These socks were requested for the Navy.

The pattern notes that the stockings are “with (a) double heel and flat toe”.

The Navy required the socks be knit in navy or gray.

This pattern was originally published by The Canadian Red Cross Society (95 Wellesley St, Toronto Ontario) in the Knitting Instructions for War Work: Volume Number 1 (For the Services). The instructions and revisions were provided courtesy of Patons & Baldwin Ltd.