No. 12, five inches long. It is easiest to work this pattern in
stripes, and afterwards sew them together.--Cast on sixteen stitches
for one stripe--_white_.
_First row_--plain knitting.
_Second row_--knit four; pearl eight; knit four.--Repeat these two rows
three times.
_Ninth row_--knit four; let the _white_ wool hang in its own position;
join the _pink_ wool, on the wrong side, to the loop immediately
under the stitch last knit; knit four. Leave the remaining eight
stitches on the needle until they are again required. Knit, and
pearl, alternately, on the four _pink_ stitches, until fifteen rows be
worked;--these form the first raised loop.
Pass the four _pink_ stitches on to a third needle, leaving the loop in
front. Then, with the former _white_ wool,--knit eight; knitting the
first stitch close to the four, where the _white_ wool was left.
_Tenth row_--_white_,--knit four; pearl four; knit four.
_Eleventh row_--knit twelve.
_Twelfth row_--knit four; pearl four; knit four.
_Thirteenth row_--knit twelve.
_Fourteenth row_--knit four; pearl four; knit four.
_Fifteenth row_--knit twelve.
_Sixteenth row_--knit four; pearl four; knit four.
_Seventeenth row_--knit eight; knit the four _pink_ stitches on the
third needle leave the pink wool at the back; knit the remaining four
_white_ stitches.
_Eighteenth row_--knit four; pearl eight; knit four.
_Nineteenth row_--knit four--_white_; join on the _blue_ wool, and
work fifteen rows of four stitches each, as before; pass the four
_blue_ stitches on to the third needle, leaving it in front; knit the
remaining stitches in _white_, as before.
Commence again, as at tenth row; knitting, alternately, a pink and a
blue loop on a white ground.
New Cross-stitch Pattern.
This pattern is adapted for a quilt or light wrapper.--Eight-thread
fleecy,--say ponceau and white, or scarlet and drab.--Needles, No. 2,
pointed at both ends.
Cast on any number of stitches with the _ponceau_.
_First row_--knit one, turning the wool twice round the needle.--Repeat.
_Second row_--join on the _white_ wool, at the commenced end of the
first row,--knit one;(a) knit two together, turning the wool twice
round the needle.--Repeat from (a).
_Third row_--with _ponceau_,--knit two together, turning the wool twice
round the needle.--Repeat.
_Fourth row_--with _white_,--pearl one;(b) pearl two together, turning
the wool twice round the needle.--Repeat from (b).
_Fifth row_--with _ponceau_,--knit one;(c) pearl two together, turning
the wool twice round the needle.--Repeat from (c).
Repeat from second row.
Border for a Quilt.
Wool and needles to correspond with the centre of the quilt.--Cast on
nine stitches.
_First row_--knit three; bring the wool forward, turning it round the
needle, pearl two together,--three times.
_Second row_--turn the wool round the needle, pearl two
together,--three times; knit one; cast on six other stitches; knit two.
_Third row_--knit nine; turn the wool round the needle, pearl two
together,--three times.
_Fourth row_--turn the wool round the needle, pearl two
together,--three times; knit nine.
_Fifth row_--cast off six stitches, knitting the two first
together; there should now be the same number of stitches as at the
commencement.--Repeat from first row.
Olive-Leaf Pattern Bag.
Second-sized netting silk.--5 Needles, No. 23.--Each pattern occupies
eighteen stitches.
Cast forty stitches on each of three needles, and forty-two on the
fourth.--Knit six plain rounds to form a foundation. Commence the
pattern as follows;--
_First round_--pearl three; pass the silk over, knit one; bring the
silk forward, pearl three; knit two together; knit nine.--Repeat.
_Second round_--pearl three; knit three; pearl three; knit two
together; knit eight.--Repeat.
_Third round_--pearl three; knit one; bring the silk forward, knit
one,--twice; pearl three; knit two together; knit seven.--Repeat.
_Fourth round_--pearl three; knit five; pearl three; knit two together;
knit six.--Repeat.
_Fifth round_--pearl three; knit two; bring the silk forward, knit one;
bring the silk forward, knit two; pearl three; knit two together; knit
five.--Repeat.
_Sixth round_--pearl three; knit seven; pearl three; knit two together;
knit four.--Repeat.
_Seventh round_--pearl three; knit three; bring the silk forward,
knit one; bring the silk forward, knit three; pearl three; knit two
together; knit three.--Repeat.
_Eighth round_--pearl three; knit nine; pearl three; knit two together;
knit two.--Repeat.
