o. 19, and fine black netting silk. Set 30 stitches on
each of 3 needles; and, after knitting a top either in ribs or any
other pattern, begin the fan, by seaming the first stitch; the
second stitch plain, except that you take the outside part of the
stitch; seam the third; knit the fourth quite plain; bring the
thread in front of the next 6 stitches, and knit them, which makes
13 stitches. With the fourth you knit plain, then seam again, as
at first, and so on for 1 round.

Second round:--Seam the 3 first stitches, as at the beginning,
and wherever you did in the first round; knit the other 13 stitches
quite plain.

Third round:--Seam the 3 first stitches, as in the first round,
slip the fourth stitch, knit the next, and bring the slipped stitch
over them; knit the others plain, till you come to the 2 last before
the seamed stitch; then with your left-hand needle take off the
last knit stitch, and bring the one from behind over that, which
decreases 2 with the one you did after seaming, and so on for 1
round, and every other, till you have reduced the 13 stitches to 7;
then begin again the first round.

It is well to count the stitches frequently, that you may have
them even, allowing 3 for the ribs and 7 plain, whenever you begin
the fan, so that there will be 3 fans on each needle. When you
have 4 or 5 rounds of fans, begin the thumb by bringing the silk
forward, and knitting a stitch, which increases 1; then knit a plain
stitch, and increase the same as before. This do every other row,
till you have as many as you think enough--say 30 stitches; leave
the 30 stitches, and go on with the hand part, and finish that off
at the top; after, knit the thumb. Observe, in increasing, to bring
your silk directly over the stitch you increased to the right hand;
and to the left, knit over, and bring the silk in front of the stitch
after the increased.

Corkscrew Muffatees.

Five skeins of German wool are required for each: the 2 first
and last should be alike, the middle one white. Cast on 24 stitches
on each of 3 needles.

First round:--Seam 3 stitches and knit 3, seam 3 and knit 3.
Continue this for 2 rounds; then knit 3 rounds, knitting the 2
first and last on each needle plain; the intermediate ones, 3 plain
and 3 seamed as before.

The next 3 rounds:--Knit the 1st and 2 last stitches plain, with
3 seamed and 3 knit between them. Three rounds of 3 stitches
plain and 3 seamed. Then 3 rounds, the first 2 and