ARC 400-9D Rev, Dec, 1941 Code AF-59 WATCH CAP (U.S. Navy) Equipment Needed: Yarn—4 ozs. 4/8 sweater yarn, dark navy blue. Needles—4 needles to fit Red Cross needle gauge for socks, babies' knitted wear, etc. Gauges available from area offices. INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING Cast on 140 sts. and proceed as follows: 1st row: K 1, P 1. 2nd row: P 1, K 1. Repeat these two rows twice, making a total of 6 rows. Put stitches on three needles, 46 sts. on the first two, and 48 sts. on the third. K 1, P 1 in rounds for 12 inches. Knit plain without ribbing for 1 inch. Break thread leaving about 12 inches, and draw thread through all stitches. Gather as tightly as possible, then sew firmly together to entirely close opening and make a pleated effect, first sewing together in one direction, and then in the opposite direction, etc. Press with a damp cloth and warm iron. Sew together strip at border. Chapter label should be sewed on inside edge at back. Do not start another cap with left-over yarn. Please return all unused yarn to chapter. THE AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS Washington, D.C. ARC 400-3E May 1942 Code AF-74 TURTLE-NECK PULL-OVER SWEATER (U.S. ARMY) EQUIPMENT NEEDED Yarn: 1-1 ¾ lbs. 4/8 sweater yarn, olive drab. Needles: For body-two needles to fit the Red Cross needle gauge for heavy sweaters. For ribbing-two needles to fit the Red Cross needle gauge for beanies. Needle gauges available from area office. IMPORTANT SCALE It is important that your knitting conform to the scale on which these directions were written in order that the sweater will measure correctly when finished. Using the larger needles referred to above and a stockinette stitch, knit a sample swatch-about 15 rows of 15 stitches each. Your scale should be 5 stitches t the inch and 6 rows to the inch. If it varies from this standard, use a smaller or larger needle to obtain the correct scale.