_Ninth round_--pearl three; knit four; bring the silk forward, knit
one; bring the silk forward, knit four; pearl three; knit two together;
knit one.--Repeat.
_Tenth round_--pearl three; knit eleven; pearl three; knit two
together.--Repeat.
_Eleventh round_--pearl three; knit two together; knit nine; pearl
three; pass the silk over, knit one; bring the silk forward.--Repeat.
_Twelfth round_--pearl three; knit two together; knit eight; pearl
three; knit three.--Repeat.
_Thirteenth round_--pearl three; knit two together; knit seven; pearl
three; knit one; bring the silk forward, knit one; bring the silk
forward, knit one.--Repeat.
_Fourteenth round_--pearl three; knit two together; knit six; pearl
three; knit five.--Repeat.
_Fifteenth round_--pearl three; knit two together; knit five; pearl
three; knit two; bring the silk forward, knit one; bring the silk
forward, knit two.--Repeat.
_Sixteenth round_--pearl three; knit two together; knit four; pearl
three; knit seven.--Repeat.
_Seventeenth round_--pearl three; knit two together; knit three; pearl
three; knit three; bring the silk forward, knit one; bring the silk
forward, knit three.--Repeat.
_Eighteenth round_--pearl three; knit two together; knit two; pearl
three; knit nine.--Repeat.
_Nineteenth round_--pearl three; knit two together; knit one; pearl
three; knit four; bring the silk forward, knit one; bring the silk
forward, knit four.--Repeat.
_Twentieth round_--pearl three; knit two together; pearl three; knit
eleven.--Repeat.
Commence again, as at first round.
Finish the bag with eight plain rows, through which the cord may be
passed.
Pine Apple Pattern Bag.
Second-sized netting silk. Five needles, No. 23.--Each pattern occupies
fourteen stitches.
Cast fifty stitches on each of three needles, and forty-six on the
fourth.
_First round_--knit one; bring the silk forward, knit one; bring
the silk forward, knit five; slip one; knit two together, pass the
slip-stitch over them; knit four.--Repeat.
_Second round_--plain knitting.
_Third round_--same as first,--knitting _two_ at the _commencement_.
_Fourth round_--plain knitting.
_Fifth round_--same as first,--knitting _three_ at the _commencement_.
_Sixth round_--plain knitting.
_Seventh round_--same as first,--knitting _four_ at the _commencement_.
_Eighth_, _Ninth_, _and Tenth rounds_--plain knitting.
_Eleventh round_--knit four;(a) slip one; knit two together, pass the
slip-stitch over them; knit five; bring the silk forward, knit one;
bring the silk forward, knit five.--Repeat from (a).
_Twelfth round_--plain knitting.
_Thirteenth round_--same as eleventh,--knitting _three_ at the
_commencement_.
_Fourteenth round_--plain knitting.
_Fifteenth round_--same as eleventh,--knitting _two_ at the
_commencement_.
_Sixteenth round_--plain knitting.
_Seventeenth round_--same as eleventh,--knitting _one_ at the
_commencement_.
_Eighteenth_, _Nineteenth_, _and Twentieth rounds_--plain knitting.
Commence again, as at first round.
A Baby’s Bonnet.
Three-thread fleecy. Needles, No. 6.
Cast on forty-six stitches. Knit forty plain rows. Then,--cast on four
more stitches at each end of the needle, and knit ten rows.
In the next row,--knit two together, to the end of the row. Then, knit
two rows, and cast off. Draw up the cast-off stitches, and sew the ends
of the last thirteen rows together, to form the crown.
Roll over the first twenty-eight rows, sewing them up at the ends, to
form the front.
Cast on twenty-four stitches for a back piece. Knit twenty-four rows;
drawing them up at the ends, to form a roll, similar to the front. This
is afterwards to be attached to the lower part of the crown of the
bonnet.
The bonnet should have a double lining of silk, stiffened with
muslin.--The centre of the back of the crown may be formed of a small
circle of plaited satin riband. The roll, in the front and back, should
be filled with soft cotton wool. A rosette of satin riband may be
added, with strings to match.
A Polka Riding, or Yacht, Jacket.
These coats are made with sleeves and collar; they descend about twelve
inches below the waist, and form very comfortable warm wrappers,
fitting tight to the figure. They should be knitted in a dark rich
colour, with a border, about four inches deep, in black or white. If
the border be white, small black worsted tufts, in imitation of ermine,
may be added. According to the following improved method of working
this jacket, it is divided into three portions,--the body, the sleeves,
and the collar.
N.B. The whole of the knitting is in _Brioche_ stitch; that is,--bring
the wool forward, slip one, knit two together.
