g: for the 1st stitch pass the silk twice
round the mesh, take it out and put it in again at the full length of
the 1st stitch, net a stitch, net a loop stitch, net 2 close to the
mesh, slip them off, &c. as directed before. When the slit is long
enough, begin to net in _rounds_ instead of _rows_, taking care to make
the diamond stitches match.

_Knitted Purse._

Four needles are required.

Cast on any number of stitches that will divide by 5. 1st round; bring
the silk forward knit 1 stitch, bring the silk forward slip 1 stitch,
knit 1, pull the slipped stitch over the knitted one, knit 2 taken
together, repeat this all round. 2nd round; plain knitting. 3rd round,
is the same as the 1st. 4th round plain knitting. 5th round; bring the
silk forward, knit 2 stitches, bring the silk forward slip a stitch,
knit 2 taken together pull the slipped stitch over, repeat the same all
round. 6th round plain knitting. Begin again.

_Stitches for Purses._ No. 1.

Four needles are required.

Cast 30 stitches on each of three needles. Knit a plain round. In
beginning the next round, knit the 2nd stitch (instead of the first,)
knit the first; knit the 4th, then the 3rd, the 6th and 5th, and
continue the same until the purse is long enough.

No. 2.

With 2 needles.

Cast on 60 or 80 stitches; bring the thread forward, slip a stitch, knit
2 stitches and pass the slipped stitch over the 2 knitted ones; repeat
the same to the end of the row. Every row is alike.

No. 3.

With 2 needles.

Cast on any number of stitches which will divide by 3; bring the silk
forward, slip a stitch, knit 2 stitches and pass the slipped stitch over
the 2 knitted; bring the silk forward slip a stitch, &c. to the end of
the row. Knit a plain row and begin again.

No. 4.

On 2 needles.

Bring the thread forward, slip a stitch, knit 2 and pass the slipped
stitch over the 2 which are knitted, repeat the same to the end of the
row; knit a plain row. These 2 rows form the pattern, but in the 3rd
row you must commence by knitting 2 stitches before beginning the
pattern, in order that the 1st of the 2 knitted stitches may come over
the hole, and for the same purpose you must begin the 6th row by
knitting 1 stitch.

This purse is very pretty knitted in 2 colors, alternately 2 rows of
each.

No. 5.

Two needles.

Cast on the desired number of stitches. Knit 1 row taking 2 stitches
together. 2nd row, turn