2. THE SECOND ROW one stitch plain; then take a piece of wool and
knit it in with the next stitch, so that one half of it is at the
front and the other half at the back of the work; then one plain
again, and put the half left at the back round to the front of the
work, and continue this alternately to the end of the row. Knit ONE
ROW PLAIN again, then ONE ROW SAME AS THE SECOND, and so on.
The Carpet may be knitted in pieces of any size and sewn together. If
the surface is not quite level cut it even afterwards.
The best results are obtained by using Oriental Wool, Smyrna
Cotton and designs manufactured expressly for the purpose and
lately introduced into this market by Messrs. H. Taylor & Co., of
Philadelphia. Rugs knitted from these materials are as beautiful and
serviceable as the real Oriental Carpets, and, if well done, cannot
be distinguished from them.