rward, knit three; bring the wool forward,
slip one; knit two together, pass the slip-stitch over them.
_Fourth row_--pearl knitting.
_Fifth row_--knit one; slip one; knit two together, pass the slip-stitch
over them; knit one; bring the wool forward, knit one; bring the wool
forward.
_Sixth row_--pearl knitting.
_Seventh row_--slip one; knit two together, pass the slip-stitch over
them; bring the wool forward, knit three; bring the wool forward.
_Eighth row_--pearl knitting.
N.B. There are to be two plain stitches at the beginning and end of each
row, to form an edge.
Other Patterns for Shawls.
With fine Shetland, or _Lady Betty's_ wool, and No. 10 needles, most
beautiful shawls may be knitted from the Leaf and Trellis Pattern (page
36), Point Pattern (page 42), Scotch Pattern (page 44), or Lace Pattern
(page 47).
Double Diamond Stitch for a Quilt.
This is prettiest in stripes of about five inches in width, in any two
colours.
Cast on any number of stitches that can be divided by three, allowing
two over, for a stitch at each end of the row.
_First row_--plain knitting.
_Second row_--slip one;(a) bring the wool forward, slip one; knit two
together.--Repeat from (a).--Plain knit the last stitch.
_Third row_--slip one; knit one; the next stitch is a double stitch
(that is,--a stitch and a loop)--knit the stitch and slip the
loop;--continue to knit the stitch and slip the loop, to the end of the
row.
_Fourth row_--commence again, as at second row.
In every other _second_ row, there will be a double stitch after the
first one,--this is to be knitted without bringing the wool forward. All
the other stitches are to be knitted the same as before.
N.B. The last stitch of every row is to be knitted plain.
A Quilt.
This may be knitted as a Baby's Quilt, or it may be done in small
squares for a large Quilt.--Eight-thread Zephyr fleecy.--No. 6 needles.
Cast on any number of stitches that can be divided by three,--for a
square of six inches, say forty-five; for a Baby's Quilt, two hundred
and thirty-one.
_First row_--slip one; knit two, taken together in the front;(a) turn
the wool round the needle, and bring it again in front; slip one; knit
two together.--Repeat from (a).
Every row is alike.
N.B. The two last stitches at the end of the row are to be--the first
pearled,--the second knitted.
A light and warm Counterpane.
Six-thread fleecy in
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