every stitch until
within 2 stitches of the end of the row, which knit. The back row is
plain knitting, being careful to knit the yarn with the stitch. Repeat
these two rows.

_Carriage Rug._

Two needles No. 12, a ball of coarse cotton or fine string, and
some coarse _yarn_ cut into lengths of about two inches.

With the ball cast on 40 stitches, and knit 1 row. Knit 1 stitch, place
1 piece of the yarn between the needles so that one end be on each side;
knit 1 stitch, pass the end of the yarn which is towards you between the
needles, knit 1 stitch, repeat the same to within 2 stitches of the end
and knit them plain; knit 1 plain row. 3rd row, knit 2 stitches before
you put on the yarn, which will leave you 1 stitch at the end of the
row; this altering the yarn stitch makes the mat look thicker. When the
strip is as long as you wish the rug to be, cast off and begin another.
When the strips are sewed together and lined, this makes a very warm
mat.

_Striped Purse._

Mesh No. 17; foundation 72 stitches wide.

Net 4 plain rows; net 1 row putting the silk twice round the mesh; in
the next row net the 2nd stitch first, (in netting it half turn it),
then net the 1st in the same way; repeat these stitches to the end of
the row. Net 3 plain rows. Net 1 row putting the silk twice round the
mesh, then a row netting the 2nd stitch first, and so on until the purse
is wide enough.

N.B. This purse is very pretty with only 2 small rows instead of 4, and
netted in shades of different colors.

_Chequered Purse._

Mesh No. 17, and as many needles as you wish to have squares.

Net 6 stitches in pink silk backwards and forwards for 12 rows; net 6
stitches of brown silk, beginning at the distance of 6 stitches from the
pink; pass the brown silk through the loop of the pink, and when the
rows form alternate squares of pink and brown, begin with the pink over
the brown, and the brown over the pink.

_Purse in Round Netting._

Mesh No. 14; a foundation 72 stitches wide.

Every row is alike. After the needle has been drawn through the stitch
(as in common netting), before pulling the stitch tight, it is passed
under that part of the silk which goes through the stitch.

_Matrimony.--For a Purse._

Mesh No. 15, and a foundation of 60 or 70 stitches.

Net 1 row. 2nd row, net the 2nd stitch first then net the first, passing
the needle through the second as well as the first, to join t