nce round the needle, knit
four; pearl two together; turn the thread twice round the needle, pearl
two together; knit one.

_Fifth row_--slip one; knit two; pearl one; knit two; knit two together;
turn the thread twice round the needle, knit three; pearl two together;
knit one.

_Sixth row_--slip one; knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; slip one;
knit one, pass the slip-stitch over it; slip one; knit one, pass the
slip-stitch over it; slip one; knit two; turn the thread once round the
needle, pearl two together; turn the thread once round the needle, pearl
two together; knit one; turn the thread twice round the needle, pearl
two together; knit one.

There should now be twelve stitches on the needle as at the
commencement.--Repeat from the first row.

Knitted Insertion.

Cast on nine stitches in fine cotton; No. 23 needles.

Slip one; knit two; bring the cotton forward, knit two together; knit
one; bring the cotton forward, knit two together; pearl one.--Repeat.

This may be used for trimming muslin curtains, etc.

Coral Trimming for a Muslin Dress.

Cast on two stitches.--No. 2 needles, rather short.

Turn the wool round the needle, so as to bring it in front again; knit
the two stitches, take together in the front.

Every row is the same.

Barley-corn Stitch.

Cast on any uneven number of stitches, with eight-thread Zephyr fleecy,
or double German wool, and No. 2 needles.

Slip the first stitch, keeping the wool in front of the needle; turn the
wool round the needle, so as to bring it in front again; knit two
together, taken in front. Continue turning the wool round the needle,
and knitting two together, to the end of the row. All the rows are the
same.

The two stitches, which are to be taken together, appear always as if
tied together.

A Muff, in colours of Sable.

Cast on seventy or eighty stitches.

_First, second, and third rows_--plain knitting.

_Fourth row_--bring the wool forward, knit two together, taken at the
back.--Repeat to the end of the row.

Repeat these four rows, until the piece be about eighteen inches long,
admitting that the shading comes in correctly.

Two No. 8 needles are required, and double German wool, in four distinct
shades to match the colour of sable. Commence with the lightest
shade,--then the second, third, and darkest, reversing them again to the
lightest.

Another Muff.

Cast on forty-five stitches.--No. 8 n