For this you require five-thread super fleecy, and two sized pins, No. 3
and No. 11; cast on fifty stitches on No. 3, and knit seventeen plain
rows. _Eighteenth row_--double the piece of knitting, and knit the
casting on row in with this one. _Nineteenth, twentieth, and
twenty-first rows_--are plain, with No. 11 pins. _Twenty-second
row_--knit one, bring the wool forward, and take two together to the
end. _Twenty-third, twenty-fourth, and twenty-fifth rows_--plain now;
No. 3 pins, and knit eighteen rows to match the first fold; sew this
side down to match the other; run a ribbon through the holes for
strings.
A POLKA COAT,
FOR A CHILD.
Cast on twenty-five stitches, which will make seventy-five ribs, in the
Brioche stitch, which is done by bringing the wool forward, slipping a
stitch the purl way, and knit two together; bring the wool forward, knit
twenty-four rows, or twelve turns of white; then commence the scarlet,
by leaving eighteen stitches on each side, knit twenty-four rows, or
twelve turns of scarlet; then begin to take in, which is done by
knitting the first thirty on each side, without decreasing; then bring
the wool forward, slip one stitch, and knit five together; repeat this
till within thirty on the other side, which, knit without decreasing,
until you have only forty ribs, or one hundred and twenty stitches; knit
forty-eight rows, or twenty-four turns, in this manner, still leaving
the white on each side; put thirty stitches on another needle for the
front, knit those backwards and forwards for thirty-six rows, or
eighteen turns; then knit all the stitches but one rib, turn back, and
finish the row, and so on, leaving one rib more each time, till it is
the proper length for the shoulder. Cast off, but be particular that the
slanting side is not in front; finish the other side in the same way,
then take up the stitches for the back; knit thirty-six rows, to
correspond with the fronts for the arm-hole; then knit backwards and
forwards, leaving one rib each way, until it is the same length as the
slanting part in front, which are to be joined together; cast off; now
take up the white stitches on each side, and knit till it is long enough
to go up the sides; for the sleeves; cast on seventy-two stitches, knit
thirty rows, then twelve more, leaving one rib on the one side to form
the wide part; for the collar; cast on seventy-six stitches, and knit
twelve rows, leaving one rib on each side; then sixteen rows of white;
cast off; cast on eighteen stitches for the cuff, and knit till it is
long enough to go round the bottom of the sleeve; twist a cord of the
same coloured wool, and put in the waist behind, with a tassel at the
ends; the same under the collar. These may be done in four-thread
fleecy, but they look much better in double Berlin wool, No. 9 pins, by
the Eagle gauge. For a lady's, you must cast on stitches in proportion,
and larger pins.