Four needles are required.

Cast on any number of stitches that will divide by 8, bring the thread
forward, slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pull the slipped stitch over it, knit
6, repeat these 8 stitches all round. Knit a plain round. Bring the
thread forward knit 1 stitch, bring the thread forward slip 1 stitch,
knit 1 and pull the slipped stitch over it; knit 3, knit 2 taken
together, repeat this all round. Plain round. Bring the thread forward,
knit 3 stitches, bring the thread forward slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pull
the slipped stitch over it, knit 1, knit 2 taken together, repeat this
all round. Plain round. Bring the thread forward, slip 1 stitch, knit 1
and pull the slipped stitch over it, knit 1, knit 2 taken together,
bring the thread forward knit 3 stitches, repeat this all round. Plain
round. Bring the thread forward, slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pull the
slipped stitch over it, knit 2 taken together, bring the thread forward
knit 4, repeat this all round. Plain round. Knit 1, bring the thread
forward, slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pull the slipped stitch over it, knit
5, repeat this all round. Plain round. Knit 2 stitches, bring the thread
forward, slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pull the slipped stitch over it, knit
4, repeat this all round. Plain round. Knit 2 stitches taken together,
bring the thread forward knit 1 stitch, bring the thread forward slip 1
stitch, knit 1 and pull the slipped stitch over it, knit 3, repeat this
all round. Plain round. Knit 1, bring the thread forward, knit 3
stitches, bring the thread forward, slip 1 stitch, knit 1 and pull the
slipped stitch over it, knit 2 taken together, bring the thread forward
and repeat the last 8 stitches all round. Plain round. Now you will see
you are to begin decreasing the 5 stitches of the smaller diamonds; and
you have enough of the pattern done to see how to proceed. The 3 middle
stitches of the larger diamond are _always_ plain knitting, and the 1st
decrease is done with the remaining stitch of the small diamond.

_Small Feather Pattern._

As this is knitted round, 4 needles are required. It is very pretty
for a purse or mitten.

Cast on any number of stitches that will divide by 13. Begin with the
thread forward knit 1 stitch, bring the thread forward knit 1 stitch,
thus increasing 2 loop stitches, knit 2 stitches taken together, twice,
knit 1 stitch, this is the centre stitch of one stripe, decrease twice,
increase twice, and repeat these 13 st