WAR CLOTHING DEPOT.
Miss deWinton thinks the workers for the Depot will be glad to know that about 1,200 articles—shirts, socks, comforters, &c.—have been sent in the last two months to the 1st, 2nd, and 5th Battalions S.W.B. [South Wales Borderers], and have been very much appreciated.
She now wants 500 small caps knitted in as short a time as possible. They don't take long to do! The wool is at the Depot, 89, The Watton, Brecon; the pattern is as follows :—
CAPS-RED CROSS PATTERN.
Two needles, 7 or 8.
Cast on 44 stitches.
Knit 15 rows, 2 plain, 2 purl,
Knit 30 double rows plain
Knit 15 rows, 2 plain, 2 purl.
Cast off loosely; fold in half; sew up the sides, and fasten the top corners down to the top of the ribbing.
Miss deWinton is sure her Breconshire helpers will work hard again. Caps are winter wear, wanted at once, please.
[At the start of the war, Miss de Winton appeared frequently in the Brecon newspapers, asking for various items to be knitted. But before this appeal for caps, I had not found any communication from her since this one in February 1915. It's good to see that she was still busy, and publishing extremely terse knitting patterns.]
An ancestor of the Pussy Hat used in so many US protest marches this year past! 15 rows of K2P2 rib, 30 rows of stockinette, 15 rows of K2P2 rib. Fold rectangle and sew up sides. This adds the step of fastening down the "ears" by stitching them to the point along the side seam where the knitting transitioned from the initial rib to stockinette. Very cool! Thank you Miss de Winton, and thank you Barbara!
ReplyDeleteJust seen your comment - a bit late, sorry. That style of hat was popular for women just before WW1 - I knitted a replica myself, as you can see here: http://barbaraknitsagain.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/my-1914-hat.html I knitted it before Pussy Hats became a thing, of course, and it wasn't pink.
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