Knitting, Crochet, and Netting, with Twelve Ill.u.s.trations.

by Eleonore Riego de la Branchardiere.

PREFACE

The Auth.o.r.ess, having had much experience in teaching, and always writing her own directions, has been induced to publish this little Volume for the use of her pupils; and as all the receipts have been tried, she can with confidence answer for their accuracy. Should any further instructions be required, she will wait upon any Lady, who will apply at S. KNIGHTS, 6, 'Change Alley, Cornhill; HOWELL and JAMES, Regent Street; and at all the princ.i.p.al Berlin shops.

TERMS USED IN KNITTING.

_Cast on_--Make a loop on 1 pin, and with the other pin knit a plain st.i.tch without taking it off, pa.s.s it on to the left pin and repeat.

_Cast off_--Knit 2 st.i.tches, pa.s.s the 1st st.i.tch knitted over the 2nd, knit 1, turn the 2nd st.i.tch over the last, and repeat to the end; then cut off the cotton and draw it through to fasten it.

The 1st st.i.tch of every row should be slipped.

To make round after casting on 3 pins with the 4th pin, knit the 1st st.i.tch cast on.

_In purling a row_, the wool should be in front of the pin. When there are purl and plain st.i.tches in a row, bring the cotton forward to purl, and pa.s.s it back before knitting the plain st.i.tch.

_To knit 3 together_--Slip a st.i.tch, knit 2 together, turn the slipped st.i.tch over them, leaving but 1 st.i.tch.

_A slipped st.i.tch_ should always be taken off the purl way.

_To purl_, is to put the pin the contrary way to knitting plain; in knitting, the pin is put up the st.i.tch, in purling it is put down.

When this mark (*) occurs in a row, the st.i.tches before it are not to be repeated in the row, being merely the edge st.i.tches to prevent the work from decreasing; thus, when knit 3 together is in a row, the row generally begins with knit 2 together, and ends the same.

_The st.i.tch over_ in many of the patterns, is always knitted as the 1st st.i.tch, as many patterns end with make 1, it could not be done without this st.i.tch.

Many ladies in working a pattern, copy on cards each row separately; this prevents confusing one row with another.

The st.i.tches between the mark, thus (knit 2 together 3 times) are worked, knit 2 together, knit 2 together, knit 2 together; this prevents useless repet.i.tion.

The pins and meshes are all gauged by the standard or wire-drawer's gauge.

_To raise st.i.tches_--Put the pin in the selvedge or side of the knitting, put the wool round the pin as in knitting, and bring it through, so as to form a st.i.tch.

_To make a st.i.tch_--Bring the wool forward between the needles.

KNITTING.

Manchette or Undersleeves.

_In 2 colors of Berlin wool._

_Pins 19, 17, 11, 1 pair of each, with the colored wool cast on with 19 pins, 66 st.i.tches._

1st row--Purl 1, knit 1.

2nd row--Knit 1, purl 1.

Repeat these 2 rows 4 times more, making in all 10 rows, then join on the white wool, and with No. 11 pins, knit 1 plain row.

12th row--Make 1, knit 2 together.

Repeat the last 2 rows 11 times more, making in all 24 of white; then the color, with No. 17 pins, knit the first 10 rows, join on white, with No. 11 pins, knit the 24 rows of white as before; then with colored wool, No. 17 pins, knit the first 10 rows and cast off; finish at the commencement with vand.y.k.e edge as follows.

Vand.y.k.e Edging.

_Pins No. 11, white wool, cast on 6 st.i.tches._

1st row--Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together.

2nd row--Make 1, knit 2, purl 1, knit 4.

3rd row--Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 4.

4th row--Plain.

5th row--Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together, make 2, knit 2 together.

6th row--Slip 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 2, purl 1, knit 4.

7th row--Slip 1, knit 1, make 1, knit 2 together, knit 6.

8th row--Cast off all but 6 st.i.tches, knit them plain, and commence at 1st row.

For each sleeve 10 Vand.y.k.es are required.

_To make 2 st.i.tches is to put the wool twice round the pin._

Taie D'Oreiller.

_In Shetland Wool._

_This pillow is lined with pink or blue satin._