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Did you know that schoolgirls were encouraged to volunteer to help the war effort?
In the Senior Girls Elementary School (11-14) which I attended in Portsmouth, we received enormous parcels of thick-knit wool, in navy blue and cream (for the Navy), grey (for the Air Force, and maroon (for the army).
We had learned to knit in school, so from this wool we made sweaters, Jerseys and Guernseys, seaboot stockings, gloved and mittens, balaclava helmets and scarves.
The sweaters were supposed to be knitted in plain stocking stitch up to a roll collar with no armhole shaping. This made it difficult to fit in a sleeve, even though the sleeves were basic with no top shaping, so we knitted them Guernsey style with a very simple yoke from the level of the armhole, which made them much easier to assemble - and better looking!
We never had any returned for re-knitting, nor any letter of criticism, so we assumed that they were acceptable to the authorities!

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