alternately, for five turns. Knit two plain rows. Knit one row in red;
then, cast off loosely.
The shoe is to be sewn up into its shape, and the stocking closed up.
A Carriage Boot.
Two colours,--say blue and claret,--four, or six-thread fleecy,--Needles
No. 6.
Cast seventeen stitches on each of three needles, with claret; pearl six
rounds, knit five rounds.--Then,--
With blue,--knit one round, pearl one round, alternately, for six
rounds.
With claret,--repeat the last six rounds.
Repeat the two last stripes, twice. Then,--
From the first needle,--knit fourteen stitches, with claret; join on the
blue; knit twenty-three, leaving fourteen stitches (claret),
corresponding with the other side, on the third needle; then, turn back
and knit five rows, slipping the first stitch at the commencement of
each row.
Repeat the last stripe, three times; first--with claret, second--with
blue, third--with claret.
In the next three stripes of the alternate colours, knit two together at
the commencement, and end, of every third row. Then,--knit one stripe
(claret), knitting two together at the commencement of each row. Cast
off.--This finishes the front of the boot.
Commence again at the fourteen claret stitches that were left on the
first needle,--knit these, and cast on another thirty-six stitches in
claret; knit six plain rows.--In the next row, knit two together, at the
commencement. Knit nine more rows, knitting two together at the
commencement of every other row.--In the next four rows,--knit two
together at the commencement of each row.--This completes the first half
of the foot.
Knit the fourteen remaining stitches on the third needle, casting on
thirty-six stitches, as before, and finish the other half of the foot in
the same manner.
The two halves of the foot are then to be sewn together, and the foot
sewn to the front of the boot.
A double-knitted Night-Sock.
Cast on eighty-eight stitches in white, four or six-thread fleecy.--No.
3 needles.
N.B. In every row the first stitch is to be slipped;--the last stitch is
to be plain knitted.
_First row_--plain knitting.
_Second row_--knit one, pass the wool forward; slip one, pass the wool
back.--Repeat.
Repeat the second row, twenty-eight times.
_Thirty-first row_--knit sixty-two stitches, the same as second row;
then,--knit two together, to the end of the row.
_Thirty-second row_--cast off twenty-five stitches; knit thirty-eight
stitches, same as second row; cast off remaining twenty-five stitches.
Knit nineteen rows, the same as second row.
_Fifty-second row_--slip one; knit two together; knit fourteen stitches,
the same as second row; knit two together; knit the remaining stitches,
the same as second row.
_Fifty-third row_--repeat the last.
_Fifty-fourth row_--slip one; knit two together; knit the remaining
stitches, the same as second row.
Repeat the last row, seven times.
_Sixty-second row_--slip one; knit two together; knit eight stitches,
the same as second row; knit two together; knit the remaining stitches,
the same as second row.
_Sixty-third row_--repeat the last.
Knit three rows, the same as second row.
Draw up the stitches for the toe, and sew up the back and front.
A Frileuse or Neck Tippet.
Cast on thirty stitches, with double German wool.--Needles, one inch and
three quarters in circumference.
Plain knit thirty rows, slipping the first stitch of every row.--Cast
off loosely.
Tie with cords and small tassels.
Wheel pattern for Tidies, etc.
_Flax knitting thread_, No. 10.--Needles, No. 18. Cast on any number of
stitches that can be divided by ten.
_First row_--knit one; bring the thread forward, knit three; slip one;
knit two together, pass the slip-stitch over them; knit three; bring the
thread forward.--Repeat.
_Second row_--plain knitting.
Repeat these two rows, alternately.
Knitted Coral.
Cast on four stitches, with fine flat scarlet worsted braid, No. 19
needles.
Plain knitting, but slipping the first stitch of every row.
Hints on Knitting.
A plain stitch at the beginning of each row, commonly called an _edge
stitch_, is a great improvement in most instances, as it makes an
uniform edge, and the pattern is kept more even at its commencement. In
most knitting, the edge-stitch is slipped.
It is easiest to learn to knit, by holding the wool over the fingers of
the left hand; the position of the hands is more graceful when thus
held.
It is always advisable to cast off loosely.
When it is requisite to cast off, and continue the row on a separate
needle, it is sometimes better to run a coarse silk through the cast off
stitches; they are easily taken up, when required, and the inconvenience
of the idle needle is avoided.
In knitting, when a pattern is spoken of, it means as many rows as form
the pattern.
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Transcriber's Note:
The following printer's errors have been corrected in the text:
netting needle gauge
"guage" printed for "gauge" in original
A Brioche[A].
missing footnote marker added
_Fourth row_--with claret,--bring the wool forward, slip one; pass the
wool back, knit one.--Repeat to the end of the row.
"on" printed for "one" in original
knit one, pass the slip-stitch
over it; pearl one.--Repeat.
"slip-stich" printed for "slip-stitch" in original
Knit nineteen rows, the same as second row.
"twenty" in original, needs to be nineteen to fit into pattern