Show KNITTING TING RAINBOW SHAWLS Knitting dainty rainbow shawls with withold gold old needles is a favorite pastime just now of society soci ty women who are spend spending spendIng spending ing the summer in mountain and at seashore resorts Their devotion to the tho making of shawls is quite remarkable for in pursuit purs it of it many have aban done bridge somo some have given up golf and automobile rides so that they the will have the entire after afternoon afternoon afternoon noon to give to the knitting of these delicate wraps that are so popular for evening use during the summer season Whether it is the working of fine strands strande of imported Shetland into omet practical that they can wear or the time charm of knitting witt gold nee needles needles dies that attracts these women wont n of the i smart sm rt set is difficult to determine but it is U a known fact that they will not knit with the ordinary rubber wood or steel needles ne generally gener used In Incident Incidentally ident ally while tl the tiie c possession of a rainbow shawl Is valued highly by any my woman this season ime e ones on eo that are ar knitted d gold gol needles arc are regarded almost in the light of curios and the person who receives one as a gift from a friend prizes it more moro than a piece of rich studded with precious stones These shawls are arc called rainbow be because because because cause they are re made mede up of series of stripes in rd red r d yellow and all the prima primary ry colors found In the th bow that is sometimes seen in the sky Each stripe is about two or two and inches In width and anti they are joined by the fusing of ot the strands of the shades of which the connecting pieces are male maie When finished these thes shawls are about two and a half yards ards wide though they can be stretched to almost twice their natural size because the wool of which they are ar ma mae e Is so to elastic It takes about a pound cf this wool to make an average sized shawl hawl and the wool sells for so that while the materials are cheap unless costly gold needles that range in price from 15 a pair to 50 are used the making of such a wrap costs casts in actual money but ut a mere trifle It is the work ne necessary necess necessary cess ry to complete it that counts for forthe forthe forthe the knitting usually takes about a month montim Time Tile stitch is the same samo as used for plain knitting and with the rain rainbow rainbow rainbow bow shawl as a rule the work is done with but one thread ad |