e plainly where you should put your needle in.

Then work the annexed pattern on it. First pattern in shades
of gold; second, shades of green; third, shades of scarlet; fourth,
shades of lilac. Repeat with the gold. Four stripes of the white,
and 3 of the dark, will make a nice-sized mat for a drawing-room.
If for a carriage rug, an additional stripe of each.

[Image: Pattern for Oriental mat.]

Very elegant Knitted Pelisse.

This may be made either smaller or larger by using finer or
coarser wool and pins.

It is usually done in 4-thread fleecy, with coloured centre, and
border to imitate ermine.

Cast on 270 stitches with white, bring the wool forward, slip a
stitch the reversed way, knit 2 together, and repeat: every row is
alike. Knit 24 rows with the white, then slip off 24 stitches at
the beginning of the next row, and join the coloured wool, leave
24 stitches at the other end. These stitches are not required again
till the centre is done, and are then knitted in white to form the
border up the sides: this will leave 222, knit with these, with the
coloured wool for 12 rows.

Next row:--Knit 27, bring the wool forward, slip 1, and instead
of knitting only 2 together, knit 5 together: this decreases 1 rib.
Knit to within 30 stitches of the end, decrease 1 rib as before, knit
13 rows, and decrease 1 rib at the beginning and end of the next
row as before: each decreasing is done at the beginning of the row
after knitting 27 stitches, and when within 30 of the end; knit
11 rows, and decrease 1 rib at each end of the next row; knit 13
rows, and decrease 1 rib at each end; knit 13 rows.

Next row:--Knit 27 stitches, decrease 1 rib; knit 6 stitches,
decrease 1 rib; knit 6 stitches, decrease again; knit and repeat,
decreasing after every 6 stitches, till 14 ribs are decreased; knit
the 30 last stitches without decreasing; knit 24 rows without
decreasing.

Next row:--Knit 27 stitches on to another needle, and knit
them backwards and forwards for 42 rows: then cast off 3 stitches
at the end nearest the centre, knit 2 rows, cast off 3 more stitches,
knit 2 rows, and cast off 3 more stitches, till only 9 stitches are
left, then cast off the 9 stitches; this completes 1 front, except
the white, which will be mentioned below. The 27 last stitches are
knitted in the same manner for the other front; then the stitches
that remain for the back are knitted for 42 rows; then cast off 3
stitches at each end, knit 2