc. It is very inexpensive and can be used to great advantage.
[Ill.u.s.tration]
Jumping Rope
Select a piece of jute, or stout cord the length of the desired rope.
Drop one end of this and one end of the knitting cotton through the hole in the knitter (use knitter having four posts), and draw it out at the other end three inches. Bring the cotton leading from the ball around each post once, then proceed with the knitting, covering the cord or jute which is used as a core or foundation for the rope.
Cords for pillow tops may also be made in this way.
[Ill.u.s.tration]
Toy Horse Reins
These are made of coa.r.s.e knitting cotton on four-post knitters. Knit a piece three yards long for the reins. The children measure each other for the breast-piece, which will be from ten to twelve inches long. This is fastened to the reins nine inches below the center of the neck on each side, to allow the head to pa.s.s through easily.
Two colors may be used in knitting the reins, working around first with one color, then with the other.
Fourteen yards of knitting cotton will make one yard of web on the four-post knitter.
[Ill.u.s.tration]
Wash Cloth
This is made of white knitting cotton. It requires nine yards of web for a cloth ten by twelve inches. Measure twelve inches of web, turn and sew toward the end.
When the twelve-inch piece is sewed turn again and sew. Continue in this way until the desired size is obtained.
With a piece of the cotton make a loop at one corner by which to hang it.
[Ill.u.s.tration]
School Bag
This may be made of round or flat web. A bag twelve inches deep and fourteen inches wide requires thirty yards. Measure twenty-four inches of web and turn. Begin sewing from this turn to the end of the twenty-four inches then turn again. So continue until this oblong piece measures fourteen by twenty-four inches. Fold this in two and sew up the sides. This will avoid any seam in the bottom of the bag.
Make handles in the same way as for jumping-rope, or a double thickness of the web may be used for each handle and sewed to the top sides of the bag. Finish by sewing a piece of the web around the top.
Laundry bags, sewing bags, and little bags for holding paints and water-dish may be made in similar way.
[Ill.u.s.tration]
Chimney Cleaner
This is made of white knitting cotton. It requires two yards of flat or three yards of round web.
Secure a piece of stick or better still a piece of half-inch dowel ten or twelve inches long, for a handle. Cut a groove with a knife around one end to keep the web from slipping off.
Sew the web into loops three and a half or four inches long. Draw them in around the end of the handle with the sewing string just in the groove; then wind the sewing string around two or three times, tie, and clip off the ends.
[Ill.u.s.tration]
Doll"s Hammock