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Comforts for sailors, and how to make them : being Part II of No. I of "The Needle-Worker" a monthly magazine for everyone interested in the art and craft of the needle

16 p. : 24 cm Contents : gauntlet glove; the Admiralty mitten; rose crochet slipper (side to measure 12 inches), for hospital or invalid wear; sleeping hood, pronounced by the Admiralty to be "an excellent pattern"; crow\'s nest cap; the "Jack Tar" jersey, designed and worked to the pattern and measurements approved by the Admiralty; sailor\'s comforter, of odds and ends of wool that a child can make; "the easy" knitted necklet; "very comfy" colic belt; regulation colic belt; body belt, knitted on two needles which a child can easily make; seaman\'s "quickly knit" long stocking, with thickened heel, Admiralty pattern and measurements; chest protector in plain knitting Explore this and other items from our digitised collections on the University of Southampton Digital Library.

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