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Leach's comforts for men : the "Waldron" book for knitters and crochet workers

16 p. : 29 cm Contents : the A.B.C. of knitting; first and foremost - a good understanding - do you know the rules for sock-making; a simple ribbed sock (ribbed sock, kneecap); helmets for soldiers and sailors (a military helmet with ear-flaps, a small knitted scarf); for wear in the field (large scarf, small scarf, body-belt); for use in the hospital - a page of instructions for the crochet-worker (operation stockings, a helmet in crochet); the evolution of the knitted glove - see it grow from the simplest stage (ribbed mitten, a simple mitten, mitten with thumb, steering glove); a mitten with fingers Explore this and other items from our digitised collections on the University of Southampton Digital Library.

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