Commence with the border, at the lower part of the jacket, by casting
on--with _white_--two hundred and eighty-eight stitches.--Four-thread
fleecy.--Needles, No. 9, or 10.
Knit thirty rows--_white_. Pass off seven _ribs_, on either side,
on to a string; and, on the remaining stitches, knit eighteen
rows--_coloured_.
On the _nineteenth_ (coloured) _row_--knit fifteen ribs; decrease one
_rib_, by knitting three stitches in one;--knit forty-seven ribs;
decrease one _rib_, as before; knit the remaining fifteen ribs.
Knit one hundred rows,--decreasing on every twentieth row, in the same
manner and place.
In the next row--knit fifteen ribs; decrease one rib; then, decrease on
every fifth rib, until within fifteen ribs of the end of row.
Knit fifty rows. Then--
Pass off the outer thirteen ribs, on either side, on to a string: and
cast off the next four ribs, on either side, to form the arm holes.
Knit fifty rows on the remaining stitches of the back. This brings the
knitting to the shoulder.
In the next _ten_ rows, leave two ribs unknit, at the beginning of the
first two rows;--two more, at the second two rows;--two more, at the
third two rows;--two more, at the fourth two rows;--and two more at the
fifth two rows.
Knit two rows on the remaining stitches.
Knit the same number of rows, on the thirteen ribs of each side of the
front that were passed on to the string; decreasing on the sides next
the shoulders, in the same manner as directed for the back.
The slanting edges of the back and fronts are to be sewn together,--to
form the shoulder and arm holes.
Take up the white ribs that were passed off, on either side, and--with
_white_--knit a sufficient number of rows to form the borders for the
fronts.
For the _collar_,--cast on ninety-six stitches--_white_. Knit eight
rows. Then, knit twelve rows--_coloured_. Knit one plain row. Cast
off,--and sew the collar to the neck of the jacket.
For the _sleeves_,--cast on one hundred and thirteen stitches
--_coloured_.--Knit four rows. On the fifth row, leave two ribs unknit
at the end; and, on every succeeding second row, leave two other ribs
unknit;--so that, on the twenty-seventh row, there will be twenty-four
ribs unknit, at the end. Knit one hundred and two rows,--knitting all
the stitches on the needle--and cast off.
Cast on twenty-one stitches for the _cuff_--_white_.--Knit seventy-four
rows. Sew the cuff to the narrow end of the sleeve. Then, sew up the
whole sleeve, and join it to the arm hole of the jacket.
A Muff.
German wool, used double.--Needles, No. 8.--Cast on seventy-two
stitches.
Knit one plain row.
_Second row_--bring the thread forward, knit two together.--Repeat.
Knit three plain rows.
Repeat the _second row_, alternately, with _three_ plain rows, until
six _patterns_ be worked.
Knit five plain rows.
Repeat the _second row_, alternately, with _one_ plain row,--each three
times.
Knit twenty-three rows,--turning the wool round the needle, and
pearling two together.
Knit five plain rows.
Repeat the _second row_, alternately, with _one_ plain row,--each three
times.
Knit four plain rows.
Repeat the _second row_, alternately, with _three_ plain rows, until
six patterns be worked, as at the commencement.
Knit one plain row, and cast off.
Join up the two sides; then stuff and line the muff in the usual way.
A Gentleman’s Strong Purse.
Middle-sized netting silk.--Needles, No. 26.--Cast on eighty stitches.
_First row_--bring the silk forward, slip one; knit two together, pass
the slip-stitch over them; bring the silk forward, knit one.--Repeat.
_Second row_--pearl knitting.
Repeat, these two rows, alternately.
Œillet-Pattern Purse.
Fine netting silk.--5 Needles, No. 26.--Cast twenty-four stitches on
each of four needles.
_First round_--knit two together; bring the silk forward,--twice, knit
two together.--Repeat.
_Second round_--knit two; pearl one; knit one.--Repeat.
_Third round_--bring the silk forward,--twice, knit two
together,--twice.--Repeat.
_Fourth round_--knit one;(a) pearl one; knit two.--Repeat from (a).
When the fourth round is completed, knit one stitch off the next pin to
the left, and commence again, as at first round.
Another Strong Purse.
Second-sized netting silk.--4 Needles, No. 24.--Cast on eighty stitches.
_First round_--slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; bring
the silk forward, knit two.--Repeat.
_Second round_--knit two; bring the silk forward, knit two
together.--Repeat.
For the mouth of the purse,--
_First row_--knit two; bring the silk forward, knit two
together.--Repeat.
