Knitting needle gauge

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/4abc467fffc57df1375b3766e10bf948

Title

Knitting needle gauge

Creator

Whitehead & Hoag
Golden Rule
American Red Cross

Date

Created: 1918

Description

Hinged ruler featuring 1/4- and 1/32-inch markings and gauging holes for knitting needles. The front reads, "FOR THE RED CROSS WORKER", while the back has a 1918-1919 calendar and reads "The Golden Rule / St. Paul'". Used during World War I.

Subject

World War I
World War, 1914-1918--War work--Red Cross
Household.Needlework.Knitting.Equipment, Supplies, Instruction Books, & Patterns
gauge

Source

Minnesota Digital Library

Relation

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/web5/media.php?thumb=yes&irn=10352209

Type

image

References

http://collections.mnhs.org/cms/display.php?irn=10393013

Citation

Whitehead & Hoag, Golden Rule, and American Red Cross, “Knitting needle gauge,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 13, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/5547.

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