General Information
Each type of thread is adaptable to a wide variety of uses. If you prefer to use a thread other than that specified, the following chart will be of assistance.
MILWARD’S STEEL CROCHET HOOKS
Mercerized Crochet: Size 10 or 20—Hooks No. 7 to 9Sizes 30 to 50—Hooks No. 10 to 12Knit-Cro-Sheen,Bedspread Cotton, “Brita-Sheen”: Hooks No. 6 to 8Pearl Cotton: Hooks No. 4 to 7“Brilliant”: Hooks No. 6 to 8
Three crochet stitches
1 ... Single Crochet (sc): Insert hook under 2 loops of st, draw thread through (2 loops on hook), thread over, draw through both loops on hook.
2 ... Double Crochet (dc): Thread over, insert hook in st and draw thread through (3 loops on hook); thread over, draw through 2 loops, thread over, draw through 2 remaining loops. WorkHalf Double Crochet (half dc)like dc, but draw thread through all 3 loops at once.
3 ... Treble (tr): Thread over twice, insert hook in st and draw thread through (4 loops on hook); thread over and work off 2 loops at a time as for a dc.For a Double Treble (d tr), thread over 3 times; and for aTriple Treble (tr tr), thread over 4 times, working off 2 loops at a time as in the tr.
GAUGE...For perfect results your number of stitches and rows should correspond with that in the directions. Before starting your article, make a small sample of the stitch. If your working tension is too tight or too loose, use a finer or coarser needle, to obtain the correct gauge.
BLOCKING DIRECTIONS...Using rust-proof pins, pin individual pieces right-side-down on Turkish towels. Press with a hot iron, through a damp cloth. When thoroughly dry, remove pins.
TO LAUNDER COTTON ARTICLES...Before laundering, record all important measurements. Use a good neutral soap or soap flakes; make suds in warm water. Squeeze suds through article until it is clean. Rinse thoroughly and wring out. Lay out article on Turkish towels, according to recorded measurements, and pin in place with rust-proof pins. Press through dry cloth. When thoroughly dry, remove pins. Press lightly where necessary.
IMPORTANT...Be sure to buy at one time sufficient material of the same dye lot to complete the article you wish to make, as it is impossible to avoid slight variations in colors in different dye lots.
* (asterisk) When this symbol appears, continue working until instructions refer you back to this symbol.