My Knitting Book Part 14

_Second row_--bring the wool forward, knit three; bring the wool forward, knit three together, taking them off at the back.

_Third row_--pearl knitting.

_Fourth row_--bring the wool forward, knit three together, taking them off at the back; bring the wool forward, knit three.

_Fifth row_--pearl knitting.

Repeat from the second row.

When a pattern, in one or more colours, is to be introduced, break off the ground colour, and fasten on the colour next to be used, in the following manner.--Having made a slip knot in the end of the wool, pa.s.s it on the needle in the left hand: twist the end of the coloured wool and that of the ground, together,--knit, in plain knitting, the st.i.tches required for the pattern, then fasten off, by making a loop, and commence again with the ground colour,--fastening on again as above.

Any number of colours may thus be introduced, to form flowers or other patterns, which, however, are always to be done in plain knitting.

A Shetland Knitted Scarf.

Commence with the pattern for the border, by casting on one hundred st.i.tches for the width of the scarf.--No. 7 needles, and four-thread embroidery, or _Lady Betty's_ wool.

_First row_--knit two st.i.tches together, four times; bring the wool forward, knit one, eight times; knit two st.i.tches together, four times; pearl one.--Repeat to the end of the row.

_Second row_--pearl knitting.

_Third row_--plain knitting.

_Fourth row_--pearl knitting.

Repeat from the first row, until the pattern be about fourteen inches deep. Commence the centre as follows:--working one row of pearl knitting, before the pattern commences.

_First row_--bring the wool forward, slip one; knit one, pa.s.s the slip st.i.tch over it; knit one; pearl one.--Repeat to the end of the row.

_Second and following rows_--repeat the first,--every row being alike.

If the wool be split, it exactly imitates the Shetland wool. In splitting, the wool will frequently break; but this is not important, as by laying the ends contrariwise, and twisting them together, a few st.i.tches may be so knit, that the joins are not perceptible.

Both ends of the scarf are to be made alike, by reversing the knitting of the border. They may be finished with a tied, knitted, or netted fringe, of the same wool, without splitting, or of fine German wool.

Shetland Pattern for a Shawl.

This should be worked in _Lady Betty's_ wool, or four-thread embroidery fleecy, with No. 6 or 8 needles.

Cast on any number of st.i.tches that may be divided by six.

_First row_--bring the wool forward, knit one; bring the wool forward, knit one;--slip one; knit two together, pa.s.s the slip-st.i.tch over them; knit one.

_Second row_--pearl knitting.

_Third row_--bring the wool forward, knit three; bring the wool forward, slip one; knit two together, pa.s.s the slip-st.i.tch over them.

_Fourth row_--pearl knitting.

_Fifth row_--knit one; slip one; knit two together, pa.s.s the slip-st.i.tch over them; knit one; bring the wool forward, knit one; bring the wool forward.

_Sixth row_--pearl knitting.

_Seventh row_--slip one; knit two together, pa.s.s the slip-st.i.tch over them; bring the wool forward, knit three; bring the wool forward.

_Eighth row_--pearl knitting.

N.B. There are to be two plain st.i.tches at the beginning and end of each row, to form an edge.

Other Patterns for Shawls.

With fine Shetland, or _Lady Betty's_ wool, and No. 10 needles, most beautiful shawls may be knitted from the Leaf and Trellis Pattern (page 36), Point Pattern (page 42), Scotch Pattern (page 44), or Lace Pattern (page 47).

Double Diamond St.i.tch for a Quilt.

This is prettiest in stripes of about five inches in width, in any two colours.

Cast on any number of st.i.tches that can be divided by three, allowing two over, for a st.i.tch at each end of the row.

_First row_--plain knitting.

_Second row_--slip one;(a) bring the wool forward, slip one; knit two together.--Repeat from (a).--Plain knit the last st.i.tch.

_Third row_--slip one; knit one; the next st.i.tch is a double st.i.tch (that is,--a st.i.tch and a loop)--knit the st.i.tch and slip the loop;--continue to knit the st.i.tch and slip the loop, to the end of the row.

_Fourth row_--commence again, as at second row.

In every other _second_ row, there will be a double st.i.tch after the first one,--this is to be knitted without bringing the wool forward. All the other st.i.tches are to be knitted the same as before.

N.B. The last st.i.tch of every row is to be knitted plain.