My Knitting Book Part 2

Four needles will be required.

Cast on each of three needles, eighteen or twenty-four st.i.tches, according to the size desired.

_First round_--knit three; pearl three;--alternately.

_Second and succeeding rounds_--repeat the first.

Another Pair of m.u.f.fatees.

Three-thread fleecy, or Zephyr wool.--No. 13 needles.

Cast on thirty-six st.i.tches.

Knit twenty plain st.i.tches, and sixteen in double knitting.

When they are sufficiently large, knit or sew them up. The double knitting comes over the hand, the plain knitting setting tight to the wrist.

Knitted Cuffs, Sh.e.l.l Pattern.

These may be made either with silk, cotton, or fine wool.--Needles No.

22.

Cast thirty st.i.tches on each of two needles, and forty on a third;--knit one plain round.

_Second round_--pearl one; pa.s.s the silk back, knit one; pearl one; bring the silk forward, knit one, by which you make a loop st.i.tch;--repeat this five times, which, with the loop st.i.tch, will make thirteen from the last pearled st.i.tch. Commence the pattern again, as at beginning of round.

_Third round_--pearl one; knit one; pearl one; slip one; knit one, pa.s.s the slip-st.i.tch over it; knit nine; knit two together.--Repeat to the end of the round.

_Fourth round_--same as third, except that there will be only seven plain st.i.tches to knit.

_Fifth round_--same as third, with only five plain st.i.tches.

There will now be the same number of st.i.tches on the needles as at the commencement, viz.--seven for the sh.e.l.l part of the pattern, and three for the division.

Knit one plain round, except on the three division st.i.tches, which are to be knitted as before.

Commence again as at second round. When the cuffs are of sufficient length, knit a plain round to correspond with the beginning.

The prettiest way of knitting these cuffs will be to work the first pattern in cerise;--the next five in white; the next five, alternately in cerise and white; then five in white; and finish with one in cerise.

Double Knitted Cuffs.

These cuffs are prettiest in single German wool; two colours are required,--say claret and white. They will take sixteen skeins of white wool and eight of claret--No. 13 needles.

Cast on forty-six st.i.tches in claret,--pearl four rows. Pearl one row white; in the next--bring the wool forward, knit two together:--repeat these two rows of white, twice,--making altogether six rows. The four rows of claret in pearl knitting, and the six rows of white, are now to be repeated, alternately, until six stripes of each are worked. Then,--

Pick up seventy st.i.tches in claret, on the right side, at one of the narrow ends, and pearl one row. Repeat the six rows of white,--finishing with the four rows of claret, and cast off.

Repeat the same at the other end of the cuff,--observing that the knitting of the frill is to be on the wrong side.

Sew up the cuffs, and double them, so as to allow the frill, at the one end, to appear above that at the other.

A Brioche[A].

The _Brioche_ knitting-st.i.tch is simply--bring the wool forward, slip one; knit two together.

A Brioche is formed of sixteen straight narrow stripes, and sixteen wide stripes, the latter gradually decreasing in width towards the top or centre of the cushion. It may be made in three-thread fleecy, or double German wool, with ivory or wooden pins, No. 8.

Cast on ninety st.i.tches, in black, for the narrow stripe; knit two turns;--then, three turns in gold colour, and two turns again in black.

This completes the narrow stripe.

The conical stripe is knitted as follows:--bring the wool forward, knit two together, twice, and turn; knit these two, and two more of the black and turn; continue this,--taking each time two more st.i.tches of the black, until within two st.i.tches of the top, and turn; the wool will now be at the bottom or wide part of the stripe. Commence again with the black, as in the former narrow stripe, knitting the two black st.i.tches at the top. It may be also as well to diminish the narrow stripes by turning when within two st.i.tches of the top, in the centre row of gold colour.

By a _turn_ is meant one row and back again.

The colours for the conical stripes may be any two or four colours, which a.s.sort well together; or each may be different. When the last conical stripe is finished, it is to be knitted to the first narrow stripe.--The brioche is to be made up with a stiff bottom of mill board, about eight inches in diameter, covered with cloth. The top is drawn together, and fastened in the centre with a tuft of soft wool, or a cord and ta.s.sels. It should be stuffed with down or fine combed wool.

[A] So called from its resemblance, in shape, to the well known French cake of that name.

Fringe Pattern Knitting.

Cast on any even number of st.i.tches, in German wool--No. 10 needles.

Turn the wool round the needle, bringing it in front again; knit two together, taken in front.

Every row is the same.