WWI Body Belts, Ties, and Comfort Items
Comfort items and extra items, again all made from the original WWI/Great War patterns. Here we have body belts, washcloth, hot water bottle cover, knee caps, pillow covers, eye bandages, ear muffs, and knitted and crocheted ties. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
This is an abdominal scarf belt. It is wrapped around the torso. This and the following original pattern photos are from 1917 and 1918.
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Here is a circular body belt. It is like a tube. It has ribbing at the top and bottom to fit securely.
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A ribbed body belt. It is knitted in ribbing the whole way around and is also shaped like a tube.
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This shaped body belt has shaping rather than just a tube shape.
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Here is a knitted pillow cover.
I knitted this pillowcase in a custom size for a customer.
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Knee caps protect the knees and keep them warm.
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One of the pairs of knee cap covers I knitted.
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Washcloth. This is knitted in cotton rather than wool.
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One of the many washcloths I’ve knitted. They are made with cotton yarn and a cotton tape loop.
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Hot water bottle cover.
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The hot water bottle cover I knitted. The pattern specifies white cotton yarn and cotton tape for the tie at the top.
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This is Eye Bandage No. 1 (original pattern photo).
Here is Eye Bandage No. 2 (original pattern photo).
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This is Eye Bandage No. 1 that I made. It is knitted from cotton yarn as specified in the original pattern.
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Eye Bandage No. 2 that I knitted; again made from cotton yarn, but with the addition of cotton tape strips.
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A knitted tie.
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I’ve knitted ties in several colors; this is a khaki colored one.
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These ties are crocheted.
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This is a pair of ear muffs that I knitted using black wool yarn.
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This is another photo of the black wool ear muffs I knitted, but photo taken without camera flash.
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