_Second row_--pearl two; turn the silk round the needle, pearl two
together.--Repeat.
Star-Pattern for Shetland Knitting.
Lady Betty wool.--Needles, No. 8.--Cast on six stitches for each
pattern, and one over for the edge.
N.B. The last stitches of each row are to be knitted the same as the
first.
_First row_--knit one; knit two together; bring the wool forward, knit
one; bring the wool forward, knit two together.--Repeat.
_Second row_--knit two together; knit one;(a) bring the wool forward,
knit one; bring the wool forward, knit three together; bring the wool
forward, knit two together.--Repeat from (a).--_Finish_ with--knit two
together; knit one.
_Third row_--knit one; knit two together; bring the wool forward, knit
one; bring the wool forward, knit two together.--Repeat.
_Fourth row_--knit two together;(b) bring the wool forward, knit three;
bring the wool forward, knit three together.--Repeat from (b).
_Fifth row_--knit one; bring the wool forward, knit two together; knit
one; knit two together; bring the wool forward.--Repeat.
_Sixth row_--knit one; bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring
the wool forward, knit three together; bring the wool forward.--Repeat.
_Seventh row_--knit one; bring the wool forward, knit two together;
knit one; knit two together; bring the wool forward.--Repeat.
_Eighth row_--knit two; bring the wool forward, knit three together;
bring the wool forward, knit one.--Repeat.
Commence again, as at first row.
Leaf-Pattern for Shetland Knitting.
Lady Betty wool.--Needles, No. 8.--Cast on fifteen stitches for each
pattern.
_First row_--slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit
three; bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring the wool
forward, knit one; bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring the
wool forward, knit three; knit two together.--Repeat.
_Second row_--pearl knitting.
Repeat these two rows--twice.
_Seventh row_--slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit
two; bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring the wool forward,
knit three; bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring the wool
forward, knit two; knit two together.--Repeat.
_Eighth row_--pearl knitting.
_Ninth row_--slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit
one; bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring the wool
forward, knit five; bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring
the wool forward, knit one; knit two together.--Repeat.
_Tenth row_--pearl knitting.
_Eleventh row_--slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it;
bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring the wool forward,
knit seven; bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring the wool
forward, knit two together.--Repeat.
_Twelfth row_--pearl knitting.
_Thirteenth row_--knit one;(a) bring the wool forward, knit two
together; bring the wool forward, knit three; knit two together;
knit four; bring the wool forward, knit two together; bring the wool
forward, knit two together.--Repeat from (a).
_Fourteenth row_--pearl knitting.
_Fifteenth row_--knit one; bring the wool forward, knit two together;
bring the wool forward, knit three; knit two together; slip one; knit
one; pass the slip-stitch over it; knit three; bring the wool forward,
knit two together; bring the wool forward.--Repeat.
_Sixteenth row_--pearl knitting.
Repeat the last two rows--twice.
_Twenty-first row_--knit two; bring the wool forward, knit two
together; bring the wool forward, knit two; knit two together; slip
one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit two; bring the wool
forward, knit two together; bring the wool forward, knit one.--Repeat.
_Twenty-second row_--pearl knitting.
_Twenty-third row_--knit three; bring the wool forward, knit two
together; bring the wool forward, knit one; knit two together; slip
one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit one; bring the wool
forward, knit two together; bring the wool forward, knit two.--Repeat.
_Twenty-fourth row_--pearl knitting.
_Twenty-fifth row_--knit four; bring the wool forward, knit two
together; bring the wool forward, knit two together; slip one; knit
one, pass the slip-stitch over it; bring the wool forward, knit two
together; bring the wool forward, knit three.--Repeat.
_Twenty-sixth row_--pearl knitting.
_Twenty-seventh row_--knit two together; knit three; bring the wool
forward, knit two together,--three times; bring the wool forward, knit
four.--Repeat.
_Twenty-eighth row_--pearl knitting.
Commence again, as at first row.
An Edging.
Cast on eight stitches--Needles, No. 24.--Cotton, No. 20.
_First row_--knit three; bring the thread forward, knit two together;
bring the thread forward,--twice, knit two together; knit one.
_Second row_--knit three; pearl one; knit two; bring the thread
forward, knit two together; knit one.
_Third row_--knit three; bring the thread forward, knit two together;
knit one; bring the thread forward,--twice, knit two together; knit one.
_Fourth row_--knit three; pearl one; knit three; bring the thread
forward, knit two together; knit one.
_Fifth row_--knit three; bring the thread forward, knit two together;
knit two; bring the thread forward,--twice, knit two together; knit one.
_Sixth row_--knit three; pearl one; knit four; bring the thread
forward, knit two together; knit one.
_Seventh row_--knit three; bring the thread forward, knit two together;
knit six.
_Eighth row_--slip three; knit four; bring the thread forward, knit two
together; knit one.
Commence again, as at first row.
Another Edging.
Cast on seven stitches.--Needles, No. 24.--Cotton, No. 20.
_First row_--knit three; bring the thread forward, knit two together;
bring the thread forward,--twice, knit two.
_Second row_--knit three; pearl one; knit two; bring the thread
forward, knit two together; knit one.
_Third row_--slip one; knit two; bring the thread forward, knit two
together; knit four.
_Fourth row_--cast off two; knit three; bring the thread forward, knit
two together; knit one.
Commence again, as at first row.
An Insertion.
Cast on eleven stitches.--Needles, No. 24.--Cotton, No. 20.
_First row_--slip one; knit two; bring the thread forward, slip one;
knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; bring the thread forward, slip
one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; bring the thread forward,
slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; knit two.
_Second row_--plain knitting.
Repeat these two rows, alternately.
A Carriage Bolster.
Three-thread fleecy, or eight-thread Zephyr wool.--Five Needles, No.
8.--Cast twenty stitches on each of three needles, and sixteen on the
fourth. Knit one plain round.
_Second round_--knit three; bring the wool forward, slip one; knit one,
pass the slip-stitch over it; pearl three.--Repeat.
_Third round_--knit three; pearl one; keep the wool in front, slip one;
knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; pearl two.--Repeat.
_Fourth round_--knit three; pearl two; keep the wool in front, slip
one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; pearl one.--Repeat.
_Fifth round_--knit three; pearl three; keep the wool in front, slip
one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it.--Repeat.
Commence again, as at first round; but, in order to keep the pattern in
a slanting direction, the stitch that the slip-stitch was passed over
in the previous row, must be made the first knit stitch, bringing the
last of the former knitted stitches in the open part.
When a sufficient number of patterns have been knitted, to form a
bolster of the desired length, it is to be drawn up at the ends, and
soft tassels added. As the pattern is open, a bright coloured silk
lining looks best;--cerise or blue, for instance, with the knitting in
white. The bolster should be stuffed with down, or soft wool.
A deep and handsome Border.
Cast on thirty-eight stitches.--Needles, No. 22.--Cotton, No. 18.
_First row_--knit two; knit two together; bring the thread forward,(a)
knit two; bring the thread forward, knit one; pearl two; knit two
together; pearl two; knit two together; pearl two; knit one; bring the
thread forward,--twice.--Repeat from (a).--_Finish_ with--knit four;
bring the thread forward,--twice, knit two.
_Second row_--knit three; knit one, taken at the back; pearl four
together;(b) knit one; knit one, taken at the back; pearl one; knit
two; pearl two together,--twice; knit two; pearl one; knit two; pearl
one.--Repeat from (b).--_Finish_ with--knit four.
_Third row_--knit four;(c) bring the thread forward,--twice, knit
one; pearl two; knit one; pearl two; knit two together; pearl two;
knit one; bring the thread forward,--twice, knit two.--Repeat from
(c).--_Finish_ with--bring the thread forward,--twice, knit one; bring
the thread forward, knit four.
_Fourth row_--cast off two; knit one; pearl three; knit one, taken
at the back;(d) pearl one; knit two; knit one, taken at the back;
pearl one; knit two; pearl two together,--twice; knit two; pearl one;
knit one; knit one, taken at the back.--Repeat from (d).--_Finish_
with--knit four.
Commence again, as at first row.
Another pretty Shetland Pattern.
Lady Betty, or Shetland Wool.--Needles, No. 8.--Cast on ten stitches
for each pattern; and one over, for the edge.
N.B. Every other row is--plain knitting.
_First row_--knit three; knit two together; bring the wool forward,
knit one; bring the wool forward, knit two together; knit two.--Repeat.
_Third row_--knit two; knit two together; bring the wool forward, knit
three; bring the wool forward, knit two together; knit one.--Repeat.
_Fifth row_--knit one; knit two together; bring the wool forward, knit
five; bring the wool forward, knit two together.--Repeat.
_Seventh row_--knit three; bring the wool forward, knit two together;
knit one; knit two together; bring the wool forward, knit two.--Repeat.
_Ninth row_--knit four; bring the wool forward, knit three together;
bring the wool forward, knit three.--Repeat.
_Eleventh row_--plain knitting.